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Video Game Sold Online for More Than $9000?!

Get out of here!

This caught my eye as I logged on to the computer in the wee hours of this AM. "Dad sells son $90 video game for more than 9000 dollars"! Of course I had to read the story because I can't imagine what and how and why!

Apparently the dad, a school teacher bought his son Guitar Hero III for the Wii as a Christmas gift. He came home unexpectedly and found his son with his two friends in the backyard smoking pot so to punish the son, mainly, and out of anger no doubt, the dad put the video game for sale on Ebay!

It was purchased for $9,100 by someone from Australia! Here's a link to the story: Link

On another note, I didn't realise the Wii or some of it's games would be in such short supply even after a year of it being out! It has been a year hasn't it? I've heard of so many people trying to get a hold of one and they have to do stakeouts in order to be the first to get a unit to buy at most stores around here. My friend has her family members all over Texas looking for one even though she lives here in Florida. She's trying to get it for her grandsons. Apparently the supply doesn't match the demand! I'm getting one for my family.

I did the next smart thing I could think of instead of staking out department or specialty stores at 4am! I went to my local pawn shop and requested a phone call the next time one comes in there. I've bought my son's Gamboy Advance and SP there prior and they were all in very good condition and they have been perfectly fine! Guess what, sure enough, one did! I'm set with my own Wii with a $20 off the retail price too! So I suggested my friend do that but she didn't listen and still hasn't found one. I checked again and they even told me they had another one in and it went out the same day! Those things are selling like hot cakes! I didn't let my son know about it yet, but it will be the big reveal for our Christmas!

As for the Guitar Hero game my son and I tried out the newer version for the Wii at our local GameStop recently. It was a lot of fun but difficult - at least for me! Considering that there were some available at places like GameStop (I guess there's a shortage where he is) but I'm surprise that dad had to pay $90 online to buy one and that someone else would even have to pay $9,100 for it!

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That is just insane. No, actually, it's really, really stupid.

We got the boys a Wii last Christmas (Santa brought it!). We couldn't find one anywhere. Then when we were at Toys R Us in the electronics dept, Adrian noticed a guy walking around with a bulky bag acting overly happy and kind of sly. His spidey sense was tingling so he asked the clerk if they had any in. The clerk said she would call and check. She called a supervisor, then told us yes. She walked a couple steps over to a huge stack of boxes (they weren't marked Wii or anything like that) and pulled on out. Weird! But lucky!

We have Guitar Hero 2 for PS2 and GH3 for 360. Adrian and the boys LOVE it! It's too hard for me. Xavier and I cheat and share the control so we each only have to do half the work. Haha.

Congrats on finding a Wii for your son. He is going to love it. I don't know what kinds of games he likes, but the Rayman Raving Rabbits games are a big hit with Xavier.

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The clerk said she would call and check. She called a supervisor, then told us yes. She walked a couple steps over to a huge stack of boxes (they weren't marked Wii or anything like that) and pulled on out. Weird! But lucky!

That was weird alright!

Xavier and I cheat and share the control so we each only have to do half the work. Haha.

That would be me and Amanda doing that!

! My son is really adept at most of these games and usually beats them. His DS Lite is stuck to his hands, literally! That's the only system I've bought brand new and it cost me $180 in August with the game he wanted for his birthday!

Oh the Wii won't be just for him it's for all of us. He's been whining about wanting a Gamecube, not a 360 or a XBox, a Gamecube and so I got that for him and it's all wrapped and put away with the Sonic game he wanted. He loves Sonic and Megaman stuff!

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Neilo

Join Date 04/2006

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Crap! Wait Fraking Crap! I live in Australia and the game is every where. I don't believe the story and im surprised you guys do. I could buy any number of copies of the game for $150 and thats retail.

This is just more crap over flowing from the toilet that joeuser has become. If these are the topics being discussed there, no wonder you spam this site.

Flame me all you want but to post this drivel and to believe it deserves such a response.

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Neilo

Join Date 04/2006

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A quick follow up, ok, you guys may believe such a story and thats fine, a little naive in my opinion, but your choice. But that article is just so crap, that i really question it's validity.

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neilo: Fuck off.

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Neilo

Join Date 04/2006

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Now thats mature. I give an opinion on the quality of the topics on joeuser.com and i disagree with the OP and your answer is that.

I don't seem to recall quoting you or insulting you at all.

Your response is reported.

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This is just more crap over flowing from the toilet that joeuser has become.

Listen up neilo, if JoeUser is such crap why do you even bother to visit?

Crap! Wait Fraking Crap! I live in Australia and the game is every where.

Who knows why the guy purchased it for that amount, it was reported in the link, if you read it, that he did!

But that article is just so crap, that i really question it's validity.

Go shoot off on Yahoo News about their report of it!

neilo: Fuck off.

Ditto on that! You throw insults you get it back!

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Neilo

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If these are the topics being discussed there, no wonder you spam this site.

Flame me all you want but to post this drivel and to believe it deserves such a response.

I said to post and believe such articles( naive and crap - IMHO) deserves such a response. The response being that this thread highlights the quality of posts on joeuser.

You could have easily debated this issue instead of going for the insult.

Again, mature.

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Now thats mature. I give an opinion on the quality of the topics on joeuser.com and i disagree with the OP and your answer is that. I don't seem to recall quoting you or insulting you at all.Your response is reported.

Excuse me but you did write:

Crap! Wait Fraking Crap! I live in Australia and the game is every where. I don't believe the story and im surprised you guys do.

and

This is just more crap over flowing from the toilet that joeuser has become. If these are the topics being discussed there, no wonder you spam this site.

and

Flame me all you want but to post this drivel and to believe it deserves such a response.

You came back with a less aggressive response which does state your opinion and was OK:

A quick follow up, ok, you guys may believe such a story and thats fine, a little naive in my opinion, but your choice. But that article is just so crap, that i really question it's validity.

So maybe you better just apologise and we can move on from there! Telling us that Ju is a toilet is insulting!

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Neilo

Join Date 04/2006

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Listen up neilo, if JoeUser is such crap why do you even bother to visit?

I have not, i am on the Galciv site, where this thread is posted.

Who knows why the guy purchased it for that amount, it was reported in the link, if you read it, that he did!

I did read it and i dismiss it. Not everything you read in the media is true after all.

You throw insults you get it back!

I insulted joeuser.com, not you nor the other poster.

I did offer my opinion that to believe such an article is naive. My opinion and i'm entitled to it. That is not an insult. You disagree, fine, your right. Then debate it in a mature way, without resorting to immature behaviour such as what has happened.

Go shoot off on Yahoo News about their report of it!

Yahoo did not post that article on the Galciv site, you did.

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Neilo

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Excuse me but you did write:

Crap! Wait Fraking Crap! I live in Australia and the game is every where. I don't believe the story and im surprised you guys do.

Where is the insult? I offered my opinion that the article is crap. Not anyone, the article.

So maybe you better just apologise and we can move on from there! Telling us that Ju is a toilet is insulting!

It is my opinion that articles like this represent joeuser.com as the festering place for such crap articles. Hence the toilet analogy.

I will not apologize for that. I did not insult you or anyone else in the thread. If you believe that, for that alone i will apologize, my frustrations are at the article not you.

Everything else is my opinion.

Going down the road of swearing in the regard that has happened is not mature nor in the spirit of this site. Debate the article and my opinions all day if you want, thats fine. But telling me to "F*ck off" is far beyond any perceived insult i may have made.

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Neilo: Report me all you want. You were rude to Donna and you DID insult her. THIS is not the Galciv site, you dweeb. This was posted to JU.

You guys need to stop getting your panties all in wad whenever an article gets cross-posted. You don't own the site. Stop whining and go back to whatever dork activity you were doing before you clicked on this article.

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You could have easily debated this issue instead of going for the insult. Again, mature.

You're right, you are immature! YOUR first response was to insult us by referring to JU as a tiolet! This is a place where we hang out as friends and have varied discussion. What are we supposed to think when you say such a thing?

You didn't debate the story that I posted, and if you actually read what I wrote, I was wondering why someone would pay so much money for a video game! That would have definitely been a good discussion. Instead you came at us in attack mode! Just because this article appears on GalCiv, which I am not responsible for, if you noticed the topic discussion it is about gaming, generall discussion! Just because it might not be to your taste doesn't mean you have to be insulting then cry foul just because we retaliate in kind!

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Neilo

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I have not now or ever been to joeuser. So at least, from my perspective, this IS the Galciv site.

I called you guys naive for believing such an outrageous article. Not an insult IMHO.

please continue this line of behaviour, if anything it will get you banned and stop these post on this site.

My opinion.

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Neilo

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You didn't debate the story that I posted, and if you actually read what I wrote, I was wondering why someone would pay so much money for a video game! That would have definitely been a good discussion. Instead you came at us in attack mode! Just because this article appears on GalCiv, which I am not responsible for, if you noticed the topic discussion it is about gaming, generall discussion! Just because it might not be to your taste doesn't mean you have to be insulting then cry foul just because we retaliate in kind!

I do not understand how you are not responsible for posting the OP over here on the Galciv site. So i refrain on commenting on that part.

Now again and for the last time, i insulted/attacked whatever you call it a web site, not you nor anyone else. And i refrained from using offensive language. Maybe they allow that on joeuser but not here.

So in response to my non offensive worded opinion of the article and you guys and my insult of the web site, you guys respond with offensive personal insults, and continuing to do so at that.

Retaliate all you like, question my opinion of you and the article and i would debate that all day. But to get offensive is not a road i will travel down.

No posts from joeuser.com are not my tastes, and i wish i did not have to see them at all, so if you or whomever is responsible for it being here would stop doing it then we would all be happier.

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This was posted to JU.

Exactly!

You guys need to stop getting your panties all in wad whenever an article gets cross-posted. You don't own the site

Exactly! I posted it in the correct genre, and I selected general discussion! If you noticed anything I post is what I think would be of interest to others as well as to myself! What is he talking about spamming and drivel?! JU gets spammed by idiots who want to be noticed! And just because you might be a gamer doesn't mean that you insult others who you don't consider to be the same! And neilo, like I said, your second comment was a reasonable discussion opinion, your first wasn't!

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LOL. Get banned! That's hilarious. Yes, please, please report me to everyone you can think of. Ding me for as many trolling points as you can.

This is pure comedy gold.

I'll email Brad and Karma myself and tell them I've been bad if you want! Hahahahaha.

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This story is BS, period.

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He doesn't understand how the cross-posting from JU to the other sites work.

I think you put the article in the appropriate place and I found it interesting and a worthwhile topic for discussion.

Neilo: Just an FYI. Cursing is allowed on JU.

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Now again and for the last time, i insulted/attacked whatever you call it a web site, not you nor anyone else. And i refrained from using offensive language. Maybe they allow that on joeuser but not here.So in response to my non offensive worded opinion of the article and you guys and my insult of the web site, you guys respond with offensive personal insults, and continuing to do so at that.

We're obviously speaking another language since you don't seem to understand what you wrote and why we responded to you in a like manner. Try reading up on what JU is and also re-read the entire article and the link, and your response, and look for the meaning of the word Toilet, and when it's used in reference to anything other than what one is supposed to do in it! Then you might understand the hornet's nest you created! I bid you adeu, it's late and my bed calls!

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Yahoo does sometimes accidentally pick up fake news stories and pass them on as legitimate news. I can't imagine anyone would pay $9k for a video game, especially something that is readily available, but if the story is false, it's yahoo who has erred here.

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This story definitely seems a little off...

He doesn't understand how the cross-posting from JU to the other sites work.

Would you mind enlightening me (and any others)?

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Neilo, why would FS debate you about this? I found your first post about the game being widely available in Australia interesting but could have done without the lead-in.

This is just more crap over flowing from the toilet that joeuser has become. If these are the topics being discussed there, no wonder you spam this site.

Flame me all you want but to post this drivel and to believe it deserves such a response.

This part is annoying. It doesn't invite a response for debate. Maybe you didn't find it offensive, but it sure smacked of a personal attack. And if you don't get that, then let me enlighten you. The part where you refer to it "This [which most readers will understand to be the article which FS wrote] is just more crap" doesn't refer to JoeUser but to her article.

Now again and for the last time, i insulted/attacked whatever you call it a web site, not you nor anyone else. And i refrained from using offensive language.

Are you kidding here? I can think of several reasons you might actually believe that. The only flattering one is that you didn't proof-read.

It's too bad. I think things could have evovled into an interesting discussion of gaming, and fake news stories.

I will, however, thank you for the comedy. I have to agree with Tex on that one.

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Umm, pretty easy. Certain categories (like gaming or personal computing) cross-post. Things posted on JU in those categories are also posted on some of the other sites. I don't know exactly which ones post to where specifically, but for some reason it's a HUGE deal when a JU blog gets cross-posted elsewhere.

Interestingly, we over here on JU don't attack you guys when something you post is cross-posted over here.

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Neilo,

You should learn to use a search engine before you decide to call people stupid and naive. You see, I Goggled: eBay guitar hero 9100.

It returned a top search result of a tech blog titled: Australia’s riches gamer.

Link

Clicking on that reveled...

Link

Tex said it best...

neilo: Fuck off.

Oh and learn to use the fucking quote feature. It's easy. Even someone as simple as you should be able to get it.

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