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12-16-2007, 12:56 PM
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News, $90 Video Game Sold For $9,000.
Montreal, Canada (AHN) - A father sold the hard-to-find video game "Guitar Hero III he bought for his son for $90 as a Christmas present at an online auction for a whopping $9,000 after he caught his 15-year-old teenage son smoking marijuana.
The sale occurred after the father searched for the video game for the Nintendo WII game board. The father spent two weeks searching for the video game as a Christmas present for his boy.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009469533 |
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12-16-2007, 02:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John1960
Montreal, Canada (AHN) - A father sold the hard-to-find video game "Guitar Hero III he bought for his son for $90 as a Christmas present at an online auction for a whopping $9,000 after he caught his 15-year-old teenage son smoking marijuana.
The sale occurred after the father searched for the video game for the Nintendo WII game board. The father spent two weeks searching for the video game as a Christmas present for his boy.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009469533 |
That's insane!!! I have GHIII for PS2. Is it really that hard to find for the Wii? |
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12-16-2007, 06:14 PM
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Good for him . (the father, I mean).
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12-17-2007, 03:22 PM
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See? Drugs = No Fun
Now, where's that "my brother's a pothead" thread......  |
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02-12-2008, 02:37 PM
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Independent people don't need politicians
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Who in the HELL was insane enough to buy this game for 9k?
This is one of the big differences between our culture today and yesteryear. The premium of entertainment and machines is out of skew in comparison to the importance of other variables in life. Do I like playing video games? Yes, in moderation. Would I ever spend more than list price for a video game or system? Not on your life.
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02-12-2008, 03:05 PM
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Who in the HELL was insane enough to buy this game for 9k?
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Someone I wish I would've gotten to first! I have that game. |
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02-12-2008, 03:18 PM
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May Satan rock you all!!!
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He's not going to get 90k.
This story was highly publicized on many gamer sites, it was bid up due to the publicity. I doubt he'll actually collect it.
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02-12-2008, 04:11 PM
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"... bought for his son for $90 as a Christmas present at an online auction for a whopping $9,000 ... the family budget got some hefty help from the $9,010 profit the dad made from selling his son's gift on eBay."
The author of the article must have been smoking instead of attending math class.
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02-13-2008, 10:49 PM
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viewer discretion advised
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I could've bought a lot of weed AND Guitar Hero III for $9K  |
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02-23-2009, 08:02 PM
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The Franchise
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ImRandy
"... bought for his son for $90 as a Christmas present at an online auction for a whopping $9,000 ... the family budget got some hefty help from the $9,010 profit the dad made from selling his son's gift on eBay."
The author of the article must have been smoking instead of attending math class.
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Math is just fine.
$9,000 + $10 shipping dude. |
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