"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."
Yeah, it's not like Guitar Heroes smoke pot or anything.
Posted on 12/16/2007 5:28:29 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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.
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.
Way to go Dad!
Good luck collecting it!
ooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Barbie.......
Woo Hoo!
Man think of how much . . . never mind.
What do you want to bet the idiot who paid $9,100.00 for a video game is a drug dealer? ;-)
Considering what goes on in Canada, the boy will sue to rid himself of his dad and the “Human Rights Commission” will side with him.
Give him a lump of coal and a roach clip to hold it.
this game is still available for much less than that.
Whoever paid that amount is not very smart.
So, if I am lucky my son will start smoking pot.
Or a game counterfeiter.
Walked in Costco on friday about noon time and there were 4 GH3s just sitting on a display rack. No problem. $79.95 and my kid will be thrilled. Didn’t even intend on getting it. Ebays looking pretty good.
Yeah, it's not like Guitar Heroes smoke pot or anything.
He will shoot his dad dead, then use the insanity defense successfully. Poor kid, wasn’t really his fault...
we just purchased GHII with the controller on ebay for about $80.
I understand the Wii and x360 are more money, but $9,000?
That’s is so ridiculous?
I guess you and I are geniuses?
Already paid for! Per ebay!
You can buy an awfully nice real guitar with all the amps and effects you would ever need for $9,000. This electronic air guitar fad is getting on my nerves. ;)
Just wait til he finds out
that it was his son
who put in the winning bid.
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