Says "reserve not met" ?

I don't think he sold it... everything has a price...

hmm...if he sold this for money, then thats fine. But if he sold it for love, wouldnt love be so very disappointed with him.

NO WOMAN WILL EVER MAKE ME SELL OFF GEARS OF WAR!

believe it.

ROFL:
"Q: Do the girl and/or dog come included in the auction, if so would you ship to egypt, regards ash Apr-11-07
A: No they don't, sorry. I won't ship to Egypt, either."

Good one about the lasers, made me laugh hard =D

Oh and by the way, he probably sold his collection because, YOU KNOW, getting married is an EXPENSIVE thing. As simple as that. No lasers involved :)

A real good woman would never let her man do such a thing.

Divorce pending... ... ...

I think I would do the same thing in his shoes, who needs all that crap. You think this guy doesnt have a 360, ps3 and Wii?? bet your ass he does and you dont see them on this auction.

If you ask me it would be worse to see a guy selling his lone xbox with the excuse of getting married... a collection like this, of old systems is understandable.

"I think I would do the same thing in his shoes"

Ooh, make her sell off her old shoes.

Im just amazed that such a geek can snake a pretty hot girl! All I can say is, he must have a massive penis!

Reminds me of the 40 year old virgin.

Once the sex stops (and it will stop)... he's gonna wish he still had his games.

He'll regret this down the line, selling old consoles always comes back to haunt you. I sometimes wake up at night in a cold sweat shouting "I'M SORRY MASTER SYSTEM, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!"

I hear that Jack Thompson was the winning bid.

I still have my 2600 from days gone by and I never play it or even have it hooked up. I guess I have some unnatural attachment to it (not that kind of unnatural). If I had several systems and bookshelves dedicated to tired old games I think I would sell them off. I have games for my Xbox I NEVER play anymore so who the hell is going to spend the weekend trying to complete pitfall? Oh that's right, a guy who doesn't have a girl.

"Do the girl and/or dog come included in the auction, if so would you ship to egypt, regards ash"

Most hilarious thing I've read all day. Haha!

whether it was her idea or not... it was still his choice... I'm pretty sure he has free will, and chose a nice marriage/girl over some nostalgic systems :)




Though I guess he will no longer be able to call himself a "true gamer" here in the jstiq comments because he no long will 'still have his 2600 hooked up' ;)

i did the same thing (although i didnt get the joystiq link to make it this easy!) ... but last year 6 years after i came back because you know what .. your kinda not doing it ALL the time, even after kids you still need ME time (Not Mii time, i sold my Wii).

Wow, the things guys do for pu$$y.

I got Married on 2003 and got to keep all my video games. My wife loves video games too. Bwahahahahaha!! I rule.

And then 5 years later she takes off with someone else, divorces and takes his money wooooooooooooooo

Why is it that, the guy always has to sell his sh*t. The girl would never sell anything of hers for him.

If she actually loved him, she wouldn't have made him (guessing) sell it.

If I get married to the girl I'm currently with, I can expect a substantial increase in my PS2 and DS collection. Or should I say, OUR collection. Hah!

@18 ""Wow, the things guys do for pu$$y.""

A former co-worker who cashed out his entire Roth IRA so he could buy a 350z cash and to "improve" his chances of getting a GF and get married. All he attracted were gold diggers and girls with more STDs than fingers.....YUCK

Yeah, going with the woman-who's-worth-anything-would-never-make-him-sell-it sentiment. Though, that's assuming she actually made him do it.

Since getting married, I've bought more games!

I've re-bought almost all the games I ever had as a kid. I'm sitting on 181+ games now.

I have a similar collection to this guy, and I can tell you it would have to go for more than 3600 for me to sell it.
IMO the rarity and sentimental value of those old systems and games go way beyond $3600 *I know, reserve not met.*

Do yourself a favor.. Marry a gamer.

Awesome pic!

Ah... good old days when the women's family had to endow the marriage!

I sold my caravan a few months ago to fund myself through university. I wonder if Camping and Caravaning wrote an article about how uni is ruining my caravan holidays.

Congrats to the couple! I'd sell any posessions if I had to.

Weird, I just sold my Steel Battalion, Virtual Boy and NES. All mint in boxes. Didn't get married, just had to clear my apt.

Friggin idiot....


Bonus for someone who will appreciate it!

Oh, ya....if she was worth it, she would NEVER let him sell it...the cash will be spent like water and all that priceless collection gone to a wiser person...it would be sad if it went for a mere $3600. I'm sure there is a reserve.

This guy needs to grow a pair!!! if my wife told me to gt rid of my games i would tell her to shut her mouth.. that guy is whipped! hardcore!

Ouch, 20 years of great gaming gone, because of your soon-to-be "new toy"...well, I wish them luck in their new marriage.

I don't see why he's selling it for a chick as ugly as his, if the chick was really, REALLY hot then sure. But a plain jane chick like her is not worth getting rid of a large collection :D

Whoever mentioned him keeping anything there's someone that asked that question about his auction:

"Q: Not a question about the auction... but is there anything that you are keeping like a fav game and system
A: Not of the old stuff. I'm keeping my PS3, Wii, 360, DS, & PSP. I really like the Vectrex, Saturn, & Dreamcast. For Fav games: Nights, Zelda:OoT, Mario64, Super Metroid, KOTOR, & Combat."

Looks like he has all 3 systems..

Buck the Fitch.

This guy is definitely dealing with a Succubus

What a fucking tool. In two years the girl will cheat on him with his best friend and they'll split up and he'll owe her half of everything he has. The game collection could have stayed with him his entire life.

How about he ask HER to sell something, instead of being a big whipped pussy?

If I had a guy dumb enough to think that was a good idea (and also weird enough to think marrying me would also be a good idea), I would make sure I had the highest bid on the planet and tell him, "I'll get a second job. DO NOT sell your games!"

Any girl who makes her guy sell his games (or even just allows it to happen) needs to seriously re-think how much she actually loves him. Weddings are expensive, sure. But if she loved the guy, she'd demand he keep his collection and find another way to get money.

i dunno if it's such a big deal.

i mean i have every system plus the kitchen sink since NES, and besides the occasional match of mario kart or goldeneye or playing some roms, i haven't fired up any of the systems since i would move into the following gen of games.

On one hand, If she MADE him sell them, thats crap, but marriage is expensive, and they may not have the room if they are now moving in to a small place.
On the other hand, if he's not playing it, selling it to someone who would is great, pass on those great games!

Maybe they're paying for their own wedding and he doesn't want to go into debt. Or maybe they're each doing their part to scrape together a down payment on a condo or house. I read the auction, and I don't think it sounds like she's "making" him get rid of his games at all.

Here's the thing, kids. When you get older, sometimes your priorities change. I've certainly taken a look at all the rare, valuable indie records and CDs I accumulated during my late teens and early- to mid-20s and thought about how I could turn that into a nice European vacation for my fiancee and I, or fund that SF-to-Chicago move that we talk about from time to time. I haven't sold 'em yet because it'll be a lot of work, but come on. Also, do none of you guys move? It sucks to have to box up all your stuff and cart it around, though I bet vinyl records are a bigger pain in the ass than games. Hell, maybe he and his girlfriend want to buy a Wii, PS3, 360 and some games, though I'd hope they not use the $$ for that.

Anyhow, there isn't a hint of "my g/f is making me sell my games" anywhere in this post. Quit reading your own weird issues into everything.

http://derrickcomedy.com/girls.htm

Pimp her out if you need money that bad. Don't sell all that!

yeah it seems more publicity stunt than anything. read all the Q&A. He is keeping all his new shit, and says he just wants all this to go to someone who really wants to enjoy them. Total crap. Reserve not met after $3,600. I guess no one out there is willing to 'enjoy' it enough.

Give it to the local daycare for fucks christs

I don't see the big deal so some guy is selling his game systems. It isn't like they are that important, they're just toys not the difference between life and death. I have alot of systems from the 2600 to the current gen systems and besides the current ones I don't play any of them anymore. I have emulators and roms for that, I can't see myself plugging in a nes just for some metroid when I can do the same thing on my PSP. Like someone else said when you grow up your priorities change. I don't believe my wife would ever "make" me sell them mostly because we don't need money that badly and I don't think I would get enough to justify my time fooling with the flea-bay thing anyway.

OMG! She's the devil!

If your girl aint a gamer, or can't at least accept and tolerate your gaming habits then she aint worth it! I have spoken.

Thats a nice gesture of love, but personally I would have told her we can't afford a honeymoon but we're gona play Wii tennis and Halo 2 all night.