>1998 >13 years old >go to every house in annual neighborhood

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>1998
>13 years old
>go to every house in annual neighborhood garage sale
>pick up SNES "Zombies Ate my Neighbors" for $2
>nice
>go to house that sold me a big saw the year prior
>atari 2600 and a box full of games for $20
>"hello, sir, i would like to purchase this atari 2600 and games for $20
>"yeah, but the power cable is broken."
>look at it, a break in the middle of the cable, probably by a pet
>dad taught me to fix power cables a week prior, due to dog damage, easily fixed
>"understood. here's $20."
>"it's broken."
>"You said that. I don't care. Here's $20."
>"it's too broken to sell. Sorry, not for sale. I'm bringing it back inside."
>use $20 to buy some toys for kid brother

Not groovy, friends. Still angry about it.

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