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The $9000 Game

Postby Survive. » Mon Dec 17, 07 6:52 pm

Ok, this made me lol, and my teacher say OMG.

Now if you have that game, Guitar Hero III, sell it! :P

MONTREAL (AFP) - After catching his 15-year-old smoking pot, a father sold the hard-to-get "Guitar Hero III" video game he bought his son for 90 dollars for Christmas at an online auction, fetching 9,000 dollars.
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The sale took place after the father spent two weeks searching for the video game for the Nintendo Wii gameboard.

"So I was so relieved in that I had finally got the Holy Grail of Christmas presents pretty much just in the nick of time. I couldn't wait to spread the jubilance to my son," the father wrote on the eBay website.

"Then, yesterday, I came home from work early and what do I find? My innocent little boy smoking pot in the back yard with two of his delinquent friends."

The man, a school teacher, who kept his identity private, said he sold the coveted video game to punish his son and discourage him from smoking dope.

The sale was a boon for the family's bank account, since the game the father purchased for 90 dollars (US) was finally sold to an Australian who plunked down 9,100 dollars for it.

The naughty son, however, will not go without a present on Christmas.

"I am still considering getting him a game for his Nintendo. Maybe something like Barbie as the Island Princess or Dancing with the Stars ... I know he will just love them," the father said, tongue-in-cheek.



Here is the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/canadainter ... masoffbeat
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Postby Kaiden » Mon Dec 17, 07 8:34 pm

Lol! There are strange people in the world who would buy for that..
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Postby Survive. » Fri Dec 21, 07 11:12 pm

Yes, but that game is a very hard game to find.

That is a good offer though, and in the near future, if you see your son smoking weed, sell his wii games ;) :P
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Postby Dex » Fri Dec 21, 07 11:14 pm

that is fuked up!
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Postby ~Protobrid~ » Sat Dec 29, 07 6:10 pm

In north West St helens near liverpool HMV ARE SELLING THEM :shock:
and i got one they wer only £25
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Postby NightRaver » Sat Dec 29, 07 7:51 pm

survive , u are finished then with playing games, admit it
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Postby Survive. » Sat Dec 29, 07 8:12 pm

Haha lol.

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Postby Mr. Tastix » Sun Dec 30, 07 12:07 pm

Yes... and this street is probably selling ripped off ones. Duh. Btw, if I found this game for $9,000 I'd tell him to stick their fucking guitar. The fucking ripoff cunts.
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Postby Psycho » Sun Dec 30, 07 10:52 pm

I could find one for 25 quid.
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Postby Kaiden » Mon Dec 31, 07 1:02 am

Psion, I think it was on Ebay - That's a place where you bid, and the money rises. :roll:
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Postby Mr. Tastix » Mon Dec 31, 07 3:35 am

eBay is overrated. Mr. Jiggles has proven it! Christ, this post has proven it.
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Postby NightRaver » Mon Dec 31, 07 4:59 pm

ebay sucks , my bro got scammed many times on it , haha. noob fart he is
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Postby Siva » Tue Jan 01, 08 1:01 am

My mum has traded some 724 times on eBay and never been scammed once, what's your brother been buying? lol

Edit:

Playing Single player (Charlie Don't Surf) and in the TV station I died many times, as you do, when something caught my eye...

"Cost of a single B-2 Bomber: $2.2 Billion"


WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
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Postby Cozmo » Tue Jan 01, 08 1:43 am

o_O

Biggest one I saw in a quote was some gunship for 122 million and I thought that was a lot.
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Postby clyzm » Tue Jan 01, 08 3:19 pm

XII//:Protocol wrote:My mum has traded some 724 times on eBay and never been scammed once, what's your brother been buying? lol

Edit:

Playing Single player (Charlie Don't Surf) and in the TV station I died many times, as you do, when something caught my eye...

"Cost of a single B-2 Bomber: $2.2 Billion"


WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!


I know lol!

The tomahawk cruise missle was no laughing matter either, if you think about how many of those are used in war. 8)
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Postby Gishank » Tue Jan 01, 08 3:36 pm

The US contributes more cash to war than to Anti-Global Warming funds for windfarms.. And Bush says he loves the planet, and doesn't like war at all :roll:
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Postby clyzm » Tue Jan 01, 08 4:04 pm

Gishank wrote:The US contributes more cash to war than to Anti-Global Warming funds for windfarms.. And Bush says he loves the planet, and doesn't like war at all :roll:


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War in essence itself would require much more money than "anti-global warming windfarms."
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Postby Mr. Tastix » Tue Jan 01, 08 4:20 pm

Yes, but you get so much more from war... hopefully the death of someone important, possibly high up in government prehaps. I ain't stating names, not that it matters. I CANNOT GET ARRESTED SO HAHA!

Conclusion: The government sucks. Anarchy FTW.
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Postby Siva » Tue Jan 01, 08 4:56 pm

Mr. Randomtastic wrote:Yes, but you get so much more from war... hopefully the death of someone important, possibly high up in government prehaps. I ain't stating names, not that it matters. I CANNOT GET ARRESTED SO HAHA!

Conclusion: The government sucks. Anarchy FTW.


I was going to outright flame you for multiple reasons,
Then I assumed you either are trolling and\or not serious.

Also yeah, $900 million for a Cruise missile, that is ALOT of money..
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Postby NightRaver » Tue Jan 01, 08 5:08 pm

XII//:Protocol wrote:My mum has traded some 724 times on eBay and never been scammed once, what's your brother been buying? lol

Edit:

Playing Single player (Charlie Don't Surf) and in the TV station I died many times, as you do, when something caught my eye...

"Cost of a single B-2 Bomber: $2.2 Billion"


WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!


he buyed brand new shoe's 50€ less then shop price... but he never saw them
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Postby Mr. Tastix » Tue Jan 01, 08 6:52 pm

XII//:Protocol wrote:
Mr. Randomtastic wrote:Yes, but you get so much more from war... hopefully the death of someone important, possibly high up in government prehaps. I ain't stating names, not that it matters. I CANNOT GET ARRESTED SO HAHA!

Conclusion: The government sucks. Anarchy FTW.


I was going to outright flame you for multiple reasons,
Then I assumed you either are trolling and\or not serious.


There is thin line between when I'm serious and not serious. This time, it was the latter.
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Postby Bezza » Fri Jan 04, 08 3:49 pm

~Protobrid~ wrote:In north West St helens near liverpool HMV ARE SELLING THEM :shock:
and i got one they wer only £25

How do you know that? Isn't Hertfordshire just above London? o_o
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Postby James » Fri Jan 04, 08 4:04 pm

Bezza wrote:
~Protobrid~ wrote:In north West St helens near liverpool HMV ARE SELLING THEM :shock:
and i got one they wer only £25

How do you know that? Isn't Hertfordshire just above London? o_o


Liverpool is a amazing city for bargin prices.
It was 25 quid in Gamestation too.
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