Hey guys, last Wednesday my house was broken into and they stole $13,000 worth of my collection, I'm completely fucking devastated, it was my life's work, and basically my only passion
I'm writing this because whoever did this is in British Columbia, I live near Vancouver, and if they try and sell it chances are it will pop up there.
50 TurboGrafx games, a Turbo Duo, I have the box with matching serial numbers, also taken was my Dreamcast with about 40 games, my Super Nintendo with about 150 games, my Wii U, and both my NES in box with around 400 titles.
If anyone knows or sees anything words can't describe how much I would appreciate it, I lost a huge part of my life with this.
Should be weird to see 50 TurboGrafx games and a turbo duo pop up in the wild in Vancouver so I thought I'd just let you all know in case there is a nice person out there who may have seen or heard something.
Thanks for your time.
Man sucks to hear this.
Any word from the police on what can be done? Insurance cover it in a any way? I know it won't be the same, but maybe some solice in getting some money back from if insured.
It wasn't insured, I'm kicking myself for that now, didn't think anyone would break down the door and walk away with like 600 games, blew my fucking mind.
Well because its theft of over $10,000 the police seem to enjoy the case, apparently a list of my stuff with all the serial numbers are sitting in many of the pawnshops, but in case the person was trying to get rid of it through a private seller I figured spreading the word here might help, its kind of hard to find a Turbo Duo with 50 games sitting in the wild, and if there are collectors here from Vancouver it may only be a matter of time before they stumble across it out of nowhere, my fingers are crossed.
Fuuuuuuck.
Well good luck!
Oh and what he said...
Quote from: guest on 10/21/2014, 10:38 PMif you find the fucker who did this, i hope you make him eat his own nuts before he bleeds out after you cut them off.
seriously.
I'm always shopping so if I see anything like that pop up for sale I'll let you know.
Keep an eye on your local Craigslist and on Ebay.
Has anyone been to your house and seen your collection lately?
Quote from: guest on 10/21/2014, 11:10 PMHas anyone been to your house and seen your collection lately?
This is exactly right, it is most likely someone you know.
I hope you cross post this on other forums also to get the most coverage.
I've been checking buy and sells, pawn shop pages, kijiji, craigslit, eBay pages for the past five days, nothing yet.
I always have people over, ever since I was young I was the dude obsessed with gaming, I know its someone I was close to, no stranger breaks in, sees wall after wall of games, then goes for TurboGrafx, I had some shitty Xbox, Wii, and ps2 stuff they left, they didn't grab any master system, genesis, 32x, no 64, GameCube, nothing, they specifically went for my favorite shit, I'm always bragging about TurboGrafx and NES.
Its gonna be hard to move fifty TurboGrafx games at once at a pawn shop without someone stumbling across it, I just want it back, don't care about anything else really.
Damn.
do a search for any rare game you had
the systems will be harder to find in a search
A couple years ago, at my brother's wedding, someone stole an envelope with $5000 in it. The freaky thing was, the only people attending the wedding who were there at the time of the theft were family members. There was no way to prove anything, so that was that.
Trust no one.
Sorry about your loss.
Quote from: guest on 10/22/2014, 12:15 AMAlso, never underestimate the power of vengeance and wrath. Getting your games back = awesome. Getting your games back after feeding someone their nuts before they die? priceless.
*feins*
*swoons*
*melts*
wow, i'm really sorry to hear about this. I hope u can still recover some money from your home insurance, even though the collection itself wasn't insured, they should at least cover some of the value of your possesions like in any general case. The problem is proving what u had. If you have pics of your collection that might help, or someone who saw ur collection and can vouch for u to prove that u had it and what u had. Although nothing will cover the sentimental value, all the work and time u must have put into it. It's heartbreaking to hear about this. I can't even begin to imagine how bad u must feel. This makes me wonder what could possibly happen to all of our collections. We all need to have our stuff appraised and insured. Does anyone know a good way to go about doing that? We can learn from this horrible experience. Any suggestions?
Quote from: neutopia6 on 10/21/2014, 10:24 PMHey guys, last Wednesday my house was broken into and they stole $13,000 worth of my collection, I'm completely fucking devastated, it was my life's work, and basically my only passion
I'm writing this because whoever did this is in British Columbia, I live near Vancouver, and if they try and sell it chances are it will pop up there.
50 TurboGrafx games, a Turbo Duo, I have the box with matching serial numbers, also taken was my Dreamcast with about 40 games, my Super Nintendo with about 150 games, my Wii U, and both my NES in box with around 400 titles.
If anyone knows or sees anything words can't describe how much I would appreciate it, I lost a huge part of my life with this.
Should be weird to see 50 TurboGrafx games and a turbo duo pop up in the wild in Vancouver so I thought I'd just let you all know in case there is a nice person out there who may have seen or heard something.
Thanks for your time.
That blows, man. I hope you can get some or all of it back.
Sorry to hear man, I do sometimes myself fear the level of devastation that it would cause if I had my life's collected belongings stolen... Menards had these motion detection alarms for $9.99 and I decided to buy one last week for the back porch area between the 1st and 2nd floor as a start. I got lots of hand tools there too, plus if you break thru the first door, you'll have nobody seeing you go further up to the 2nd floor where I'm at.
Point being, some kind of security system is probably worth investing in these days. This little high screech alarm at motion is inadequate, but it's better than nothing I figure and might as well be there. It comes with 2 keychain buttons like a car's alarm, so you click once to activate it when you leave the area, click again when you're passing through to avoid it going off on you. It's not ADT with instant 911 calling, wired security, but it's some kind of alert.
Damn, sorry to hear. My house was broken into several years ago but luckly they didn't take any my retro stuff, only my wii and PS3 with a few games I had for them.
Bummer. Hopefully you'll figure out who stole it (it shouldn't be that hard) or at least find some of the goodies in the wild.
P.S. - get insurance, it's relatively cheap.
I am so sorry to hear this happened. This is one of my biggest fears when it comes to my collection obsession. I investigated additional insurance on it but the way my homeowners insurance is written replacement value would be given with complete documentation. This includes pictures and I have a spread sheet worked up of everything I have and it's value (that I need to update).
I really hope you find out who did it and at least get some of your stuff back. I am so sorry to hear about this devastating loss.
I'm also sorry to read about this. I wish you the best.
A time to reflect about the collecting (if not hoarding) of material possessions. I'm not saying to get rid of everything, but to reflect on what things really bring joy. A burglar system is always a good idea for a house, after the initial investment, the monitoring service is not too expensive.
FUCK really sorry to hear your bad news man, That is harsh
This is beyond scary, I pray to God you find that fucker.
I'm sorry to hear about this, I hope you recover everything that was taken.
But I too am curious, has anyone been over recently that was into retro gaming or needing cash? Did you post pics/videos of your collection online anywhere?
When I go pick up games, I usually come back with 50-100, take a photo, post on Facebook, most people don't realize this is expensive stuff.
Not many people that I've opened up with about prices or anything, I don't enjoy people much so I'm extremely picky with who I open up with, so that narrows it down a lot.
I don't have any kind of insurance, just renting from a new place the past several months, never thought anyone would break in and steal games, or at the very least if it did happen, I never thought they'd go for TurboGrafx, its quite the obscure, unheard of system.
Nothing has popped up yet and its been nearly a week.
With my Super Nintendo games there was an ogre battle game with a torn piece off the label, secret of mama, demons crest, earthbound, mega man x3, tons of great stuff, NES had all mega mans, castlevanias, Zelda's, dragon warriors, even an English translated final fantasy 3, Bucky o hare, just too much to list, great collection though, if I saw it in the wild I'd recognize it, thanks for all the well wishing, I hope I catch this fucking cunt and regain my passion.
Was anything else taken or just the games?
The guilty party is probably someone you know.
Or a Goverrat.
Or both.
Damn, that's pretty f'd up. Sorry for your loss. Sounds like the thief knew exactly what you had.
I had a friend in high school had his house broken into and his Game Boy, Game Gear and Genesis and games were only stolen. Ended up being a friend of a friend.
You have my deepest sympathies as well. So, so, so sorry to hear about this. My fingers and toes are crossed that the police will turn something up for you.
Oh Man. I am so sorry to hear this. I felt sick to my stomach when you said you had no insurance. I'm always looking as well. I will watch out for your stuff on eBay. There is a guy currently unloading a ton of TG stuff on eBay, but he is in Ontario. No Duo system as far as I could see.
I hope the police get this guy and make him play a Wii shovelware game for 5-10 years.
Lmao, that Wii shovelware comment made me laugh pretty hard.
No, I don't hang out with crack heads, don't do any drugs myself anymore so don't really hang out with that crowd unless its just weed, no insurance, nothing.
The asshole left the crowbar on my steps though, and fingerprints on my TV, he had to unplug nearly 20 systems, went into the freezer to to steal some cartons of cigarettes so they dusted for fingerprints and shit there too, also took nearly $2,000 hidden amongst various hiding places in the house.
The person was pretty thorough, went just for Wii u, NES, SNES , Dreamcast and TurboGrafx, didn't touch jaguar or 3do or Saturn, only the stuff I bragged about to people I'd been friends with awhile I thought I could trust.
I scoped out eBay, its not that Ontario add, I had about 20 Turbo CDs and Super CD games too, don't know if that will help, the Dragons curse I grabbed had a piece of tape saying dragons curse on the side, it was a kieth courage case, I'm just trying to remember any details.
Once again thank you so much to anyone keeping there eyes open, there is a $500 reward for anyone who can help me get it back.
You really cant narrow this down? Somebody to specifically take the good games, and knew VARIOUS hiding places of money?
No bank because I don't trust the bank, they always take fees, and fuck people over, not to mention I'm just waiting for America to start another pointless war and fuck the economy, then our pretend money in the bank will be useless.
Also nearly every piece of extra cash I have has gone into gaming anyways so I'd just put money in to pull it out, I have a pretty serious problem with gaming, its all I really watch, do, read, talk about, now that a huge chunk of it is gone I've been contemplating selling the last of it or just giving up on everything, years of saving and hard work gone, its very hard to deal with and I'm still in shock, very confused, pissed off and devastated.
This is just getting funnier by the minute.
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1) That sucks, hope you are able to trace everything back. Did they steal all your turbo stuff?
2) I agree it is most likely someone who knows you, especially if they went straight for the retro stuff.
3) A bit of advice for the near future: http://simplisafe.com/ (http://simplisafe.com/)
4) Seriously no banking, how does that even work? Do you barter with chickens and stuff as well?
you know, they say just having the "ADT" stickers on doors/windows is effective enough, even if you aren't connected to their systems. Like a Beware of Dog sign, most people aren't going to test it.
There's a couple of TG16 lots on eBay right now out of Canada. They just went up yesterday I think. I just don't see lots of this quality very often. Probably nothing but just a thought...... http://www.ebay.com/itm/231366452914?_trksid=p2060778.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/231366452914?_trksid=p2060778.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231366449923?_trksid=p2060778.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/231366449923?_trksid=p2060778.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
I sent him a pm with the same info and did not here back form him... I think he mentioned in later posts that he already looked at it though.
Quote from: galam on 10/22/2014, 03:08 PMYou really cant narrow this down? Somebody to specifically take the good games, and knew VARIOUS hiding places of money?
I was thinking the same thing! Sounds like an ex girlfriend to me. Who else would you confide money stashes to?
Could be a goverrat though. With their intelligence network, they know everything!
Sucks dude, ill send you a free copy of tv sports football, so you can start your collection again
No, its neither of those two lots, and yes, all of my Turbo stuff, all of my Dreamcast, took all NES, most of my SNES, took my Wii u, left the games, and the charger for gamepad as well as sensor bar, I don't care if the person gets caught, I just want my games, fuck the cash, and smokes, years of hard work getting a collection like that, just to come back to broken empty shelves is the shittiest feeling ever, thank you though for looking it means so so much to me. :(
Quote from: neutopia6 on 10/22/2014, 04:42 PMNo, its neither of those two lots, and yes, all of my Turbo stuff, all of my Dreamcast, took all NES, most of my SNES, took my Wii u, left the games, and the charger for gamepad as well as sensor bar, I don't care if the person gets caught, I just want my games, fuck the cash, and smokes, years of hard work getting a collection like that, just to come back to broken empty shelves is the shittiest feeling ever, thank you though for looking it means so so much to me. :(
Man, that is just the worst. You said it happened last Wednesday, so like a week ago right? Hopefully since it has only been a week there are still some leads the cops can jump on since the trail is still pretty fresh.
You're lucky that whoever did it left some prints. Not sure about Canada but in the US they print everyone once arrested, so if there is a prior record at all then the perp will be in the database and you have a chance of finding them.
Oh yeah, should be prints, shitheads out here get finger printed, the fact they left the crowbar though means either they're very very very stupid, or they had gloves on.
I am sorry to hear about that. I hope you recover all of it.
damn dude, that shit sucks! I'm very sorry to hear this tragedy had to happen! I hope karma comes to bite that asshole in the ass! I''ll keep a look out if I happen to see anything suspicious online from vancover area and I've been looking to get my collection insured. Anyone know what I need to do about insuring my collection?
Renters in insurance with detailed pics, video and replacement cost list. That is what I did. Lot's of work if you have a lot to list..... ](*,)
Sorry to hear about this incident. I often worry about something like this happening to me. Not to make light of your problems but, I don't think I've seen a 1 letter typo change a meaning so much.
Quote from: neutopia6 on 10/22/2014, 12:56 PMWhen I go pick up games, I usually come back with 50-100, take a photo, post on Facebook, most people don't realize this is expensive stuff.
Not many people that I've opened up with about prices or anything, I don't enjoy people much so I'm extremely picky with who I open up with, so that narrows it down a lot.
I don't have any kind of insurance, just renting from a new place the past several months, never thought anyone would break in and steal games, or at the very least if it did happen, I never thought they'd go for TurboGrafx, its quite the obscure, unheard of system.
Nothing has popped up yet and its been nearly a week.
With my Super Nintendo games there was an ogre battle game with a torn piece off the label, secret of mama, demons crest, earthbound, mega man x3, tons of great stuff, NES had all mega mans, castlevanias, Zelda's, dragon warriors, even an English translated final fantasy 3, Bucky o hare, just too much to list, great collection though, if I saw it in the wild I'd recognize it, thanks for all the well wishing, I hope I catch this fucking cunt and regain my passion.
Quote from: madboom0522 on 10/22/2014, 09:49 PMRenters in insurance with detailed pics, video and replacement cost list. That is what I did. Lot's of work if you have a lot to list..... ](*,)
I bet it is a lot of work but it's worth it to keep your collection safe from robbery or anything that can happen. any good companies you can recommend?
My parent's live in a very low crime area, even so they foolishly didn't have an alarm or safe. About 10 yrs ago they had their house broken into. Fortunately the thief was amateur and left a lot of the higher dollar items, except for my dad's Rolex. Unfortunately their home owner's insurance would only cover $2500 for jewelery, which the other smaller items nearly added up to.
So my dad was out the ~$12,000 the watch cost. Just like TG16 games, my dad's Rolex wasn't very common. Instead of the typical gold or stainless it was rose gold. My dad went to pawn shops in the area looking for it. At one of them the pawn broker said an unknown guy had come in trying to sell him a watch that fit the description, but he didn't buy it because he thought it was fake. However, another customer who was in the store bought it directly from the fence for $500.
The other customer was a regular, and the pawn broker knew his name and number. He's a tenured professor at a state university. When my dad called him he nearly shit his pants. The professor drove immediately, from his home an hour away, to give the watch back. He didn't ask for the $500 either. (If you haven't caught on as to why, it's because he knew the watch was hot and didn't want a receiving stolen goods charge.)
It would have been a lot less likely for my dad to have got his watch back if it wasn't rose gold. It was obscure enough that it stuck out in the pawn broker's mind. So hopefully the obscurity of the TG16 will be enough to trigger some alarms when the thief tries to move your collection.
As retro gaming becomes mainstream I suspect there'll be more and more of this.
A lot of people publicize their game collections online. It's not too hard to find someone's address if you know their real name. I won't be surprised if a big name Youtuber gets hit.
Even knowing someone's ebay account name can help find their address. If they buy anything from a would be thief they'll have their address if they don't use a P.O. box. Hell, a lot of the packages I get from ebay have the seller's return address on them.
Quote from: guest on 10/22/2014, 10:53 PMThe moral of the story is: I'm rich, bitch, but hobos and profos alike be goin' fo dat bling.
I figured someone would say that I was trying to boast, just didn't expect it so soon afterwards.
Quote from: cr8zykuban0 on 10/22/2014, 10:14 PMQuote from: madboom0522 on 10/22/2014, 09:49 PMRenters in insurance with detailed pics, video and replacement cost list. That is what I did. Lot's of work if you have a lot to list..... ](*,)
I bet it is a lot of work but it's worth it to keep your collection safe from robbery or anything that can happen. any good companies you can recommend?
Metlife is who we use. I am sure there are other companies that will do it as well..
Quote from: neutopia6 on 10/22/2014, 03:10 PMNo bank because I don't trust the bank, they always take fees, and fuck people over, not to mention I'm just waiting for America to start another pointless war and fuck the economy, then our pretend money in the bank will be useless.
Also nearly every piece of extra cash I have has gone into gaming anyways so I'd just put money in to pull it out, I have a pretty serious problem with gaming, its all I really watch, do, read, talk about, now that a huge chunk of it is gone I've been contemplating selling the last of it or just giving up on everything, years of saving and hard work gone, its very hard to deal with and I'm still in shock, very confused, pissed off and devastated.
All Money is pretend, next war coming up BTW. Hopefully it's with Iran after they fuck with Israel or refuse to stop enriching uranium.
Quote from: guest on 10/22/2014, 11:32 PMdon't flatter yourself. I wear a rolex on each teste. I feel your pain, brotha!
I think my posts on this forum show that my M.O. isn't to try and portray myself as wealthy. In my sixteen posts 3 times I've said I couldn't afford to buy systems / games:
Quote from: grache on 10/19/2014, 09:58 PMUS copies are going for more than I can currently justify paying. I think I'll just wait until my Everdrive gets here.
(I killed two birds w/ that one, it proves I'm not one of the despised 'collectards!'**)
Quote from: grache on 10/17/2014, 07:08 PMI've bid on about a half dozen copies of Splatterhouse in the last few weeks but prices are nuts
Quote from: grache on 10/17/2014, 08:19 PM... for 3 years I've been looking at ebay auctions for PCE systems and games.
I posted about my dad's stolen watch in this thread because it's relevant, not to brag.
The main points of both neutopia6's story and mine:
- neutopia6 - obscure items stolen, no home owner's insurance, suspects was stolen by someone of confidence. Resolution: ???
- My dad - unique item stolen, not covered by home owner's insurance, purchased by someone of repute. Resolution: uniqueness of item led to it's recovery.
Quote from: guest on 10/22/2014, 10:53 PMThe moral of the story is: I'm rich, bitch
No, the moral of the story is: There is some hope of recovering the TG16 games because of their obscurity & never trust anyone, friends or high-standing members of society.
neutopia6:
This sucks, sorry to hear about the theft. Hope that the police manage to track down at least some of your collection.
Sorry, to hear about your recent misfortune. I can't even begin to imagine how you feel. Hopefully you will be able to recover your losses.
THEORY: We are assuming that the motive for the burglary was economic gain.
However, what if the motive was to actually play the games?
That would make this a crime of envy and lust.
Unbelievable! Sorry to hear about your collection. I really hope the thief gets caught. It's a terrible feeling when you get robbed.
I know of someone, years ago, was having house work done, addition built, shed built, I forget. he was re-doing stuff in his house a bit, and asked some scrappers, "Hey, want this old safe?". They took it, scrap metal.
Weeks, maybe months later, a family member came home, and noticed a door kicked in. That person left, then called police.
The thieves, probably the people, or people know to the people who took the safe, used that knowledge, "Hey, there is a safe in the house they got rid of, probably got something better".
They found the safe, loaded it up (Was not bolted down) on a hand truck, wheeled it out to a van, and that was it. I never got any updates after that.
Gotta be careful about things. I've had bad experiences with people I've known, sometimes for ages. People can be trusted, but only so much.
* Also, if you figure out who it was, even if you've known them for years, go through with what needs to be done. Don't give the person a pass. Even if you knew the person for years, keep in mind they thought so little of you, to do something f**ked up like this, that they don't really need any favor from you.
Considering the amount taken, skimming through this thread, probably more than 1 person. People tend to talk after stuff like this happens. That's a big haul. Sad thing is, this is not the first time I've read online about this happening to someone, I'm pretty sure I've read about this happening to another person who post(ed) here, years ago.
*Another edit
This reminds me a bit of when PS2 was new, and talking to this girlfriend of an acquaintance. She told me about how her son's friend, for as long as they lived where they were (10 years?), was so jealous of this guy's new PS2, he got into their house, and stole it. I nearly forgot about that, 'til reading this thread. That was found out, because that, "Friend" could only hide and excuse his new system for so long, before people put it together: System stolen, soandso gets a new PS2 system. I don't know if they nailed it by coincidence, or some marking the system had. All I know, is the guy got his system back, and that was the end of that friendship.
*Editing again!
This also reminds me of this, someone put it on Youtube. About cons, repair fraud. Not the same boat as you, Neutopia6, but, gives and idea to how a lot of people are. Many people, don't care about others. Note, this is back when VCRs were cheaper to repair, than replace, etc... - PrimeTime Live on VCR Repair Rip-Offs - 1992 - part 1 of 3! (https://youtu.be/jGQws7AkQiU#)
Quote from: guest on 10/23/2014, 09:29 AMQuote from: grache on 10/23/2014, 12:53 AMQuote from: guest on 10/22/2014, 10:53 PMThe moral of the story is: I'm rich, bitch
No, the moral of the story is: There is some hope of recovering the TG16 games because of their obscurity & never trust anyone, friends or high-standing members of society.
No, the real moral of the story is this: As you continue to frequent these boards, you will develop the ability to tell when I'm drunk-posting and adopt the community-wide practice of ignoring said posts. You can usually spot my drunk posts because they are meant to be funny but they are not funny in any way. Often times, they are completely unintelligible.
(yes... i know, that is virtually every post i write. i drink that often. :lol:)
My apologies, amigo.
Nully, just wondering do you look like your avatar?....
From what I recall, he enjoyed that cheeseburger, just couldn't quite aim, too well, to consume it properly. His daughter seemed concerned, yet having fun filming him, though.
You're so cool, Brewster! (https://youtu.be/BV4-dHF6Fn0#)
Quote from: guest on 10/23/2014, 09:44 AMQuote from: madboom0522 on 10/23/2014, 09:33 AMNully, just wondering do you look like your avatar?....
Nah, i'm nowhere near that sexy. Think of david hasselhoff. Not baywatch hasselhoff... i'm talking about cheeseburger-off-the-kitchen-floor hasselhoff. Now, add 100 lbs, make him bald, and give him a completely different face.
tah-dah!
So... Machine from 8mm?
Quote from: guest on 10/22/2014, 10:53 PMOnce, my uncle had a billion dollar cockring. A hobo from the projects stole it from him in the middle of a drunken gangbang. Uncle Bilbo was ddevastated... but luckily, when I was casting vagrants for a bumfight video, I found the cockring and was able to reclaim it. Don't ask how.
The moral of the story is: I'm rich, bitch, but hobos and profos alike be goin' fo dat bling.
love it :)
To the OP. Know how you feel, been in teh same position, broken into games stolen, unfortunately that fucks with your head, means you games get shifted into boxes so they dont get stolen :(... i feel your pain and i hope you get some stuff back
Quote from: guest on 10/23/2014, 09:29 AMMy apologies, amigo.
No need to apologize, I've seen enough of your posts to know that's your style. There's no beef, I was just explaining myself because I can see how the story could come off that way.
neutopia6, how many people knew about the cigarettes in the freezer? I don't think many thieves would look there. If only a few people knew about them I'd try feeding them misinformation. Say things that weren't stolen were stolen & vice versa. See if they have any reaction and go from there. Of course that idea is null and void if you've posted about the details of the robbery on facebook.
If you have the patience I'd keeping checking local game shops, pawn shops, craigslist, etc. for a few months. If they are clever at all they won't move it in one huge lot immediately.
Good luck
Hopefully you can get your stuff back dude!
Here's a thread that might make you more optimistic. This guy lost his Konami Windy candy cab and found it 2 years later through persistent searching for it
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?225871-APB-Stolen-Konami-Windy (http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?225871-APB-Stolen-Konami-Windy)
Quote from: grache on 10/23/2014, 05:54 PMQuote from: guest on 10/23/2014, 09:29 AMMy apologies, amigo.
No need to apologize, I've seen enough of your posts to know that's your style. There's no beef, I was just explaining myself because I can see how the story could come off that way.
neutopia6, how many people knew about the cigarettes in the freezer? I don't think many thieves would look there. If only a few people knew about them I'd try feeding them misinformation. Say things that weren't stolen were stolen & vice versa. See if they have any reaction and go from there. Of course that idea is null and void if you've posted about the details of the robbery on facebook.
If you have the patience I'd keeping checking local game shops, pawn shops, craigslist, etc. for a few months. If they are clever at all they won't move it in one huge lot immediately.
Good luck
With the freezer, many people keep cash there.
This is someone familiar with the stock, but, in freezers, yes, cigs cost $, but many people, bars, clubs, etc, still use that as a cash spot. It's an old spot, it's tired, yes, but still used.
Quote from: guest on 10/23/2014, 07:41 PMWait... so, in <20 posts, I'm already flagged as a non-funny drunk poster?
niiiiiice... 8)
Not quite. you're a unique mess, why I, at least, converse with you.
, I'm sure, when I get a chance with you, we can be unfunny together, over a bottle, and TG-16's new Defender sequel, or that DoxPhile game.
Exactly, the freezer makes sense to look in, some drugs get stored there, the person was very thorough, found all the hiding spots.
All I can really do is hope it pops up somewhere eventually and I can spot it and find out who brought it in.
Both Y's book I and IIs, the tgcd one and the duo one, my Neutopia II was just in a regular CD case, if I remember any little details I'll post them, I'm sure whoever took it isn't very smart, and won't sell it off a few games at a time. Nearly 600 were missing.
Thanks though for all the advice so far, I'm really trying hard to keep my hopes up. :(
Fuck, don't even know what to say. I do not have insurance so I hate hearing this.
YA its late to offer advice but for me I have "Alarm Force" stickers posted ( no alarm ) I have 2 asshole dogs that bark and bark ( dogs are the best deterrence for a break in) I also have one of these..
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Home+Security%2fAccessories&product=8007069 (http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Home+Security%2fAccessories&product=8007069)
This cock sucker is so loud you cannot even hear yourself talk, it's heat activated, and password protected. Only a deterrence but I hope your ears bleed while you take my shit!!
so sorry to hear man
Quote from: guest on 10/23/2014, 09:29 PMFuck, don't even know what to say. I do not have insurance so I hate hearing this.
YA its late to offer advice but for me I have "Alarm Force" stickers posted ( no alarm ) I have 2 asshole dogs that bark and bark ( dogs are the best deterrence for a break in) I also have one of these..
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Home+Security%2fAccessories&product=8007069 (http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Home+Security%2fAccessories&product=8007069)
This cock sucker is so loud you cannot even hear yourself talk, it's heat activated, and password protected. Only a deterrence but I hope your ears bleed while you take my shit!!
so sorry to hear man
Deterrence is 90% of it, if an alarm goes off no one (unless they are cracked or on PCP) is going to be hanging around to find out if it's a real or fake alarm.
Ouch dude. Sorry to hear about that ! I need to check the coverage on my house insurance, and see what it covers, and doesn't .. as it relates to my collection
Quote from: MrFulci on 10/23/2014, 07:23 PMQuote from: grache on 10/23/2014, 05:54 PMneutopia6, how many people knew about the cigarettes in the freezer? I don't think many thieves would look there.
With the freezer, many people keep cash there.
This is someone familiar with the stock, but, in freezers, yes, cigs cost $, but many people, bars, clubs, etc, still use that as a cash spot. It's an old spot, it's tired, yes, but still used.
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Quote from: neutopia6 on 10/23/2014, 08:50 PMExactly, the freezer makes sense to look in, some drugs get stored there, the person was very thorough, found all the hiding spots.
You're right; freezer is a common spot to hide money.
I still think the thief is probably someone who can see your facebook posts. One last idea, you could plead that a game that is somehow unique, specific damage to the label, box, etc. has extreme sentimental value. Offer amnesty and a huge pay-off for the game's return. Of course don't honor the amnesty.
Quote from: guest on 10/23/2014, 07:41 PMWait... so, in <20 posts, I'm already flagged as a non-funny drunk poster?
niiiiiice... 8)
The first couple dozen posts of yours I read I thought you were a real piece of shit troll. I then realized with your post count you'd have been banned a long time ago if you weren't joking.
This is the funniest thing I've read in weeks:
Quote from: guest on 07/24/2014, 11:17 PMYou can leave the shield off safely, just make sure not to use the console within 500 feet of a microwave oven or any RF transmitter. Tg16 have been known to induce serious current through the turbo pads in the absence of the FCC mandated RF shielding.
Quote from: johnnymad on 07/24/2014, 11:28 PMAhh. Guess I should maybe just try and trim it then as the little nook area in my bedroom where I have all my systems hooked up is pretty close to the kitchen and therefore about 15 feet away from the microwave. If I did just leave the bottom though, would that shield it enough?
Neutopia6, I wish you the best, and I hope the judge is like this fella -
Take Him To Detroit (https://youtu.be/ynY2begPzoM#)
Detroit it not far over the Canada border.
This is terrible! I am in Edmonton, so if your stuff winds up in Alberta and you need someone to do some legwork, just let me know. I check kijiji often enough and Obey stuff rarely if ever shows up, so it shouldn't be hard to spot.
Good luck in bringing justice to the filthy pig. My partner had a thought; Is there a chance that you have posted pictures somewhere with geolocation data embedded in them? Someone may have been able to figure out where you live that way.
It might pop up in Alberta, who knows, I'm betting Vancouver though, its been nine days now I'm starting to think I'm totally fucked. :(
Thanks for everything though so far you guys.
I read the first page and none of the pages in between, but whoever took this isn't going to sell it to some local pawn shop unless they're a fucking idiot. A pawn shop isn't going to give but $20 for a 25 year old game console the east Indian owner has never even heard of. Even with all the games, he'll be lucky to get enough money to buy a eighth of weed.
They're going to sell the shit, piece at a time, on the Internet (probably eBay) for maximum profit. Unless, like esteban said, it was a crime of envy & lust and they're only interested in playing your games.
The only chance you have of getting your stuff back is if it was someone really close to you who did it as a goof or to hold you ransom for some wrong you did them. The chances of this are so slim, hopefully you've already started bidding for replacement items on eBay. If you're lucky, you might even get to buy back some of your collection!
Quote from: nat...
...The chances of this are so slim, hopefully you've already started bidding for replacement items on eBay. If you're lucky, you might even get to buy back some of your collection!
And I thought my comment was cruel (about crime of lust/envy). (https://junk.tg-16.com/images/hany_in_the_sky.png)
Quote from: nat on 10/26/2014, 05:22 PM...If you're lucky, you might even get to buy back some of your collection!
I like the cut of your jib.
Yea man i feel for ya, about 7 years ago I had my apartment broke into and had pretty much everything electronic stolen... Except my 56" TV. Lets seeeeeee my Ps3, Xbox360, Wii, all games and accessories for said systems, my 1K$ video camera, SLR camera, PSP, Nin.DS, both my laptops (school & work), and about 700$ in cash. Pretty much everything that was in my living room minus the cash, which was in my bedside night stand. My entire retro collection was setup im my room, and thank god none of that was touched. Thanks to my renters insurance, i was able to replace everything for considerably less than what I had originally paid, and about a year later that police dept. called and told me they had recovered my video camera! It was trying to be pawned in a shop about an hour and a half from where I lived. Come to find out, I had been robbed by a couple of fucking kids! Seriously! 2 teenagers, and neither one of them was even 16!!! Unfortunatly for the camera, it had been dropped and the lens had come off the track, so it was junk... at least I got to recover the tape in it :\
In my case, i feel like it was a blessing in disguise since nothing of any real sentimental value or rare/collectable was taken. Thanksfully because of this, I was actually able to pocket a little bit of my settlement since I was able to buy preowned.
In short, my condolences so go out to you sir, I am super sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you felt when you came home to find your shit in disarray. Be thorough with looking thru everything. I was finding out that other things were stolen an entire month after the fact, I just didnt think to check EVERYWHERE at the time. Get yourself some insurance. I know hindsight is 20/20 and all that mess and im sure your sick to your stomach hearing everyone repeatedly tell you this, but renters insurance is pretty damn cheap and I can attest personally to the fact that it is WELL worth it. I will definitely be on the look out for anything that sounds like it could be from your collection, I tend to frequent Feebay and the Zon for "good deals" so ill make sure to keep my eyes peeled.
All I really have are video games and furniture, what else does someone need in there life lol.
Thank you for the kind words though, I really hope something happens.
Sorry for your loss, Neutopia, I hope for you that luck will be on your side.
This is one of my biggest fears. I'm really sorry this happened to you, and i hope you are able to recovery your stuff man. Best of luck to you
Wow.. Just wow.... I hope you're able to get your collection back, and I would like nothing more than for the asshole who stole your collection to have the maximum sentence brought down on his ass.
It has to be someone you know. Write a list of each person that are potential suspects, and then branch off of each one qualities about them (length of relationship, distance from house, whether they have VG knowledge). The last one is a big one. I know if the majority of my friends stole my stuff, they wouldn't be so specific (some can't even tell what system a Turbo Grafx CD vs a Playstation 1 game case is) in what to grab and only grab.
Double check if anything else was stolen. Again, if it was that specific, they have to have seen/been to your house numerous times to memorize the hiding places for cash, where those video games/consoles were laid out and when you would be gone from the place.
Did you have any roommates, anyone else staying at your house for extended periods of time? Did you end a particular relationship on a bad note and this is as revenge?
Hope you get your stuff back, but I doubt they will sell it off right away. I'd expect at least a 2-5 month wait for the hotness to wear off slightly before even attempting to sell any of it.
Quote from: guest on 10/30/2014, 10:07 PM*Nulltard posts amazing pic*
O. M. G.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!1!!11!!!!!
Damn thats a lot of games
Really sorry to hear about this. That really blows. I've worried about my stuff getting stolen too. I don't worry about friends stealing it(my "hanging out" and party days are long over), but I do worry about a random robbery or the wrong person hearing about my stuff from family/friends.
I'm sure you've thought of it, and ultimately I doubt it will help you find your stuff, but another thing to consider is the time you were gone when the games were stolen. For instance, if it happened during your work day consider which of your friends were also working at their jobs that day. If nothing else, it might help eliminate suspects. That way at least you won't have that cloud of suspicion over certain friends any more.
Best of luck with this sad situation dude.
No room mates or people staying with me, I'm rather seclusive, most people are too stupid to put up with, I'm in a relationship right now, me and my girlfriend have been living together about a year, it sucks too because I got her into TurboGrafx pretty good.
I was out game hunting, came back with about fourth games, ready to clean, organize and put into my collection only it wasn't there when I got back.
Nobody knew I was gone, as for suspects in not too sure, I have maybe three people I game with but they're mostly PlayStation and Xbox ''gamers'' so they're fucking clueless, I get them to play old shit but apparently nobody has patience for games requiring skill nowadays.
As long as it pops up eventually I'll be fine, hell if the person brought it back this second I'd hug them, I don't make much money so have $13,000 worth of my life's collection go missing feels like something I can't replace.
Thanks again for all the kind words, its hard to keep my fucking sanity lol.
Quote from: neutopia6 on 10/31/2014, 04:59 PMNo room mates or people staying with me, I'm rather seclusive, most people are too stupid to put up with, I'm in a relationship right now, me and my girlfriend have been living together about a year, it sucks too because I got her into TurboGrafx pretty good.
I was out game hunting, came back with about fourth games, ready to clean, organize and put into my collection only it wasn't there when I got back.
Nobody knew I was gone, as for suspects in not too sure, I have maybe three people I game with but they're mostly PlayStation and Xbox ''gamers'' so they're fucking clueless, I get them to play old shit but apparently nobody has patience for games requiring skill nowadays.
As long as it pops up eventually I'll be fine, hell if the person brought it back this second I'd hug them, I don't make much money so have $13,000 worth of my life's collection go missing feels like something I can't replace.
Thanks again for all the kind words, its hard to keep my fucking sanity lol.
How many pc engine / turbo grafix game were in you colection ?
Quote from: neutopia6 on 10/31/2014, 04:59 PMNo room mates or people staying with me, I'm rather seclusive, most people are too stupid to put up with, I'm in a relationship right now, me and my girlfriend have been living together about a year, it sucks too because I got her into TurboGrafx pretty good.
I was out game hunting, came back with about fourth games, ready to clean, organize and put into my collection only it wasn't there when I got back.
Nobody knew I was gone, as for suspects in not too sure, I have maybe three people I game with but they're mostly PlayStation and Xbox ''gamers'' so they're fucking clueless, I get them to play old shit but apparently nobody has patience for games requiring skill nowadays.
As long as it pops up eventually I'll be fine, hell if the person brought it back this second I'd hug them, I don't make much money so have $13,000 worth of my life's collection go missing feels like something I can't replace.
Thanks again for all the kind words, its hard to keep my fucking sanity lol.
Maybe your gf was in on it and told someone else where to find everything. Or perhaps she was there while it happened. You never know. How long were you gone when it happened? Where was she?
Just throwing ideas out there!
No idea if its related at all in any way... but some dude on facebook has been flaunting a big collection of turbo+pc engine+pcfx stuff he bought in a big lot not long ago. I think he's in Texas though.
Neutopia,
Think of the company you keep, or have kept. Sometimes there is a connection. I mentioned a few stories in a prior post, in this thread.
With people I've known, it's usually people who have borrowed stuff, then taken their time to return it. Some stuff I've let go, usually books. That's why I only loan so much of certain things, if I do, and I always keep in mind the chance I may not get it back, and if I do, not the condition I loaned it.
10+ years ago, I had someone ignoring my phonecalls. I even sent a postal letter. They ignored that, also. So, I drove to their house, about a 2 hour drive? I forget, to get a movie back. They gave me the movie when I arrived there. Then, got the excuse, "Oh, we didn't get back to you, because we didn't have the money to post it back, and didn't know what to say, etc.". later, the other part of the couple called, since that person heard from their significant other I just showed up at their house to get my movie, and apologized, etc. Seems a bit wacky, typing the story now, but it bothered me a lot at the time, and it was within a driving distance, so...
I knew them for a while, also.
Sometimes, think of people, even if you knew them for ages, that even if you didn't have a falling out with, that you just haven't spoken with, in a while.
Also, alarm systems, hidden video surveillance (Cheap, nowadays. Don't tell anyone where it is, though, then it's no longer unknown.), insurance, all good stuff.
Nah, my girlfriend was with me, I usually do trips around BC every few weeks and she comes with me, nothing like loud punk rock music shit loads of caffeine and someone to laugh and talk with when you're stuck in a car for ten hours.
Apparently the old couple that lives across the street said they were taking out the garbage around seven, noticed the lights were on and someone with short light colored hair was walking around inside, also my car was gone, but they apparently didn't think anything of it.
In my collection there were about fifty Turbo grafx and TurboGrafx CD games, around fifteen or twenty were CD games which will make it look even weirder if it pops up.
Definitely going to get a security system now, if this happens again I'm blowing my fucking head off lol.
Quote from: neutopia6 on 11/01/2014, 12:27 PMNah, my girlfriend was with me, I usually do trips around BC every few weeks and she comes with me, nothing like loud punk rock music shit loads of caffeine and someone to laugh and talk with when you're stuck in a car for ten hours.
Apparently the old couple that lives across the street said they were taking out the garbage around seven, noticed the lights were on and someone with short light colored hair was walking around inside, also my car was gone, but they apparently didn't think anything of it.
In my collection there were about fifty Turbo grafx and TurboGrafx CD games, around fifteen or twenty were CD games which will make it look even weirder if it pops up.
Definitely going to get a security system now, if this happens again I'm blowing my fucking head off lol.
Nothing too much to LOL about.
Having security is nice.
People pull all sorts of shit.
I know of someone worked (Still working?) in hotels. He had a maid's ironing board go missing.
He had to go through security video, and noticed a guy taking it out.
He confronted the guy, he denied it, 'til bringing up video. Then, all of a sudden, a damn ironing board did somehow make it to his vehicle. I guess it's like taking towels, for some people. Ironing boards...
Think about who you've known. Beyond that, who knows what you've posted about online. I have not much knowledge about you, other than your thread here. All that's to say, that's been said, is that those people knew what they were taking.
I feel like this thread should be a reminder to us all. Posting pics of your collection or recent pickups on social media is not a good idea, nor is "bragging" about your stuff to people around you. There was a time when no one gave a shit about old video games, but they are now big money. I'm not trying to blame the girl for getting raped, but OP seems like the kind of guy who liked to run around telling anyone who would listen that he was sitting on $13k in retrogames, or better yet invite them into his house to show them off. If I invested my money in gold/silver and kept it in the house, I wouldn't post pics of that on Facebook. Same goes for anything else.
I've invested in claymores.
If I can't have my Turbobs, nobody can.
I currently have renters insurance. I have been looking into it, and since i would consider my games a "collection" I'm going to have to look into a "rider" or "floater' for my games. Anyone have any experience in this. I created a sort of itemized list of all my games and consoles when i moved into my new place 4-5 months ago. But this list does not have prices, just the list of games, and pictures. So I'm guessing i need to price out all this stuff as well
Edit:
So i just got off the phone with my renters insurance company. Looks like if i want to get something like a rider on my video game collection i would have to get it professional appraised. I have no idea if there is even a professional video game appraiser company out there. I do know that the with my type of insurance i should be fine if something were to happen. I have a itemized list and pictures of my collection. I don't need to, but it would help if i had a list of what i value these games at.
Hopefully this info helps someone out there
Quote from: munchiaz on 11/03/2014, 04:11 PMI currently have renters insurance. I have been looking into it, and since i would consider my games a "collection" I'm going to have to look into a "rider" or "floater' for my games. Anyone have any experience in this. I created a sort of itemized list of all my games and consoles when i moved into my new place 4-5 months ago. But this list does not have prices, just the list of games, and pictures. So I'm guessing i need to price out all this stuff as well
Edit:
So i just got off the phone with my renters insurance company. Looks like if i want to get something like a rider on my video game collection i would have to get it professional appraised. I have no idea if there is even a professional video game appraiser company out there. I do know that the with my type of insurance i should be fine if something were to happen. I have a itemized list and pictures of my collection. I don't need to, but it would help if i had a list of what i value these games at.
Hopefully this info helps someone out there
This is an issue that I've wondered about for a long time - I'm fairly certain that most collectible items would need an appraisal to be considered worth more than a buck or two a piece for insurance purposes, especially when it comes to retro gaming stuff and the like. We all know what things are worth on the market but to an insurance company, it's just a bunch of old toys no one cares about anymore.
That being said - if you rent a place, get renter's insurance. It's so cheap it's a no-brainer. Most big outfits will give you mid to high 5-figure total replacement for like $15-20 a month or less.
Quote from: jeffhlewis on 11/03/2014, 09:46 PMQuote from: munchiaz on 11/03/2014, 04:11 PMI currently have renters insurance. I have been looking into it, and since i would consider my games a "collection" I'm going to have to look into a "rider" or "floater' for my games. Anyone have any experience in this. I created a sort of itemized list of all my games and consoles when i moved into my new place 4-5 months ago. But this list does not have prices, just the list of games, and pictures. So I'm guessing i need to price out all this stuff as well
Edit:
So i just got off the phone with my renters insurance company. Looks like if i want to get something like a rider on my video game collection i would have to get it professional appraised. I have no idea if there is even a professional video game appraiser company out there. I do know that the with my type of insurance i should be fine if something were to happen. I have a itemized list and pictures of my collection. I don't need to, but it would help if i had a list of what i value these games at.
Hopefully this info helps someone out there
This is an issue that I've wondered about for a long time - I'm fairly certain that most collectible items would need an appraisal to be considered worth more than a buck or two a piece for insurance purposes, especially when it comes to retro gaming stuff and the like. We all know what things are worth on the market but to an insurance company, it's just a bunch of old toys no one cares about anymore.
That being said - if you rent a place, get renter's insurance. It's so cheap it's a no-brainer. Most big outfits will give you mid to high 5-figure total replacement for like $15-20 a month or less.
Yeah the whole appraised value stuff is hard to get for something like games. I know i pay about $16 a month, and i have over 20k of coverage on my stuff. From what the agent told me i can get my stuff replaced for items in the same or like condition, and if that means buying it off ebay then they would cover that cost to get the item
Quote from: galam on 10/26/2014, 10:06 PMQuote from: nat on 10/26/2014, 05:22 PM...If you're lucky, you might even get to buy back some of your collection!
I like the cut of your jib.
Risky Business to possibly meet up with the thief to buy your stuff back... ;)
So, I've been away for a few weeks and only now decided to look at this thread again... I too had Necro's reaction...
OK, so neut, you don't like banks and you actually kept serious cash at your place which was also stolen ?? Money is good as long as someone else on the receiving end is willing to trade you for it. A bank account is protected by the FDIC up to $250,000, so unless you're seriously worried about a coming revolution or the zombie apocalypse, your money would've been safe there... Checking accounts are free with a minimum balance, like my bank is $600, so yeah, if it's under that you get fees. Some banks like TCF are fully free. There's healthy paranoia and then there's excess like yours (at least, it sounds like it) - sorry to be a bit critical here while you're down... If only you had been paranoid about security though and loaded up on screeching alarms like sparky there...
One thing that's good to hear is the police there actually dusted for fingerprints. Here in Chicago you need dead bodies at the scene for that to happen. I had a renter who was broken into, we called the cops, they came, asked if we wanted to file a report, the end. Some years later, my garage door got open, they stole my new 24 foot ladder, $169 value, busted my car's window, stole my toolbox. I had a temp construction job at the time, so I left many tools in my car. Called cops, showed them the busted Mexican beer bottle where the window was broken, looked like what they used, I hoped something would be dusted, but nope... That concluded the "investigation."
Fact is, if your shit gets stolen, you're likely not ever getting it back if the thief/thieves escape the scene, sorry to say... Same deal with my renter, she asked me if I want I can file a report, I said of course, I got a card of it, she left, bye bye, and it took damn near $600 at Menards to replace my usual tool set... I lost tools I had since 17, and couldn't exactly remember what I had in the toolbox... I dunno if I ever replaced everything I had, but I guess I recovered over time... It's really a devastating feeling, bottomline, and it sucks you'll likely never get justice...
I had a thief break in a long time ago and steal stuff like my Dreamcast and my PS2. They actually caught the guy and I got most of my stuff back. He got caught trying to sell some coins he stole to a group of firemen at a fire station. There was another guy they suspected but could not connect to the thief until after I got my PS2 back and the moron played Gran Turismo on the stolen PS2 and put his full name in and saved it. I never got my Dreamcast back though....
Wow, how dumb can you be to show up at a firestation to sell stolen goods. They deal with cops all the time when fires break out and probably are buds with many... Lucky you, he wasn't as smart as he thought. What exactly is needed for them to give a damn enough to dust for prints though ?? They didn't give a f--k in my 2 cases as mentioned...
Dang, dude. Just reading this. Hope the police can find some fingerprints or something. Really sorry about your collection.
here is a 50+ game lot...just thought i would post this incase there is chance this could be your tg16 collection...although it is doubtful that someone would try and sell it like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-54-turbo-grafx-games-Turbografx-16-duo-/301416358459?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item462dd0a23b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-54-turbo-grafx-games-Turbografx-16-duo-/301416358459?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item462dd0a23b)
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