Most of my HUGE video game collection got donated to a thrift store!

[kemmer]

I had a bunch of my stuff in storage because we had to use my game room as a spare bedroom for some foreign exchange students a couple of months ago. I brought a bunch of duplicate stuff home to sell on ebay, but most of it was in the unit. About a month ago my wife dotanted everything in the unit to a thrift store! I just found out about it, so I went in to check with the store and they told me that all of it got shipped to other stores around the country and there is no hope of getting it back. I have been calling around to all the stores, but nobody has been very helpful. I'm so incredibly pissed about all this, and I just had to register here to vent to people who would understand.

Stuff in my collection that got donated:

Coleco Adam, tons of games and colecovision stuff.
Fairchild Channel F (in the box)
Emerson Arcadia 2001
RCA Studio II
A half dozen or so Pong machines, some in boxes
20+ 2600s, 4 7200s and 500 or so Games (175 or so unique)
10 vectrex games with light pen.
5-10 Intellivisions with 100 or so games and a voice module.
20 NES Systems with hundreds of games and accessories.

The list goes on and on. I don't have a single Atari game now, the only things left are NES and Intellivision games. I still have most of the consoles, but no games to play them on!
:angry::angry::angry::angry:


She claims she did it because she was mad at me over a late night with some friends, and because "it was all just a bunch of junk anyway." I'm furious with her, I haven't talked to her in a couple of days. Talk to me here, what would you do in this situation?

By the way, if you have a Deseret Industries near you it might be worth a trip, you might be able to get all my old stuff. :( Actually, if you find it they will give it back to me for free and I would be happy to give you most of it for your trouble.

[OMF2097]

I'm assuming that "she" is a girlfriend, wife, bookie, hustler...?

[kemmer]

I'm assuming that "she" is a girlfriend, wife, bookie, hustler...?

Wife... I changed the title of the thread, which originally said something like "my ******* wife gave all my stuff away!"

[yoshilime53]

the math doesnt add up:

1 late night=100's or dollars down the drain?

She needs some serious talking to. Just some old junk? this story wants to make me cry.

[Soviet Conscript]

M.A.D. (mutually assured destruction)

now go "donate" a good chunk of her things

guarantee it won't happen again :) ....or it could make it worse, what do i know. i can only say its kept the order in this household

[Matt-El]

Sounds like she doesn't care about your interests or respects them. At least you could have sold the stuff and made money if it was a catch 22 thing of her not wanting that stuff around. No, she's just an idiot. Prepare the divorce papers. If she does this once, she'll do it again.

[chrisbid]

divorce her now

kick her out of your house... if it is her house leave

fuck that entitlement princess

[kemmer]

the math doesnt add up:

1 late night=100's or dollars down the drain?

She needs some serious talking to. Just some old junk? this story wants to make me cry.

You want to cry? Imagine how I feel. The worst part is that a couple of the stores have told me that it probably all got thrown in the trash.

It wasn't the first time I've ever stayed out later than I should have, but this is way out of line. It was more like 1,000s of dollars, I didn't even list all the vintage computer stuff or post NES stuff. It was like 20 huge boxes of stuff. I hadn't even bought a video game in over a year because I was content with what I had. Now I've got to start over, and it will be MUCH harder to find this stuff now. I don't have the money to do it either. :angry:

[kemmer]

Also, she has done stuff like this before, just never to this extent. She has thrown away shirts of mine that she didn't like, she threw away my bowling pin cause she thought it was dumb and she got rid of a vintage Tonka fire truck because she was worried about lead paint (it was made in the 70s, long after lead paint was used in toys).

[BetaWolf47]

Yeah, it doesn't sound like she has any respect for you. That's complete BS.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

That's complete BS.

I agree this is complete BS.

[Sosage]

I'm married and I couldn't imagine my wife ever treating me like this (or me treating her). I'm no counselor, but you have some serious relationship problems. No one that genuinely loves you would treat you like that.

...and yeah. Goodwill/Salvation Army aren't the same "charitable" entities they originally were meant to be. They could easily track your stuff down, but it isn't in their best interest to do so. Not even time wasted on their part, but in giving you back items that will bring them guaranteed cash. They rarely do anything now days that doesn't make me say, "Fuck them".

Edit: where are you located? Maybe some people can keep an eye out.

[Gentlegamer]

Sean Connery has some advice for you (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Xj3N-IYbU)

In all seriousness, what you've described in this thread is divorce-worthy.

[BetaWolf47]

Edit: where are you located? Maybe some people can keep an eye out.

He said that his items got shipped to stores all over the country. He said "Deseret Industries."

In this situation, couldn't you report your missing/stolen items to the police? I thought most used retailers had a policy where they held onto an item for a while before doing anything with it.

[kemmer]

Edit: where are you located? Maybe some people can keep an eye out.

The games were donated to a chain of stores called "deseret industries" There are stores in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, California, Washington and Oregon. They could be at any one of these locations, but more likely than not they are in the trash somewhere.

[kemmer]

He said that his items got shipped to stores all over the country. He said "Deseret Industries."

In this situation, couldn't you report your missing/stolen items to the police? I thought most used retailers had a policy where they held onto an item for a while before doing anything with it.

well, I think thrift stores are exempt from this. I'm pretty sure that if you find any vintage video game related stuff at one of these stores, I could make the case that it could be mine and they would return it to me. I've been to all the locations within driving distance and turned up nothing.

[buzz_n64]

Divorce her now! I had an ex-wife that used to always complain about my collection of game stuff. One time she flat out said, you want your games or me? I said, " I had these games before you, and I'm going to have them after you." that shut her up for a while. She never tossed out any of my stuff, 'cause she knew I'd toss her stuff out too. She did have me get rid of an arcade cabinet of Phoenix once. There's a Deseret Industries by my house, I'll check if anything is there dude. Oh, and drop that b***h!

[Carey85]

1) Cool story bro.

2) If someone pulled this shit on me, the cops would be looking for her head right now.

[kemmer]

Also, I'm sure nobody has any spare Arcadia 2001s sitting around, but if anyone has any duplicates of any old games they wouldn't mind parting with for the cost of shipping PLEASE let me know. The only way I'm gonna keep my sanity in this situation is to start getting my collection going again, even if just a bunch of super common 2600 games.

[Carey85]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/4192023176_67c44b4c44_o.jpg

[TheDomesticInstitution]

Also, I'm sure nobody has any spare Arcadia 2001s sitting around, but if anyone has any duplicates of any old games they wouldn't mind parting with for the cost of shipping PLEASE let me know. The only way I'm gonna keep my sanity in this situation is to start getting my collection going again, even if just a bunch of super common 2600 games.

Really?

[Gamingking]

You seriously have to tell her you don't want to be with her, Nothing against you but I have a feeling you don't want to leave her. But stuff like this will continue to happen man.

[LaughingMAN.S9]

divorce that bitch son...


edit: you know what i just realized? you still end up losing even after the divorce, so i've come up with a better plan after putting on my lead based thinking cap.


take a quick inventory of anything of value she has, sentimental or otherwise....i think u can see where im going with this, either give it away as it'll help your "eye for an eye" arguement afterwards, or sell it to help fund your future gaming endeavours, and if all else fails, cut the brake lines to her car...i dunno, im fresh out of ideas....rape her? iono :(






ooohhh ooohhh! burn her closet down, every single last item, but dont take responsibility, as that can incur the wrath of johnny lawman and his boomstick....when she asks what happened, just give her the look, that deep, knowing look...and walk away.


her case will never hold up in court, no fucking way.

again...fucking sucks what happened to u bro, good luck with that :(

[kemmer]

Really?

Yeah, I know it's a lot to ask since I've never posted here before, but a month ago I had 15+ copies of some games and I wouldn't think twice about hooking up a dude that got screwed over. I have like 4 2600 consoles still, but 0 games. Fucking blows.

[vivaeljason]

I'm sorry, but I can't understand why you'd marry a woman who apparently (based solely on this post):

-doesn't respect you
-doesn't respect your passions
-doesn't respect your stuff.

While it's horrible that she did this and regardless of whether or not you're leaving out details, I really can't get over the fact that you chose to marry someone who threw things of yours out because she didn't like them. Seriously, if my fiancee ever took my shit and threw it out without first talking to me about it, World War III would start.

[Enigmus]

Also, she has done stuff like this before, just never to this extent. She has thrown away shirts of mine that she didn't like, she threw away my bowling pin cause she thought it was dumb and she got rid of a vintage Tonka fire truck because she was worried about lead paint (it was made in the 70s, long after lead paint was used in toys).

Homework for you:

Watch The Hangover, pay attention to the dentist guy, ignore rest of movie, and see what him and his bitch lady come to.

You'll get the message right off the bat, man.

[Fuyukaze]

While my initial reaction was to spout off stuff like divorce, revenge, and such, I believe a more level head is what's required. Take a deep breath and count to ten. Your never going to get any of your stuff back again. Let it sink in, get even more angry, but let the rage wash off and ask yourself some questions. What's more important to you, your collection or your marridge? Now, the next question to ask is, what's your roll in this relationship? You have a curfew? Are you a husband or a child? With this, you need to talk to your wife. Dont scream, dont rage, just ask her why she did it? Ask her why she doesnt respect you, your interests, your hobbies, or your stuff? It's obvious that how you viewed the relationship and how she did is drasticly different.

I dont see you having much legal stance due to her being your wife. Maybe you have a leg to stand on but chances are good your marridge is over the moment you bring charges against her. Chances are good it's over reguardless and your not revealing what ever could lead her to give you a cerfew to begin with. What ever it may be, that was a cold determined declaration that she's done with you.

[Porksta]

Here is my question - why did you have 20 NES systems? Why do you need all those dupes? You only have two hands.

[NayusDante]

What is this, 4chan? Think about what you guys are saying!

Obviously, you and your wife aren't on the same ground when it comes to hobbies, but that's nothing to get divorced over. Yes, she has disrespected you by disrespecting your hobbies and possessions, but have you explained it to her that way?

I'm more disgusted with the replies in this thread than I am with the OP's wife. The only thing you know about the situation is that she threw away some of his stuff. Absolutely nothing else has been laid on the table, but you're immediately shouting "divorce that bitch," and "tell her you don't want to be with her." Did HE say that he doesn't want to be with her?

[Carey85]

Get with us after your wife/gf destroys shit you care about.

[7th lutz]

That is horrible to hear for what happened your collection. I can't help you get back your collection since the chain doesn't have a store near me.

I think there might be more to this than your letting on though since your wife has done similar stuff to you before, but not to this extent.

I can't tell you how to handle your wife as a result for what happened to your games. I not on your side, but I am not on wife's side either.

Getting a divorce over selling games sounds silly to me though.

[Ed Oscuro]

Discussion -> Victory

Really, all of this could've been avoided by saying "I'm keeping this and that and this is why." If you already had a talk about this, you'd better let her know this was close to driving you over the edge.

Terrible that all that stuff got thrown away most likely. Ouch.

[kemmer]

Here is my question - why did you have 20 NES systems? Why do you need all those dupes? You only have two hands.

Because sometimes you have to buy an entire system to get 1 or 2 games cause they come in a bundle. At one point I sold a lot of this stuff on ebay for profit, and to fund my collecting hobby. I even had a game trading website for a year or two and a big display case full of games on consignment at a vintage clothing store.


While my initial reaction was to spout off stuff like divorce, revenge, and such, I believe a more level head is what's required. Take a deep breath and count to ten. Your never going to get any of your stuff back again. Let it sink in, get even more angry, but let the rage wash off and ask yourself some questions. What's more important to you, your collection or your marridge? Now, the next question to ask is, what's your roll in this relationship? You have a curfew? Are you a husband or a child? With this, you need to talk to your wife. Dont scream, dont rage, just ask her why she did it? Ask her why she doesnt respect you, your interests, your hobbies, or your stuff? It's obvious that how you viewed the relationship and how she did is drasticly different.

I dont see you having much legal stance due to her being your wife. Maybe you have a leg to stand on but chances are good your marridge is over the moment you bring charges against her. Chances are good it's over reguardless and your not revealing what ever could lead her to give you a cerfew to begin with. What ever it may be, that was a cold determined declaration that she's done with you.

Yep, we fight about things like me going out with friends and my collection of console games, my arcades, motorcycles, and bicycles. I have a lot of hobbies, and me spending time on other things makes her insecure. She gives me the whole "you love your stuff more than me line all the time."

It's the same thing when I go out with friends or race/ride bikes. We have kids so it isn't always possible for us to go out together, and not only that but she doesn't usually even want to attend bike stuff.


What is this, 4chan? Think about what you guys are saying!

Obviously, you and your wife aren't on the same ground when it comes to hobbies, but that's nothing to get divorced over. Yes, she has disrespected you by disrespecting your hobbies and possessions, but have you explained it to her that way?

I'm more disgusted with the replies in this thread than I am with the OP's wife. The only thing you know about the situation is that she threw away some of his stuff. Absolutely nothing else has been laid on the table, but you're immediately shouting "divorce that bitch," and "tell her you don't want to be with her." Did HE say that he doesn't want to be with her?

I definitely wouldn't leave her over something like this, after all it's just stuff. I'm still not sure how to deal with it though, I'm not about to go out and trash her stuff because that wouldn't get my stuff back and it wouldn't fix the relationship.

[Ed Oscuro]

She gives me the whole "you love your stuff more than me line all the time." [...]

I definitely wouldn't leave her over something like this, after all it's just stuff.
Reading over what you wrote...no, it's not about the stuff. You're deluding yourself if you think that's the case because what you wrote she said explicitly denies that. Get some counseling fast because this is just going to happen again.

[7th lutz]

Discussion -> Victory

Really, all of this could've been avoided by saying "I'm keeping this and that and this is why." If you already had a talk about this, you'd better let her know this was close to driving you over the edge.



I agree with you on this because my parents are prime examples of this.

My parents are still married and both of them Collect stuff. My parents even help each for collecting stuff that they are interest in. I am in my early 30's and that says something. They always been open to discuss stuff with each other.

[kemmer]

Discussion -> Victory

Really, all of this could've been avoided by saying "I'm keeping this and that and this is why." If you already had a talk about this, you'd better let her know this was close to driving you over the edge.

Terrible that all that stuff got thrown away most likely. Ouch.

Oh, we had that discussion plenty of times and I had agreed to sell off all the duplicate stuff. I sold a few things here and there, and even gave a bunch of it away. But there was a LOT of stuff, and I didn't make much of a dent in all honesty. In her mind, not doing what I said I would do gave her license to just get rid of it all herself, I guess.

[buzz_n64]

Listen, if you're not going to leave her, ok. If you're not going to get revenge by getting rid of her stuff, ok. If you're not going to be respected by her, not ok. You have to do something man, or this will just happen again. Seeing a shrink/counselor might help things, and then again, it might not. Might as well use that shrink/counselor money to buy games. She did this knowing how devastated you'd be, and that's just wrong. I've been in situations very similar to this, and when it comes to my stuff, I'm not a push over, and you shouldn't be either.

[kemmer]

.....

[Haoie]

Good job!

[badinsults]

Thread of the year candidate? This is full of the lulz.


Yeah, this thread would be far more suitable on 4chan than here. I suspect this is a big troll, or some guy trying to scam people out of their games (though that obviously isn't working). I can't imagine any other reasons to sign up to a forum just to post drama.

[NayusDante]

Got just a *few* problems here...

1. I'm pretty sure he won't like you posting with his account. There might even be some legal issues there too, but I'm not too knowledgeable there ("posing as another individual online" or "compromising someone's online identity").



Yeah, it was worth something, but there are more important things than potential money, like sanity and being able to function in your own home.

2. More confusion. He just said that the stuff in the unit was gone, not the stuff in the house.

3. Have you tried to find another solution to this? He obviously has a passion for collecting, and isn't completely objecting the idea of getting rid of some of it. Why don't the two of you work together to eBay what needs to go? If he keeps bringing stuff home, don't look at it as more junk, look at it as new stock (after discussing what to keep and sell).

[Fuyukaze]

Figure there's more to it then all that's said but there's nothing else I can recomend beyond level heads, getting counseling, and admiting there is a problem (if there is one). I'm not interested in laying blame, playing guilt trip games, name calling, or any of that other crap because who ever you two are, your total strangers. I'd like to hope the relationship works past this as there are children involved but that's not up to me, the members of this board, or your children. It's up to you and your wife. Good luck and hopefully your Christmas isnt total crap after this. I'm leaving this thread alone.

[Kevincal]

God I love being single.

good luck with that marriage thing LOL

[Emuaust]

Thread of the year candidate? This is full of the lulz.


Yeah, this thread would be far more suitable on 4chan than here. I suspect this is a big troll, or some guy trying to scam people out of their games (though that obviously isn't working). I can't imagine any other reasons to sign up to a forum just to post drama.


2nd'd, and with so little of the year to go a winner emerges, Very good Trolling skills.

[ErmangelnSeelen]

Yeah, I'm thinking there's more to it as well. Perhaps you blow her off to spend all your time with your possessions instead of people? Although dumping all that shit at goodwill is an extreme (and ridiculously stupid) thing to do, it's well within the realm of possibility for a pissed off wife to do. I know I'm gonna get "BUT SEELEN THATS SEXIST" shit for this, but some women simply do NOT possess common sense or problem solving skills. If you were ignoring her for extended periods of time, then all she was thinking about may have been getting rid of your shit, and getting revenge.

It's a really petty thing to do, but, if this story is true, she sounds like she isn't very intelligent. I know it's a bit of a stretch to say I can pick that up from a single action, but it really says a lot about her. The fact that she didn't sell them or talk to you first speaks volumes.

Evan: I was a little suspecting of the games thing, seeing how he immediately started asking for games for the cost of shipping.

In any case, who the fuck can't afford a box of "uber common" games? Whether a scam or not, you're obviously fairly resourceful. Either you were a big collector with 20+ NES consoles, or you're an online con artist. Either way, you should at least be able to score a big box of semi cheap games.

[Garry Silljo]

My wife would never treat me or my things this way. She actually loves me. It's your life and I can't tell you what to do, but in your situation, I would quickly realize that girl is poison, and stop drinking immediately.

Edit: My idiot self didn't even notice there was a second page in this tread until after I posted... oopsies. Now I question if any of this was even real at all.

[skaar]

ahahahahahahahahahaha

Sucker.

[Sosage]

...or we just got trolled hard. Definite thread of the year.

[ryborg]

...i dunno, im fresh out of ideas....rape her? iono :(

This is probably a fake, trolling thread but this is still a horrible response

[Soviet Conscript]

My wife would never treat me or my things this way. She actually loves me. It's your life and I can't tell you what to do, but in your situation, I would quickly realize that girl is poison, and stop drinking immediately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdF2zqs1bxQ&feature=fvw

sorry, couldn't resist.

same here. me and my gf have had some huge fights over the years but i can't ever imagine either of us doing that to eatch others stuff (dispite my tounge in cheek comment earlier in the thread). on the surface it seems like it may be trivial but it represents a lack of respect for your opossessions and personal passions.

[RASK1904]

I'M WITH RYBORG. i'M CALLING SHANANAGENS!

[Aussie2B]

I don't know what to make of this thread, but if it's all real, then that's a thoroughly immature thing to do. I can understand a spouse being bothered by what's perceived as excessive spending and/or accumulating of stuff, whether it be video games, shoes, or what have you, but that's something to be discussed openly to reach some sort of compromise. Deadlines, threats, sneaking behind one's back, and getting rid of the spouse's property aren't remotely solutions and will only make worse problems if said worse problems don't already exist.

[SplashChick]

I'm married and I couldn't imagine my wife ever treating me like this (or me treating her). I'm no counselor, but you have some serious relationship problems. No one that genuinely loves you would treat you like that.

...and yeah. Goodwill/Salvation Army aren't the same "charitable" entities they originally were meant to be. They could easily track your stuff down, but it isn't in their best interest to do so. Not even time wasted on their part, but in giving you back items that will bring them guaranteed cash. They rarely do anything now days that doesn't make me say, "Fuck them".

Edit: where are you located? Maybe some people can keep an eye out.

This. I'd leave anyone who did this to me in a heartbeat. It's not just stuff here, the intent is clearly malicious and destructive.

Also my partner knows that if they did that they'd end up in a plastic bag out in the middle of nowhere.

[kemmer]

I'M WITH RYBORG. i'M CALLING SHANANAGENS!

Not shenanigans, she apparently believes that I left her no choice. She is claiming this is all my fault for driving her crazy and bring all this stuff home in the first place.

[SplashChick]

Not shenanigans, she apparently believes that I left her no choice. She is claiming this is all my fault for driving her crazy and bring all this stuff home in the first place.

That's the dumbest excuse I've ever heard. There is NO REASON to pull that shit.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Other than being a vile, manipulative sociopath? Dude, you married your mother...

[kemmer]

Other than being a vile, manipulative sociopath? Dude, you married your mother...

she even posted some shit on here and then edited what she wrote.

[buzz_n64]

Alright, this is ridiculous now. We all gave our advise and opinions on the matter, and nothing is resulting from it. Hopefully this lllllllooooooooooooonnnnnngggg venting session did something for you then. If what you're both saying is true, you both may need some help, maybe calling Dr.Laura would help.

[kaedesdisciple]

In before the lock!

[Icarus Moonsight]

she even posted some shit on here and then edited what she wrote.

I can't prove it, but my gut is screaming "BULLSHIT!" right now...

She wouldn't have edited anything. That would indicate remorse and a twisted sense of thoughtfulness. If that were the case, it's a good chance that this did not happen because she would have thought about donating your stuff to "learn ya" then think better of it.

If your wife ditched your stuff for real, I'm sorry. But you obviously chose your wife poorly. Yes, you. This type of behavior doesn't just crop up overnight. There were signs that you either completely ignored or gave a pass to. Either way, your paying the fiddler for it now.

If your scammin', push for the goods early and push hard...

[ryborg]

I'M WITH RYBORG. i'M CALLING SHANANAGENS!

post of the year

[Breetai]

I had a bunch of my stuff in storage because we had to use my game room as a spare bedroom for some foreign exchange students a couple of months ago. I brought a bunch of duplicate stuff home to sell on ebay, but most of it was in the unit. About a month ago my wife dotanted everything in the unit to a thrift store! I just found out about it, so I went in to check with the store and they told me that all of it got shipped to other stores around the country and there is no hope of getting it back. I have been calling around to all the stores, but nobody has been very helpful. I'm so incredibly pissed about all this, and I just had to register here to vent to people who would understand.

Stuff in my collection that got donated:

Coleco Adam, tons of games and colecovision stuff.
Fairchild Channel F (in the box)
Emerson Arcadia 2001
RCA Studio II
A half dozen or so Pong machines, some in boxes
20+ 2600s, 4 7200s and 500 or so Games (175 or so unique)
10 vectrex games with light pen.
5-10 Intellivisions with 100 or so games and a voice module.
20 NES Systems with hundreds of games and accessories.

The list goes on and on. I don't have a single Atari game now, the only things left are NES and Intellivision games. I still have most of the consoles, but no games to play them on!
:angry::angry::angry::angry:


She claims she did it because she was mad at me over a late night with some friends, and because "it was all just a bunch of junk anyway." I'm furious with her, I haven't talked to her in a couple of days. Talk to me here, what would you do in this situation?

By the way, if you have a Deseret Industries near you it might be worth a trip, you might be able to get all my old stuff. :( Actually, if you find it they will give it back to me for free and I would be happy to give you most of it for your trouble.Which do you love more; your games or your wife? The amount of old games/game systems you seem to have (have had) does seem excessive. I'm sure most people's wives would consider so much old stuff to be junk. Sounds like your horribly overreacting, and it's probably not the first case you've chosen your hobbies over your wife. I'm taking her side on this one.

Now that I've read and responded to the first post, it's time for me to read the rest of the thread!

[SplashChick]

Which do you love more; your games or your wife? The amount of old games/game systems you seem to have (have had) does seem excessive. I'm sure most people's wives would consider so much old stuff to be junk. Sounds like your horribly overreacting, and it's probably not the first case you've chosen your hobbies over your wife. I'm taking her side on this one.

Now that I've read and responded to the first post, it's time for me to read the rest of the thread!

Read my posts especially, because tolerating such actions is absurd.

[HappehLemons]

Wow, at first I really felt angry when I read this and I couldn't believe that someone would do this.

Then I realized that this is all just a way to get free games, which is failing pretty hard.
I felt a little better.

[Ed Oscuro]

If wifey doesn't love your hobbies, she doesn't love you. End of story. She needs to come to terms with that and stop trying to change you, especially in sneaky ways that harm the well-being of the household (including financial, considering that some of this stuff could be worth a bit of money if necessary). Maybe you could share the house more but you also need to be a bit assertive considering you win the bread.

I think an appropriate response would be sending off most everything you got her for Christmas. She needs to get an idea what this put you through, instead of trying to make some random people on a forum feel bad for you which doesn't accomplish anything. I wouldn't go so far as to say "like to eat? Don't touch my stuff!" but you might raise the specter of divorce on grounds of emotional cruelty. Don't let her feel that she can pull evil stunts and you won't have the balls to react.

Of course, this only applies if this isn't just a fake pity party for free games.

This thread brought to you by the number $2.99 and the word
SHANANAGENS!

[SplashChick]

Wow, at first I really felt angry when I read this and I couldn't believe that someone would do this.

Then I realized that this is all just a way to get free games, which is failing pretty hard.
I felt a little better.

Well, I'm more looking at it from a hypothetical standpoint, regardless of whether or not it actually happened. I find it particularly upsetting that so many people would potentially be okay with their spouse throwing out thousands of dollars worth of stuff that had special meaning to them.

[HappehLemons]

Well, I'm more looking at it from a hypothetical standpoint, regardless of whether or not it actually happened. I find it particularly upsetting that so many people would potentially be okay with their spouse throwing out thousands of dollars worth of stuff that had special meaning to them.

Hypotheticaly speaking, If was ever put into this type of situation it would probably ruin my marriage.
Not because she threw out my videogames because alone that sounds kind of silly. But to throw out something my girlfriend knows that I treasure so highly and have spend so much money and time collecting would be so terrible and downright an awful thing to do, especially "over a late night with some friends". But I also don't ever believe my girlfriend is capable of such a thing :).

[TheDomesticInstitution]

The garbage is starting to smell, someone take it out.

I called it. Post #11.

[vivaeljason]

Did someone say SHENANANANANANANANANANAGENS?!?

GET THE BROOM!

http://www.astro.ubc.ca/~jonben/images/blog/shenanigans.jpg

In other news, trolling is fun, and I'm pissed that I missed what the guy's "wife" wrote due to editing. This is officially my all-time favorite thread here, which is saying a lot because of the perverse entertainment I was getting out of some other recent threads about guys giving away DS Lites.

[Oobgarm]

I think you should go to Burger King and eat some chicken tenders.

Then go have sex with a horse.

[portnoyd]

Silly thread is silly.

[DDCecil]

IBTL.

I just realized I haven't checked the Deseret Industries in a long time (The only thrift in town!) Maybe I'll swing by and find this guys collection.

Yeah right. DI having something of value? HA!

[megamaniaman]

I will pretend this is really happening in the off chance that it is. I at first was going to state that you should of basically given her a run down on how much your stuff is worth. That stuff like this can be sold in time of an emergency, or just getting a little mad money to do different things. To really illustrate this point, I would of sold some stuff that was valuble but not really valuable to me. I would used this money to take her out to a really, really nice restaurant or buy her a really nice purse, or shoes. I would then inform her that I was able to do this by selling some of my collectible stuff on Ebay. In this way the stuff you now have has value to her. At least in a monetary sense she can firmly understand what exactly that you are doing.

Now the reason I collect stuff is different than many. I collect because it takes time off my hands. Most of my adult life I have been single. Woman tend to give me the cold shoulder for one reason or another, and because of this I collect. My collection is my girlfriend/wife. Now if I ever do happen to get into a very serious relationship in my life I will take into serious consideration getting rid of 99 percent of the things I own, and start a new life with her. For me I collect because simply I have nothing better to do with my time. I am a socially retarded geek. I will always be this way, and in reality I understand that a much, much higher percentage of us who are socially retarded will live lives mostly in solitude. Fair enough, and because of that I collect. So in this way I don't really relate to others when this topic is being discussed. This will be my last post in this thread. I will not respond to any posts, and this thread is about the O.P., and I intend it to stay this way. Just wanted to add a different perspective to the conversation.

[neuropolitique]

I found a penny.

[Berserker]

TheDomesticInstitution called it.


Also, I'm sure nobody has any spare Arcadia 2001s sitting around, but if anyone has any duplicates of any old games they wouldn't mind parting with for the cost of shipping PLEASE let me know. The only way I'm gonna keep my sanity in this situation is to start getting my collection going again, even if just a bunch of super common 2600 games.

OK. So this is exactly the point where you took this thread from pointless, silly entertainment/trolling into a blatant attempt to try and con every user here.

Any particular reason why we shouldn't just ban you outright?