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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.

jc485734069d ago

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

Army_of_Darkness4068d 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?!

StrawberryDiesel4204068d ago

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

SilentNegotiator4068d ago (Edited 4068d 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?

SatanSki4068d 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 ;-)

mochachino4069d 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.

Mounce4068d ago (Edited 4068d 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!

jeeves864068d 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.

Reverent4068d ago

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

Mounce4068d ago

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

ILive4068d 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.

wsoutlaw874068d ago

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

ILive4068d ago

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

TXIDarkAvenger4069d ago

Best I can do is $5.

-GameStop.

BanBrother4069d 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.

Sitdown4068d ago

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

-Gamestop

Tetsujin4069d 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.

Qrphe4069d ago

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

Goddamnit

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just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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Giblet_Head1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.