‘She sold all my games for $20’: Gamer loses hundreds of dollars when his mom sells his old GameCube and games in a yard sale without telling him

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
May 7, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

I am not a gamer, but my boyfriend is, and I know for a fact that if anyone would ever dare touch anything related to his games, whether it is a console or a game, old or new, my boyfriend would never forgive them. Those things are sacred, and remain sacred, no matter how much time passes. This mainly means that his mom can never clear out his old closet, because it is full to the brim with old PlayStations, Xboxes, and yes, even a Wii.

So when I heard about the mom in this Reddit story, who sold her son's GameCube and all of his games for a mere 20-dollar bill, I actually felt my heart break for the guy. Not just because of the money he lost from this ridiculous deal, but because of all the sentimental value that was now gone. Honestly, if mom wanted to clear stuff up, that is fine, but the least she could do was ask her son if he wanted any of this stuff before selling it all in a yard sale.

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    My bf's mom sold his GameCube and all his games for $20
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    I was reminiscing about Zelda Twilight Princess, but was disappointed to find that copies of the game were $60 (I wanted to play it on GameCube specifically).
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    My boyfriend tells me his childhood game collection is still at his mom's house and he happens to have a copy. She lived just down the street, so we figured we'd pop in to say hi and grab it while we're there.
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    While I'm there, he comes out of his old room confused then I see him muttering something to his mom. She responds and his face turns red. He comes up to me and says "let's go".
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    In the car, he explains it wasn't where he left it and when he asked his mom about it, she said she sold the GameCube and all the games in a yard sale...
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    "For how much?" "The whole bundle for twenty dollars" We were reeling for the rest of the night. Just the GameCube and copy of Twilight Princess
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    were worth at least $100 together, but he said there was a whole stack of games, probably about $300+ worth since it was a lot of Nintendo games like Zelda Wind Waker, Metroid, etc.
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    Moral of the story is ask your kids about their stuff before selling it, please. Edit: CONTEXT: There was someone in the house who still played video games, his older brother who is severely autistic
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    to the point he has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old. My boyfriend told me his mom had a habit of selling things that were still being used for extra cash, but he didn't think she'd stoop to the Game Cube.
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    However, I CAN admit it was maybe better for him to bring it since he knew his mom was like this.
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    thead480 · 15 hr. ago • 12:25 =reddit 63 Refresh 63%A 13 r/mildlyinfuriating Th My bf's mom sold his GameCube and all his games for $20 I was reminiscing about Zelda Twilight Princess, but was disappointed to find that copies of the game were $60 (1 wanted to play it on GameCube specifically). My boyfrie... 206 50 Comments 31 Because you visited this community before r/PokemonCardValue 22h Join Got this stuff at a yard sale for 20$ anyone have any clue how much its worth Home Communities 1+ Crea
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    12:25 NO = reddit 63 Refresh 63%✰ 13 r/mildlyinfuriating 1h My bf's mom sold his GameCube and all his games for $20 I was reminiscing about Zelda Twilight Princess, but was disappointed to find that copies of the game were $60 (1 wanted to play it on GameCube specifically). My boyfrie... 206 50 Comments 31 Because you visited this community before r/PokemonCardValue 22h Join Got this stuff at a yard sale for 20$ anyone have any clue how much its worth PLAYER'S CHOICE INTENDO GAMECUBE COLOSSEOR M
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    kmoore-65 14 hr. ago • bro what Imao if that's actually the stuff thať would be hilarious
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    LeaChan OP 7 hr. ago Nope, seeing the post reminded me of my story that happened 5 years ago, hence why the story is in past tense. I clearly specified we had A STACK of Game Cube games. Also, his was standard black.
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    alex_230 16 hr. ago Guys, I just scored an awesome deal for a game cube and a ton of games for 20 bucks! 3.2k Reply Share LeaChan OP 16 hr. ago Honestly I'm kinda happy for whoever got it, they probably were ecstatic.
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    Stairway_2_Devin · 15 hr. ago Does he have any pokemon cards? Unrelated question: When is his mom's next yard sale?
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    adamdoesmusic. 15 hr. ago I long-term loaned my GameCube to my cousin. We played it together as he was growing up, I left it with him because he was sad I was moving out of town. He really wanted it because it reminded him of me.
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    A few years later he simply “left it behind” when he moved and lost my games. "I couldn't take everything" he said. Didn't even ask me, and it's not like he had to move suddenly, was going far, or was going to a much smaller place (he went to a full multi-bedroom house with just his girlfriend). I'm still off about it.
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    thepetoctopus · 17 hr. ago You can get a Wii with all of the old Nintendo games on eBay including GameCube games. You can also get a GameCube controller that works on the Wii. I think I got mine for $100 so it's still up there but you would have everything. I'm sorry that happened to your boyfriend.
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    • galaktikos-kyklos · 15 hr. ago Man, I'm still mad at my mom for giving away our NES just because we got an N64. The family she gave it to weren't even into video games and were incredible trashy. I later saw MY NES in their hall sitting on the ground in a pile of trashed magazines, and I couldn't do anything about it since I was like 6.
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    Practical-Ad6548 · 11 hr. ago • And that is why you take everything that means anything to you with you when you move
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    Zealousideal_Pea3578 · 11 hr. ago Am I the only parent here? I asked my sons repeatedly to come get anything that was important to them before we moved out of their childhood home. They took nothing, but now also about random toys/cards that are apparently worth a fortune
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