Dad sells son's 90-dollar video game online for more than 9000

[Morg]

Dad sells son's 90-dollar video game online for more than 9000

12 hours ago

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.

ebay link

 

[Havok83]

I really find that hard to beleive. I bet the "buyer" is most likely himself or someone he knows

 

[Roughneck]

All A Giant scam to fool his son, but it became bigger then he thought and caught the media's attention?


I could see that happening

 

[Roughneck]

hmmmm, most of the bids are a digit, three stars, then another digit.....unless that is a privacy measure or something.....then Aspire1700computer is pretty much the only bidder between $250 and $9000......I think havok is right

 

[DRUMM3RBOY]

theres no way thats real its selling buy now on ebay for like 150 right now big fake

 

[Spidey-Bat]

The dad should buy some pot.

 

[bullets]

this is as bogus as a three dollar mule.

 

[Timstuff]

Rotflol that'll teach the little druggie.

 

[The Geek Vault]

The dad should buy some pot.

LMAO! I highly doubt this it true!

 

[Spidey-Bat]

It definitely is.