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I Sold My Video Games To Pay For My Wedding, And Said Goodbye To Part Of Myself

Kotaku - Stacks of games sit around my living room, as I organize photographs from my phone. I log onto Ebay and check prices. I list a few games. I sell one almost immediately. That one doesn't surprise me. Tales of Symphonia. It's one of the rarer in my collection, and I had expected to make quite a bit, quite quickly. Ebay User #1 meets my expectations.

jc485734086d ago

not just wedding, there are times games can be a lifesaver for anything.

Army_of_Darkness4086d ago

If you're so broke that you have to sell video games to pay a tiny portion for you're wedding, then you shouldn't be getting married to begin with bro! LOL!
I can't imagine when he tries to get his own place or has a baby?!

StrawberryDiesel4204086d ago

He probably lives in the Mid Western region of the US, selling the games probably covered the wedding, reception, and honeymoon.

SilentNegotiator4086d ago (Edited 4086d ago )

@Strawberry

Wait....what are you saying about the Midwest? That you think EVERYTHING is majorly cheaper in the Midwest or that you think a wedding out here means your Sunday clothes and a keg?

SatanSki4086d ago

Also if he didnt spend his whole life in the basement maybe he would get to know his parets who would fund his wedding ;-)

mochachino4086d ago

So you got what? $85. Used games/consoles aren't worth much....financially speaking, especially the one you mentioned.

You could have gotten a second job, worked for a day then quit and made as much money.

This story smell like BS, not the fact that he's selling his games but his reasons therefor.

Mounce4086d ago (Edited 4086d ago )

I agree.

Basically, he sold things that held more technical value and sentimental value than it would industry-value due to trade-in 'shams' like what Gamestop tries to give you back for games that could be old, but also hard to find or in great condition.

There's just poor reasons especially if for a wedding or to do some kind of 'Out with the old, in with the new' for a wedding....did the woman lay pressure on this situation? lol. To me? Weddings are a bigger waste of money than Game-spending. Weddings last One fucking moment, have no replay value because there is none, the only similarities are 'The memories', but games can provide More of it that can last just as long. If you need over Hundreds or Thousands for a wedding? You're throwing money away, get a quiet and small one if need be IF at all.

Also, careful! It IS from Kotaku!

jeeves864086d ago

I read it, just to see what it was. It was terrible.

Get a second job, you would have made more money and got to keep your collection. However, some things, in some situations are worth selling. This doesn't seem like the time or the place.

Also... Has this guy not lived with his fiance yet? Living with someone before marriage tells you exactly how much time you will ha en to yourself, how that person really acts and what they are really like. It helps to avoid the whole shock of that first year, or at least reduce it.

Reverent4086d ago

-Mezzo- really needs to stop posting Kotaku's useless articles here...

Mounce4086d ago

@Reverent - It's a guaranteed way to get instant High-temperature points? :P

ILive4086d ago

The best place to trade in games will be amazon. The only downside is that they give you an amazon gift card for it. The best scenario is to trade a game in to get another game.

wsoutlaw874086d ago

You could just sell it on amazon as used rather than trading it in. Youll probably make more.

ILive4086d ago

They would give you way more than gamestop ever would. That is the point I am trying to make.

TXIDarkAvenger4086d ago

Best I can do is $5.

-GameStop.

BanBrother4086d ago

"Best I can do is $5.....oh, my mistake, I can actually only do $3.50.

-GameStop."

At least that is how it goes at my local gamestop/EB Games.

Sitdown4086d ago

"Best I can do is $5...oh you want cash, well that would be $3.50"

-Gamestop

Tetsujin4086d ago

Marriage is the #1 cause of divorce

OT

Unless it was minimum $3000+ in games I'd find something else to give up; gaming is one thing I'll never give up for anyone, regardless of who it is.

Qrphe4086d ago

"Oh man, another silly article I wonder where it's from"
"Kotaku"

Goddamnit

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A Matter Of Trust: What The Game Industry Should Do To Win Gamers Back

Skewed and Reviewed have written an Opinion Piece covering issues in the gaming industry, how current issues were issues years ago, and what can be done to help restore consumer trust.

anast2d ago

Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.

Garethvk2d ago

How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.

anast2d ago

Wait until release. Watch Gameplay. Exercise patience.

Garethvk2d ago

But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.

1nsomniac2d ago

Get rid of the suits in the industry and job done!!

Garethvk2d ago

They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.

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