Retro Buying Excuses!!

[zapiy]

When you get a motherload of retro gear and your partner spots it and moans lol.. What's the best excuse you have come up with?

Couple of mine.

"My finger slipped on ebay and I purchased the lot by accident."

"Well is worth a lot of money so we will be rich one day."

[TrekMD]

Your finger slipped?  LOL  I can tell you stories about things "slipping!"

[zapiy]

Lol. Those who are single only need to make excuses to themselves.


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[TrekMD]

Oh, my stories about things "slipping" have nothing to do with video games.  They have to do with my profession.   LOL

[Vadergb]

Two years ago me and the wife were in our local cashconvertors looking at their crud and there was a boxed Starfox Snes console pack priced at £45. I'd just bought a boxed Super Famicom the previous week and she knew I had at least three Pal ones in the loft so we left to goto a coffee shop.

In the coffee shop I started fidgeting and she asked me what was wrong. I told her I was unhappy leaving the boxed Snes for "anyone" to buy and it would be a tragedy to let it fall into the wrong hands. Im happy to say the tragedy was avoided and I got the console before my coffee got cold. The morale of the story is make sure you can do a sad enough expression to con the wife.

[TrekMD]

LOL  A tregedy, eh? 

[zapiy]

Lol that's brilliant. You have an understanding wife.


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[Vadergb]

Lol that's brilliant. You have an understanding wife.


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LOL  A tregedy, eh?

She has Horses which I fund, which means theres not a lot I cant get Retro wise bar a Sit down arcade machine.

[TrekMD]

Ah, now that explains it!  You support her hobby (which is an expensive one, I'm sure), so she can't really complain much about yours. 

[zapiy]

Yep that's how it should be. My wife is pretty understanding, more the lack of space but every now and then I need an excuse to lol.


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[Vadergb]

Ah, now that explains it!  You support her hobby (which is an expensive one, I'm sure), so she can't really complain much about yours. 

Exactly, a no point my gaming hobby gets anywhere near the cost for hers horses. She knew I loved gaming when I met her (20 Years ago), part of my hobby (Computing and IT) led to employment and now my own IT Business so without my love for 8 bit and 16 bit computers I doubt I would ended up in IT.

I'm with Zapiy on space being a consideration to for the hobby. Lots of my stuff is boxed (but ready to be used) im hoping my new Office finally gets buillt and it gives me a little more space I crave for gaming.

[Saturn]

That's some great stuff
Only time a purchase has ever affected a relationship was in 2003 when I bought a Jaguar Kiosk on ebay. Wife (at the time) saw how much I bid and was like,
Told her it was a once in a lifetime deal lol

In the end the kiosk stayed and the wife had to go

[Shadowrunner]

That's some great stuff
Only time a purchase has ever affected a relationship was in 2003 when I bought a Jaguar Kiosk on ebay. Wife (at the time) saw how much I bid and was like,
Told her it was a once in a lifetime deal lol

In the end the kiosk stayed and the wife had to go

Great trade!

[TrekMD]

In the end the kiosk stayed and the wife had to go