Jacked.

[Nightmare]

Tuesday night, sometime between 11pm and 7am Wednesday, my car was broken into. The thief stole my backpack which contained my legacy deck, and my Elder Dragon Highlander deck. The important things in those decks were:

4 Force of Will (altered to the Fantastic 4, signed)
4 Foil Japanese Daze
4 Foil Tarmogoyf
3 Foil Stifle
4 Foil Aether Vial
6 Foil Signed blue fetchlands
2 Beta Trops
1 FBB Trop
4 Wastelands (1 foil)
4 Mutavaults
2 Foil Japanese Relic of Progenitus
3 Foil Krosan Grips
2 Sower of Temptation
and a shit ton of Foil Merfolk.

Also, My Captain Sisay EDH deck, with a foil signed Heath, and a ton of good Green and White foils (mostly Legends) along with the artifact mana (all foil) and a Foil Chinese Mindslaver, and a Japanese Gaea's Cradle.

I'm out approximately $2000. I'm not excited about it, and as it turns out, it's not covered by insurance. Unless some kid tries to sell it to a game store locally, which is less likely than him throwing it all out, I'll never see those cards again. This is YEARS of investment and trading and tournament wins and all kinds of work, gone in an instant.

I'm not looking for handouts. I just want you guys to know, and to warn you to NEVER leave your cards somewhere where you can potentially be victimized like I was the other night. It's one of the worst feelings I've ever had.

[elof]

Omg... I sure as hell hope you find them again... Best of luck man, looks like you'll need it :(

EDIT: Once, I thought I lost my deck with full power etc etc and even thou it was only gone for like 5 min or so, I was totally heartbroken and didn't know what I'll do so I can't even imagine what you must feel... :(

[Amon Amarth]

If it's any consolation I'm fairly certain there is a layer of Hell reserved for thieves that steal Magic cards.

[Skeggi]

Sucks man. I had my cards stolen at some point too, but it was never a value that big.

Nowadays I keep most of my cards at home. When I leave for a tournament I only take the deck I play with me and a of trade binder. It greatly reduces the risk of getting completely jacked. Also because it's a light package you can easily carry it around with you, always. And never ever leave it unattended in the car ofcourse...

[Wargoos]

Sincere condolence, mate.
=(

[AngryTroll]

Man, sorry to hear that. It isn't covered by your insurance? I had a car broken into a few years ago, but homeowner's insurance ended up covering everything that was in it. It probably won't hurt to ask your agent again.

That's super lame. I'd make sure local card shops have a list of what went missing...it could still turn up.

[Anusien]

That sucks. I hope you get that shit back. Maybe find him off Ebay or a local pawn shop or something?

[umbowta]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss, Adam.

I know how you feel because I too was robbed recently. Theives broke into my home and stole all the cash, jewelery, and technology items they could get their hands on. $4000 worth of stuff and the house was a mess. Strangely enough, the Magic cards were untouched. They even opened the case containing my moxen, LoA, 50+ dual lands and left everything there. Just so you know, insurance doesn't cover 100% of anything anymore. I got a check for significanlty less than what I lost.

[Brad Herbig]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss, Adam.

I know how you feel because I too was robbed recently. Theives broke into my home and stole all the cash, jewelery, and technology items they could get their hands on. $4000 worth of stuff and the house was a mess. Strangely enough, the Magic cards were untouched. They even opened the case containing my moxen, LoA, 50+ dual lands and left everything there. Just so you know, insurance doesn't cover 100% of anything anymore. I got a check for significanlty less than what I lost.

Probably because expensive Magic cards are just worthless pieces of cardboard to most people.

I too am sorry for your loss. Hopefully your stuff will turn up somewhere so you can get it back.

[Dan Turner]

Man that sucks, I know how you feel that happened to me last year, not stolen from my car they was stolen by someone I thought was a friend. You will most likely get the same attitude from your local cops I did : It's just cards why should we care. All I can say is you have some unique things that its is real easy to spot so as a legacy community we need to keep an eye out for these. Also notify every card shop in about a 200 mile radius of you because sometimes people go just outside there local area to move stuff like this thinking they will not get caught.

I don't have any real legacy stuff outside my decks at the moment but your more then welcome if you need something just to PM me.

[goobafish]

Urg. Sorry to hear that. Hope you get your shit back.

[DrJones]

Man. That's horrible. I know hiw it feels to have something you invested so much time and money in it go down the drain in a moment. The thing with a fully foiled deck is that it's harder for the thief not to notice that it might have some value, so he might try to sell it to someone.

What happened to you is partly the reason I stopped going to tournaments years ago and never ever spend more than 6$ in a single card. It's my hobby and I don't want some moron's greed to ruin it. Tell your story to all store owners near you and denounce the thievery to the police, because over $2000 is serious and he can end in jail. good luck!

[munkie]

i'm sorry bro-ski. That really blows. But at least they didn't get the Beta Seas, right?

[Michael Keller]

That's just grade-A fucking terrible. Sorry to hear that man.

[JeroenC]

I can only chime in with the words already spoken here. That just sucks huge amounts of donkey balls. This is one of those times that I'm happy I barely have a collection. And I'd still freak out if anything got stolen.

[freakish777]

That sucks. I know what it's like (minus the fact that my shit wasn't pimp).

If the police catch who's responsible (unlikely) it'd be good to have an itemized list of the cards for small claims court.

[munkie]

Well I had about $7-10k worth of cards stolen from me about 5 years ago, and that knocked me right out of the game. I totally feel for you.

I love you, Adam. Bong rips?

[SpatulaOfTheAges]

That fucking sucks.






Is anyone else tired of this shit happening?

To the store-owners out there, what do you think when someone tries to sell you a large volume of cards? How much do you scrutinize what somebody is selling you?

These fucking thieves have to unload somewhere.

[eq.firemind]

Goddamn awful news, man! Very sorry for you.
I hope your cards will show up somewhere you can find at least a part and those motherfuckers will meet painfull end as soon as possible.

It'll be nice to send e-mail with the list of your stuff, description and comments to all known big Internet sellers. Chances are low, but, just like in game of Magic, you need to maximize 'em as much as possible...

[Bardo]

Nightmare - I feel for you. Sorry, man. That sucks.

About the thieves, do they even know what they have on their hands? Depending on where you parked (i.e. not a gaming convention or card store), they may not realize the value of your nerdy bling collection and might unload it in a nearby trashcan, etc.

[Nightmare]

Nightmare - I feel for you. Sorry, man. That sucks.

About the thieves, do they even know what they have on their hands? Depending on where you parked (i.e. not a gaming convention or card store), they may not realize the value of your nerdy bling collection and might unload it in a nearby trashcan, etc.

This is the most likely scenario. I plan to walk around the area tonight, since it's trash night, and look at piles for my stuff. Unlikely, but worth a shot, I guess.

[TheAardvark]

I had something similar happen. One of my "friends" had apparently made a copy of all of the keys on my ring somehow (guess he took them when we were all hanging out one night and brought them back right afterwards), and when I somehow pissed him off, he chose to get into my car when I was at a local convention and take my box. This box had everything I played with: Beta Birds, signed Beta Wraths, BB duals, all the good, current Standard/Extended cards of the time, etc. My extras/trade binders were actually with me at the time, so I had been able to keep those, but it was mostly average or jank stuff.

He ended up taking them to a store in St. Louis the next day and dumping it all for cash. When I called the store the day after that (I called all the stores there), they gave me the runaround and tried to tell me they hadn't seen any of the stuff, even though I could hear the owner in the background telling the guy on the phone to get me the Hell off the phone and to not say anything else. I went there a couple of days later to look through their singles and found some of the stuff I KNOW was mine, either via certain marks or signed in certain ways, etc. When I broached the subject with the owner, he fed me some bullshit about how they'd had that stuff for a while, etc. He just flat stonewalled me. I was so pissed.

Oh, and he did it again a few months later after I had used a good portion of the insurance check (it was covered by the car being in my dad's name while I was living with them; this was in 2000) to replace a lot of it. I didn't know how he'd gotten into the car at that time, so I'd left the stuff in the trunk again and was at a mutual friend's house, and he took all of my stuff this time: playables, trade, etc. All the cards I had left were basic lands at my house.

So, yeah, I feel your pain, Nightmare. Hopefully you can either recover theproperty or at least find out who did it so you can properly...respond.

[Paradigm Shift]

Serious frowntown man. Best of luck recovering your stuff. It seems like keeping a close eye on E-bay is a good idea, even though I'm not sure what you can do about it at that point (except try to figure out the address of the seller. Go-go team IP hacks, unrealistic movie style).

[rockout]

Man, that sucks. When I hear that someone got their stuff stolen I just get so sick to my stomach. I hope you find the mother fucker and stab him in the kidney and shit into his eye socket.

[mercenarybdu]

[Snip]

Full warning for insulting other members, spam and annoying the shit out of me. - Bardo

[Leftconsin]

The problem is, the local cops might not lift a finger to help you get back your stuff if you locate it. I know a guy who had an expensive guitar stolen. Two days later he found it on eBay for sale under a guy he knew's account. Despite having several pictures and eye witnesses proving that the guy I knew owned the guitar, and that it was stolen, the cops said they couldn't do anything about it.

I'm just glad I havn't been stolen from.

[loveisgreen]

Just a heads up, if anyone gets an address of a thief in Sacramento, let me know and I'll fly out there and kick his ass, then go to someone else's house who ripped me off and kick his ass. Two birds with one stone kinda deal.

I feel for you Nightmare, I had a binder of 4x Foil Wrath, 4x Foil DCI C-spell, 4x Delta, 4x Strand, 4x FoW and about 6x of every FNM foil since 2004 stolen at a tourney in LA. I literally puked twice when I thought about it. I can't imagine if it was worth what you had......

[heroicraptor]

Shit, Nightmare. That fucking sucks. I hope the shitstain did dump them and you find them.

[URABAHN]

Man, I'm not sure what steps you can take, but I would think calling the Police would be a good start, then calling every hobby store in the area, and checking eBay like a madman. You've got my support.

[Michael Keller]

Back in 2000 (I think?) I had a full set each of English Moats and English The Abyss stolen from a deck box at Neutral Ground when I wasn't looking (for like 30 seconds, which is an eternity).

They were still worth a bundle, but not nearly as much as they are now.

EDIT: I'm keeping a close watch on Ebay for these items in case they show up, Adam. I'll contact you if anything shows up.

[scrumdogg]

I'll echo the condolences, hopefully you recover the goods. Someone should check with the stores to the north & east as well (Oneida, Utica, Watertown) to make sure that they are aware. You left this stuff in your car, really? That blows my mind...but why wouldn't it be covered either under your auto or homeowner's insurance? Is that a NY specific matter, related to your specific policy, or is your co./agent just a giant douchebag. Oh, and if you get a line on the actual person, PM me, we should talk....

PS any uniquely distinguishing features/marks/characteristics on any of the cards that would show upon inspection or to look for online? Might also want to hit some of the better known online buyers (SCG, top 5 on FindMagicCards.com, etc) as well with the sad information.

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

Wow. That's really depressing. The sheer mundanity of evil is sad.


I had something similar happen. One of my "friends" had apparently made a copy of all of the keys on my ring somehow (guess he took them when we were all hanging out one night and brought them back right afterwards), and when I somehow pissed him off, he chose to get into my car when I was at a local convention and take my box. This box had everything I played with: Beta Birds, signed Beta Wraths, BB duals, all the good, current Standard/Extended cards of the time, etc. My extras/trade binders were actually with me at the time, so I had been able to keep those, but it was mostly average or jank stuff.

He ended up taking them to a store in St. Louis the next day and dumping it all for cash. When I called the store the day after that (I called all the stores there), they gave me the runaround and tried to tell me they hadn't seen any of the stuff, even though I could hear the owner in the background telling the guy on the phone to get me the Hell off the phone and to not say anything else. I went there a couple of days later to look through their singles and found some of the stuff I KNOW was mine, either via certain marks or signed in certain ways, etc. When I broached the subject with the owner, he fed me some bullshit about how they'd had that stuff for a while, etc. He just flat stonewalled me. I was so pissed.

Oh, and he did it again a few months later after I had used a good portion of the insurance check (it was covered by the car being in my dad's name while I was living with them; this was in 2000) to replace a lot of it. I didn't know how he'd gotten into the car at that time, so I'd left the stuff in the trunk again and was at a mutual friend's house, and he took all of my stuff this time: playables, trade, etc. All the cards I had left were basic lands at my house.

So, yeah, I feel your pain, Nightmare. Hopefully you can either recover theproperty or at least find out who did it so you can properly...respond.

What's the name of this store?

[URABAHN]

PS any uniquely distinguishing features/marks/characteristics on any of the cards that would show upon inspection or to look for online? Might also want to hit some of the better known online buyers (SCG, top 5 on FindMagicCards.com, etc) as well with the sad information.

Yeah, that's a good idea!

[beastman]

Damn...Thats the worst. I'll try to keep an eye out for your stuff on ebay.

[keys]

I had all my decks stolen about 6 years ago when I was 17. Not nearly the same financial loss, but still... heartbreak city. I played 10-land stompy for a good period of time after that. I hope you can recover it!:cry:

[conboy31]

Assuming the thief wanted to try to make a profit A) sell locally, B) sell internet C)?

I typed in google "sell magic cards" and the top hits are/advertisements:

www.MtgFanatic.com
www.mtgmintcard.com
StarCityGames.com
eBay Guides

It might be worth emailing the 3 stores and watching ebay as mentioned.

Maybe craigslist?

[roopa]

I will guarantee that the cops won't do a damn thing. Especially with items like magic cards, which are mass produced, there is no real way to prove that they are yours.

Aside from dumpster diving and scrutinizing ebay, you should check the for-sale sections of local papers. It's a longshot, but better than nothing. More than likely he will just try to sell them all at a local card store.

@aardvark: you should of went ape shit on that guy. That is downright raunchy.

[mercenarybdu]

I will guarantee that the cops won't do a damn thing. Especially with items like magic cards, which are mass produced, there is no real way to prove that they are yours...

Of course they're useless.

Even if someone stole stuff in front of a police station, they still won't do a darn.

[roopa]

ive honestly never seen a cop be useful.

[elof]

Was anything else stolen? Did it look like the thief/thiefs where after just the "normal" stuff like the radio and whatever else of value or did it look like they "knew" you had cards with you?

Truely, turely a sad world we are living in... :(

[Brushwagg]

@TheAardvark: That is classic fencing of stolen property. I would've raise holy hell about it.

[Jander78]

This sucks Adam. If you need to borrow anything, just let me know.

[beastman]

Your not planning on leaving the game are you?

[GGoober]

Gosh, was anything else stolen? This is fairly important since that would give clues as to whether the stealer is a magic thief or just a thief. But not any regular thief would take cards. Assuming the thief doesn't play magic but took them anyway, then he must be a TEENAGER or a young adult to have knowledge that this game fetches money.

Don't give up man, all these are clues, age and everything. Chances are it's hard to find, but man, now I don't want to Pimp out anything anymore. The risk of losing just one deck is painful. I had a similar though smaller experience. I showed my Bant Survival deck to this person who was trading, and we finished a trade, I packed everything up on the table that was mine but missed my Survival deck, and when I went back it was gone. Looking around for 5 minutes, some guy said he found it on top of the drink machine. I was thinking, that's weird, who would have put it up there, and I suspected the person returning it was the person intending to steal it. And it's true, because people had been eyeing him so I guess he chickened out.

Guys, and that was just less than 5 minutes, in front of my eyes, where he took the deck. I hate douchebags. I wished I could just tie them up in a corner and take a dump on their face. I'm sorry Nightmare, take it easy and try your best.

Just this though makes me mad, reminds me of the Legacy GP Trial where they got the criminals. It was victory man.

[Team-Hero]

ive honestly never seen a cop be useful.

T_T

[TheAardvark]

What's the name of this store?

Gathering Ground. I've heard it's under different ownership or something now (at least, I recall being told that), but when I go to the Lou I only frequent two stores, so whatever.


@TheAardvark: That is classic fencing of stolen property. I would've raise holy hell about it.

I tried, but no one really seemed to give a shit. I even had three people tell me that he flat out told them that he did it, but nothing came of it. Part of the issue is that he was a minor (16) at the time, so they certainly didn't take it as seriously as they would have if he were 18+.

So, yeah.

[PunkRocker1134]

Dude that sucks hardcore. My condolences. I had a shitty nightmare deck stolen from me and it felt like shit. I can only imagine how shitty you gotta feel. Again, my condolences bro.

[beastman]

I hope that wasnt an intentional joke.

[Afro]

Ugh this sucks. Sorry to hear this.

[Belgareth]

I'm really sorry to hear this :(
I actually had a large part of my collection stolen several years ago when my old house was burgaled, and at first the insurance company would not pay out due to some loophole but I had my local store owner write a cover letter about the collectable aspect of the game and how it was like stamps etc and the cards were actually of value.
He knew my deck and collection inside out and was willing to vouch for the value of Vintage Power so I luckily convinced them to pay out a % of what I lost.
So don't give up and it may be an avenue worth exploring, it's not like your EDH deck and legacy decks are not well known so you might be able to get something back.

Good luck.

[Eldariel]

Wow, that shit sucks... Best of luck in getting them back.

[jazzykat]

This is the royal suck. I guess the only positive thing is that no one was injured.

I think your best bet after filing the police report, is to look in local trash bins and contact local dealers. If they are honest you might get lucky as someone will try to unload the whole collection and a shop/dealer will phone you up.

Unfortunately, except for modified cards they are very much like cash in that they are very difficult to prove that they are yours. Modified cards might give you more of a leg to stand on.

If you get the call you should figure out how to proceed before you get the call i.e. will the cops do anything or are you better off showing up at the guy's place with duck tape and a ball peen hammer. In the later case make sure you are willing to accept the consequences.

[Wargoos]

Has any of you actually seen this?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaYd44FRzo&feature=channel

I randomly stumbled over it, when I wanted to see the recent SCG coverage.
That vid is just weak, but oh well, you guys apparently don't like each other.
I tried watchin it till the end, but I always feel like puttin a fork into my eyes or something.

[JeroenC]

Damn. That's retarded man. I know I'm not allowed to say this kind of stuff, but I would be hitting you around with the banhammer quite rapidly. That's one of the worst flamings I've ever seen.
First off: noone would mock you if you were out this many cards. If you'd make a post like that, we'd all feel sorry for you too. Just so happens to be that most of your posts are quite unlikeable (imo, that is). So yeah, I don't appreciate most of your posts, that's true. But I (and I reckon any person with a brain and a slightly working heart- which must not be you) would feel sorry for anyone who lost that many cards, and an "equal" amount of money.
You should feel ashamed of yourself, mercenary.

And I know this is spam and borderline backseat modding, but even if I get a warning or whatever, I'd think it worth it.

[Nightmare]

I can't watch youtube videos at work, but I'll assume this is MercenaryBDU's video blog, and I'll assume it's him saying something unkind in my direction.

@ Mercenary - I'm certainly not going to get into a pissing contest with you, and I'm certainly not going to apologize for anything I've said about you on these boards. I wouldn't ever say a thing on this site that I wouldn't say directly to someone in person, as anyone who I've disagreed with on the site can attest to - Ask Jack Elgin, or Chris Coppola, or any of the other strong personalities on this site.

It's a pretty cowardly person who takes a situation like this, where someone has been victimized in a significant way, and then uses it as a justification or vindication for their personal vendettas. Or even worse, uses it as a way to bring the spotlight on themselves. I don't know what your deal is, other than being a teenager with a chip on his shoulder and far too much time on his hands, but you need to grow up, and soon. It's all well and good to be an internet tough guy when you're 3000 miles away from the people you're talking about, but karma has a way of coming back to you.

If you care as much about this format, and this game, as you quite loudly assure us you do, then perhaps instead of taking advantage of the misfortune of other people (who actually positively contribute to the format), you could contribute something of substance and relevance yourself. Or don't. I don't care. Because regardless of what you may think, your existence bears no significance to my life whatsoever. I don't hate you, dude. I nothing you.

[Peter_Rotten]

I can't watch youtube videos at work, but I'll assume this is MercenaryBDU's video blog, and I'll assume it's him saying something unkind in my direction.

@ Mercenary - I'm certainly not going to get into a pissing contest with you, and I'm certainly not going to apologize for anything I've said about you on these boards. I wouldn't ever say a thing on this site that I wouldn't say directly to someone in person, as anyone who I've disagreed with on the site can attest to - Ask Jack Elgin, or Chris Coppola, or any of the other strong personalities on this site.

It's a pretty cowardly person who takes a situation like this, where someone has been victimized in a significant way, and then uses it as a justification or vindication for their personal vendettas. Or even worse, uses it as a way to bring the spotlight on themselves. I don't know what your deal is, other than being a teenager with a chip on his shoulder and far too much time on his hands, but you need to grow up, and soon. It's all well and good to be an internet tough guy when you're 3000 miles away from the people you're talking about, but karma has a way of coming back to you.

If you care as much about this format, and this game, as you quite loudly assure us you do, then perhaps instead of taking advantage of the misfortune of other people (who actually positively contribute to the format), you could contribute something of substance and relevance yourself. Or don't. I don't care. Because regardless of what you may think, your existence bears no significance to my life whatsoever. I don't hate you, dude. I nothing you.

MBDU is on youtube? Fuck. Now I have to use a fork to jab out my ears too.

[Skeggi]

Wow. Absolute wow. I can't wait to get home and watch that vid. I just know it'll be a good laugh :laugh:

[yankeedave]

Wow - what a shocking reaction from MBDU - really mature - NOT!

I can only empathise with you Nightmare, if I had been Jacked, I would be pissed and cant blame you for posting on here. I hope you get your stuff sorted.

Nice bum-fluff mustache btw Mercenary.

Dave

[jazzykat]

I watched it. I so didn't want to post anything about it as I think that would just encourage such bewildering and immature behavior. I think a lot of us tolerated mercenarybdu's opinions but that video was unkind and ultimately hurtful to his self-espoused ambitions to draw more positive attention to Legacy and his (unspoken?) ambition to become someone to affect positive change.

[Jaynel]

Sorry to hear about this, Adam. Lemme know if you need to borrow cards whenever.

@BDU: You have a very warped sense of reality.

[JeroenC]

Wow. Absolute wow. I can't wait to get home and watch that vid. I just know it'll be a good laugh :laugh:

Actually, I thought it would be too. It isn't, it's quite shockingly offensive.

[rockout]

Wow, laughing at someone getting their stuff stolen is really nice. I hope someone steals your shit and we can laugh at you.

[umbowta]

Has any of you actually seen this?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaYd44FRzo&feature=channel

I randomly stumbled over it, when I wanted to see the recent SCG coverage.
That vid is just weak, but oh well, you guys apparently don't like each other.
I tried watchin it till the end, but I always feel like puttin a fork into my eyes or something.

I just watched it. I didn't find it entertaining, or offensive at all. It was actually painfully pathetic. If I met him, I honestly don't know whether I would console BDU for all the shit he must have taken throughout his life or if I would just ridicule him for airing such a bad video.

[citanul]

Wow. That video is indeed pathetic. I feel sorry for the guy that he has to spend his time like that to make himself feel better.
Not only that, but if I ever made a video of myself to post it on youtube, I'd prepare myself and at least be able to read the text I have on a sheet of paper in front of me. He took double the time that's needed to read it and stops at wrong points... .
I didn't find it offensive though. Just retarded.

To Nightmare: Sorry to hear.

[Dan Turner]

WOW, just wow I watched the video and I just want to respond with a giant picture of my ass in his face.

And I have a large ASS i tip the scales at 325

[Skeggi]

Just saw that vid. A couple of things I'd like to comment: first, instead of what many people think, I think he should keep that mustache as a visual warning to everyone who may encounter him so they would know upfront they're dealing with a total and utter moron. Second: m4d r34d1ng sk1llsz! Such a smooth read :wink:

[Paradigm Shift]

I didn't think you (or anyone) could actually speak in the same disjointed, no regard capitals or proper grammar, incorrect punctuation manner you usually post in. It baffles the mind how directly your writing correlates to your inability to speak. No offense to anyone with a condition causing a speech impediment, but Mercenary, holy fucking balls, Sally Sold Seashells By The Seashore, you can barely talk into a webcam, I can't even imagine what you are like around other people.

Poor show.

[Nightmare]

While I appreciate the support, attacking his person really shouldn't be condoned. His content, sure. His appearance, not so much. Let's keep the moral high ground here, folks.

[Sims]

Moral high-ground my ass, Adam. I'll welcome the warning here.

BDU, some pointers:

1) Learn to fucking read.

2) Learn to fucking shave.

3) Learn to understand why people give you shit. You are pushing content about Legacy, fine, but you're forcing your dick down peoples throats because you are "the ONLY PERSON TRYING TO HELP GARNER SUPPORT FOR THE FORMAT!!!!onE!" Give it up. No content >>>>> horribly disjointed, highly opinionated, and usually false content.

4) If you got your shit stolen, people probably would have said "dude, sucks. Sorry to hear that." I would have too. After this vid, I'd laugh at your face if your dog got bludgeoned with a sledgehammer by someone who raped your mother. Or grandmother.

5) I'm glad that I will likely never see you at an actual event, as what shred of respect I had for you in your attempts to garner more attention for Legacy and magic, I just complete and utterly lost. I would just as soon rearrange your face with my knuckles as speak with you. Please die in a fire and take your fucking video blog to hell with you.

Asshole.

[Zach Tartell]

I don't know what you guys are talking about. How offensive is "This message is hidden because mercenarybdu is on your ignore list." anyway?

Regarding the video, I think the first couple seconds were awesome. The sterile, you-can-tell-I'm-not-an-adult-yet-because-my-walls-are-still-hospital-white decorating scheme of the room gave the viewer a cozy reminder of the easier days when parents still paid for cell phone bills and car insurance, and the protagonist's baby's-first-mustache made the audience think back to their own prepubescent years, when being the first twelve year-old to sport lip fur was pimp.

I give the first six seconds of this video... four out of five stars? It would have been a perfect submission if the lead roll was played by a native English speaker, or perhaps the lamp to house left.

[Afro]

Dude needs to wipe his lip, got some dirt on it.

[rockout]

^^

[nitewolf9]

Shit, I'm really sorry to hear about this, Adam. That's fucking lame.

[Jak]

Moral high-ground my ass, Adam. I'll welcome the warning here.

BDU, some pointers:

1) Learn to fucking read.

2) Learn to fucking shave.

3) Learn to understand why people give you shit. You are pushing content about Legacy, fine, but you're forcing your dick down peoples throats because you are "the ONLY PERSON TRYING TO HELP GARNER SUPPORT FOR THE FORMAT!!!!onE!" Give it up. No content >>>>> horribly disjointed, highly opinionated, and usually false content.

4) If you got your shit stolen, people probably would have said "dude, sucks. Sorry to hear that." I would have too. After this vid, I'd laugh at your face if your dog got bludgeoned with a sledgehammer by someone who raped your mother. Or grandmother.

5) I'm glad that I will likely never see you at an actual event, as what shred of respect I had for you in your attempts to garner more attention for Legacy and magic, I just complete and utterly lost. I would just as soon rearrange your face with my knuckles as speak with you. Please die in a fire and take your fucking video blog to hell with you.

Asshole.

QFE.

Again (since my post got deleted before), sorry about this Nightmare. I hope you continue to play.

[Nightmare]

BREAKING NEWS

Holy fucking shit.

Bryant Cook gets a PM about an hour ago from a lady who found this site from a Google Search of my roommate (Bret Weed). She gives him a number to call.

As it turns out, she found the backpack under her porch this morning (A WEEK LATER), and it had Bret's DCI card in it. She dug a little to find him in this thread: http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13852

She lives less than a block from me. Less than a block from where they broke in and stole my cards. The backpack was full.

I got everything back. EVERYTHING. No iPod, but ALL THE CARDS.

I can't even describe how happy I am right now.


The PM:

Thru a google search I found the post that says "Bret Weed is coming" to some event about a Boston Roll call....I live in Syracuse and found a bag under my front porch with some merchandise in it, for playing wizard games...in one of the pockets I found a card with Bret Weed on it...the bag has broken glass in it, so I am assuming his car was broken into and this was taken...i would like to return it to him... my # is 315-XXX-XXXX...

Thank you
Amy

[beastman]

Thats fucking awesome. Anything damaged by the elements or anything like that?

[Michael Keller]

Awesome!!!

[Brad Herbig]

Holy Shit That Is Fucking Awesome!!!! Congrats!!!

[goobafish]

You are one lucky man.

[Nightmare]

Thats fucking awesome. Anything damaged by the elements or anything like that?

Nope. It's the total victory. The morons threw it under a porch, so it didn't even get wet, although it's rained all week.

[Nightmare]

You are one lucky man.

You're telling me, dude. I feel like someone upstairs is looking out for me today.

It's like I won the lottery, man. For real.

[ClearSkies]

You are one lucky person. :smile:

[beastman]

I'm glad to hear that. What were the odds that the lady who owned the porch would ever come into contact with any of us?

[Nightmare]

I'm glad to hear that. What were the odds that the lady who owned the porch would ever come into contact with any of us?

Zero. She didn't even know what the game was.

[beastman]

How did she get your stuff to you then?

[Nightmare]

How did she get your stuff to you then?

She's a block from my house man, I went there like 20 minutes ago. Read the post, she googled a name, found the site, messaged Bryant with a phone number, and I called her.

[Peter_Rotten]

Nope. It's the total victory. The morons threw it under a porch, so it didn't even get wet, although it's rained all week.

SOOO full of win!

God, I have to go watch MBDU's video again.

Nope. Can't make it through more than 10 seconds.

[ParkerLewis]

Is she even hot ?

[Dan Turner]

wow holy shit man congrats, I wonder what the odds are there. Like if I was you I would go play the lottery today.

[Michael Keller]

The moral of the story, kids! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWNDowvPNhY)

[keys]

She's a block from my house man, I went there like 20 minutes ago. Read the post, she googled a name, found the site, messaged Bryant with a phone number, and I called her.

That is crazy. I wonder how much stuff I've lost is really just a block away under a porch somewhere.

[Misplayer]

What a feel-good ending. I don't even know you and this put me in a good mood. Yay for human decency!

[Wrath_Of_Houlding]

That is phenomenal in every way.

[Bardo]

Yay for human decency!

:)

This is awesome, Adam. It's great you got your stuff back. The fact that it's so damn random, makes it even better than if you found the sac yourself.

[rockout]

Dude, that is on par with being able to fuck angelina jolie in the ass while megan fox rubs your junk. Congrats!

[nitewolf9]

Wow.

[xXxBretWeedxXx]

It's a good thing you asked to borrow my bag that night. I'll never take my DCI card out, i actually added contact info to the card a little bit ago so Bryant doesn't have to play middle man if there's ever a next time. The worst thing that happened here is you made a new EDH deck!

[Getsickanddie]

I just know it'll be a good laugh :laugh:

It's Reymon14/DemoniusX caliber hilarity and wahjah.

[Afro]

Awesome news. Karma does work!

[heroicraptor]

Congratulations!

[Bigface]

Take this, probability!

Glad you got your cards back, Nightmare. That sucked.

[Di]

Adam, AWESOME news! Congrats bro, I'm very happy for you.

I don't have anything to add on the bdu bullshit, other than I believe he'll have his virginity intact when he's placed in a casket. That was some dumb shit there. You honestly don't have a life.

[Octopusman]

This is the most amazing thing I've read in a while.

SO lucky! Congrats!

[Jak]

Dude, that is on par with being able to fuck angelina jolie in the ass while megan fox rubs your junk. Congrats!

I don't know about that....

...But awesome! I'm glad nothing was lost.

[lavafrogg]

Horray! This was easily more drama than the MJ services!

[AngryTroll]

Wow. Could that possibly have worked out any better? That's AWESOME.


Guess being a decent guy works out sometimes-especially with how random it was for her to search his name, and find him through the Source. That's NUTS. Were you able to do anything for the lady as thanks?

[GGoober]

One comment: O_O

This is so unbelievable that I suspect with the highest of probability that you're conjuring this whole story/post up to get some attention from the source! (just kidding but holy shit, what are the odds. This is even crazier than Jesus walking on water).

Dude, seriously, thank the lady, buy her flowers and a gift. This is huge news.

Anyway, I'll try to watch MBDU's vid. Who's he on the forums anyway? I've never seen his post or talked to him on the source. Guess I have to watch the vid to find out. Does he love Legacy? Does he hate Legacy? Does he hate all of us?

[Eldar]

Congratz on getting your stuff back dude, not everyone is that lucky I have had about $2000 worth of stuff jacked at a tournament before and never got any of it back, did find the guy a while ago at a prerelease in syracuse though, sadly though I couldn't prove it even though a ton of the shit matched up.

[Wereodile]

She's a block from my house man, I went there like 20 minutes ago. Read the post, she googled a name, found the site, messaged Bryant with a phone number, and I called her.

God Bless this age of technology!

Google solves everything.

[heroicraptor]

Who's he on the forums anyway?

mercenarybdu

[Wargoos]

Adam, you have to give ur thanks to mercenarybdu.
I bet god just wanted to see him snorting on his kciksanus-mustache while crying for being an analphabetic kid and intentionally let find you your magicstuff after one whole week as a punishment for his stupid vid.

Believe in the heart of the cards! (or something like that...)

[Jander78]

Incredible. Glad you got your shit back. Fuck iPods anyways!

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

I'm glad you got your stuff back. And the whole community got a good laugh about what a horrifying pathetic human being MBDU is. All around victory.

[scrumdogg]

If this was a movie, none of us would find this ending credible...but awesome nonetheless. Can the drooling fuckwit finally be Radley'd please? I challenge anyone to find any content he has posted of any value, as such, please remove his posting ability. He is a negative source of energy (like Communist propaganda or Will Ferrell films) distracting from the format.

PS I hope you did something extremely nice for that woman, she could have easily said fuck it & either tossed the cards/backpack or attempted to benefit from them herself.

[KrzyMoose]

Wow, that's bonkers. You should give the woman a little reward.

As far as mercenarybdu goes, I find his stuff hilariously entertaining. Seriously, we gotta keep him around. Who knows what crazy little thoughts he'll share with us next?!

[Paradigm Shift]

Buy her a giftcard to your local shoe outlet store.

Congratulations!

[C.P.]

That's like, most awesome story ever. Congrats.

[Bardo]

Dude, that is on par with being able to fuck angelina jolie in the ass while megan fox rubs your junk. Congrats!
No. No it's not.

[Brushwagg]

Dude awesome to hear that.


It's like I won the lottery, man. For real.

Umm.. I think you should stop somewhere today and buy a lotto ticket or 2.

[Surging Chaos]

Good shit Nightmare!

Even your car isn't a safe place to keep your collection, especially with expensive stuff. I wouldn't want to keep a few thousand dollars lying around in my car, and it shouldn't be different for valuable cards. A former player at my store like 5 years ago had his car broken into during a FNM and had a random G/r deck he kept in there stolen from him. We never saw the deck or the cards ever again. Thankfully, it was a type 2 deck that was under $100, but still...

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

No. No it's not.

Speaking from personal experience....

[TheAardvark]

I'm glad you got your stuff back. And the whole community got a good laugh about what a horrifying pathetic human being MBDU is. All around victory.

This.

Good times.

[mujadaddy]

That's great news, Nightmare.
Regarding the videoWhy did he print it out?

[DrJones]

That is awesome, Nightmare. That kind woman has saved you a fortune and your hobby, you should thank her a lot. I'll bet she also brings life to marionettes in her daily job. :D

[Romanus]

Wow, amazing story. Glad to hear all is well. :cool:

[Esper3k]

Pretty incredible!

Glad to hear things turned out well.

I'm in with the "you should buy the nice lady some flowers" crowd.

However, I don't think you should buy the lotto ticket... or leave your house for the next few days. While your bad / good luck levels are probably at neutral again, best not to leave things to chance :)

[Amon Amarth]

Holy crap. Thats freaking awesome sauce.

Moral of the Story: Douchebags Always Get Their Comeuppance and Never Leave Valuables in Your Car.

The End.

[Nightmare]

I gave the woman a finders fee, for sure. No innuendo there, I gave her all the money I had on me - $25. It barely scrapes the surface of my appreciation for her good deed, but it's something.

Thanks for all the support, everyone!

[Nightmare]

So, I just watched the video.


heh.

[Michael Keller]

I actually just saw it for the first time.

Seriously, how fucking shady.

[Lifeless]

Congrats on getting your stuff back, that's really one in a million reciprocity.

That vid may be the most uncomfortable and awkward thing I have ever seen. Pretty sure it earned him his nerd martyr merit badge. We shouldn't make fun of him, he clearly has Asperger syndrome.

[SpatulaOfTheAges]

I gave the woman a finders fee, for sure. No innuendo there, I gave her all the money I had on me - $25. It barely scrapes the surface of my appreciation for her good deed, but it's something.

Thanks for all the support, everyone!

Flowers are classier.



You are a lucky, lucky guy.

[eq.firemind]

Great news man!!

Looks like you'll remember theese days through your whole life!

Not only shit happens!

[elof]

Omg... congratulations! It sure makes you realise the thin line between happy/sad, love/hate etc. Wow, AWESOME.

[jazzykat]

Congratulations! In a way its like a reverse lottery in that you got back everything that was yours to begin with.

I don't think there is a question in any adult's mind that while she did the right thing it was some amount of effort out of her way to do so and you should definitely send her flowers WITH a thank you note.

If she is attractive and single (how you would know the latter I'm not sure) then you should consider taking her out to dinner. Fate is weird, and honest people are hard to come by.

[Skeggi]

A bit late, different timezones, you know... but congratulations! That must be such a relief :smile:

Perhaps the world isn't as fucked up as we all thought it was? :wink:

P.S. They should make a movie about this thread. Epic story with a villain everybody hates :wink:


While I appreciate the support, attacking his person really shouldn't be condoned. His content, sure. His appearance, not so much. Let's keep the moral high ground here, folks.
In our defense: there really wasn't any content to attack... so we just had to do with what we got :smile:

[Roman Candle]

I've been trying to think of a manly way to say this but there simply isn't one... MBDU's video reminded me of the annoying pasty villain kid from iCarly.

Yeah.

[suprafan386]

Don't know you Nightmare but glad you got your stuff back :smile:

[Artowis]

That's great news, congrats. As for BDU, what a shock, he's as stupid and pathetic as we all thought he was. Didn't know we had any shitbags like him left in the community in Norcal.

[leander?]

That vid may be the most uncomfortable and awkward thing I have ever seen. Pretty sure it earned him his nerd martyr merit badge. We shouldn't make fun of him, he clearly has Asperger syndrome.
Agreed.

[socialite]

I'm having a shit day at work, this thread made my day. Glad you got your items back.

[spiderfreak]

congratulations! That is awesome Adam, now you just have to keep your cards on you at all times lol

[umbowta]

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA". Sorry BDU. Though you should have known that all villainous monologging punctuated with maniacal laughter ends with the inevitable, "foiled again" syndrome.

[Van Phanel]

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA". Sorry BDU. Though you should have known that all villainous monologging punctuated with maniacal laughter ends with the inevitable, "foiled again" syndrome.

Karma is a bitch :tongue:

Happy to hear you've got your stuff back Nightmare.

[Ozymandias]

So, Nightmare, does it hurt to have a footlong horseshoe up your butt*?

Just kidding. Congratulations on your miraculous recovery.

*For those not in the know, the term is poker slang for being extremely lucky.

[Jak]

So new video by MBDU...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_0n7xjXWgQ

edit- I should probably say that I was searching for the first video and came across this. I am not subscribed to him...

[yankeedave]

Wow - I think I might subscribe, its better than a soap opera! Not sure what he was getting at with the IOU thing tho!

Dave

[Jak]

Wow - I think I might subscribe, its better than a soap opera! Not sure what he was getting at with the IOU thing tho!

Dave

I don't think anyone does. I think he is trying to tell us that the US dollar isn't worth anything because you can't exchange it for Gold. It still buys me gas, games, and food though.

[Maëlig]

So new video by MBDU...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_0n7xjXWgQ

Good stuff, more please. Just subscribed. :smile:

[JeroenC]

I don't think anyone does. I think he is trying to tell us that the US dollar isn't worth anything because you can't exchange it for Gold. It still buys me gas, games, and food though.

Exactly, why would I need gold? I need to live, man.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say BDU, I'm totally on your side, so if you send me all your useless money, I'll see what I can do about its uselessness. Possibly spend it, just to STICK IT TO THE MAN! :cool:

Wait. No, don't think that makes any sense.:frown:

[Aleksandr]

Sincere condolence, mate.
=(

seconded.


EDIT: WOW! I just get through the rest of discussion!!

1) It is epic thread!
2) Great you've get your cards back!

[Float4WeldSlaver]

Just saw this thread. Great to see the highs and lows, and the happy ending.

As for mercenary, I think he's been watching too much Zeitgeist. Awful, awful, awful film.

Anyways, his point is spot on. Our currency is fiat money, where its value is derived from faith. Why he's trying to erode that faith is beyond me. He must have the most curious agenda, if he wants all his money to be useless.

[scrumdogg]

Pure jealousy...as he obviously has no money. Having money would require having a job, can you imagine anyone hiring that? Dipshit lives in his parents baseme...web-studio... Hell, it can't even afford a razor (or a mirror, at which it would attempt to mug a wino for a dull, rusty razor, anything to extirpate that disturbing tumor between his ratlike nose & bumbling lips). I understand the human need to feel superior at the expense of others...but using MBDU is like cheating...

[Maveric78f]

So, he's the new number 1 hated guy on the source?
What about Hanni and Cavius?

[Peter_Rotten]

So, he's the new number 1 hated guy on the source?
What about Hanni and Cavius?

How dare you disparage Cavius by even mentioning him in the same sentence as Hanni.

Full warning issued.

[elof]

Is it wrong if I ask what hanni did? Cavious I have read about but I don't remember anything about hanni and I think I have seen some of his old posts.

If it is wrong of me to ask, then please delete this.

[yankeedave]

I don't find MBDU to be a figure of hate. Pity, perhaps, but not hatred. I find it sad that he feels the need to flex his e-penis when no one really cares, and I only find him a source of amusement, regardless of how seriously he takes himself. Other than that, I could care less, to be honest.

[Skeggi]

I think Cavius and Radley had sex and out came MBDU.

[Tha Gunslinga]

Holy fucking shit you are a massive lucksack. Congratulations.

At the last tournament I went to, one of the other guys there had his car window smashed and his Ipod stolen. Right in front of the store on a busy street in broad daylight.

Moral of the story? Don't leave ANYTHING in your car, and certainly not something valuable or something that looks like it might be valuable.

[Piceli89]

I think Cavius and Radley had sex and out came MBDU.

+1.

[Dan Turner]

I like how he states "It does not excuse you from being the smartest person in the room" it is like he admits defeat because your too smart for him.

[mujadaddy]

Good stuff, more please. Just subscribed. :smile:This is funny. I would also subscribe to a transcript of his stuff, you know, so I could print it out. :really:

[on1y0ne]

I think it is funny that the bastard had to cut and edit his piece of shit video and still couldn't read the crappy ramblings he wrote up beforehand and had on his computer screen.

Adam, I am glad you got your stuff back. The whole situation sucked, but at least it ended on a positive note.

[Skeggi]

I think it is funny that the bastard had to cut and edit his piece of shit video and still couldn't read the crappy ramblings he wrote up beforehand and had on his computer screen.
He's obviously just a kid, take it easy on him.


... GOD! kids are annoying...

[Michael Keller]

He's obviously just a kid, take it easy on him.


... GOD! kids are annoying...

Sometimes "kids" take things too far; that's when they need to be punished!

[heroicraptor]

The best part is when he starts talking about the Fed.

[KrzyMoose]

You guys need to read his posts from the Channel Fireball forums, specifically this thread:

http://forums.channelfireball.com/showthread.php?t=658

Best thread ever.

*edit* And also, this: http://forums.channelfireball.com/showthread.php?t=728

[SpatulaOfTheAges]

20 and 30 and in some cases 40-somethings attacking a kid with obvious social/mental issues = SUPA-CLASSY!


Speaking of flexing e-penises....

[mujadaddy]

20 and 30 and in some cases 40-somethings attacking a kid with obvious social/mental issues = SUPA-CLASSY!...you ever been inside a gaming store?

[Skeggi]

...you ever been inside a gaming store?
Or Thailand?

[mujadaddy]

Or Thailand?I swear I thought he was a chick!

[Damoxx]

It is rather sad to see someone who is so deluded into thinking that the world is one big conspiracy. I bet he thinks his posts are not his fault and is in no way responsible for what he thinks/says.

*sigh*

This thread is hilarious though...

[ThatGuyThere]

20 and 30 and in some cases 40-somethings attacking a kid with obvious social/mental issues = SUPA-CLASSY!


Speaking of flexing e-penises....

...how long have you had Internet access?
...do you honestly believe this a new and / or unique phenomenon?
...
...do you think The Source would treat anyone else who commented on this matter with such a lack of literacy, decency, or intellect any differently?

On more serious matters - is this chick single and / or attractive?

I think it's amazing you got your cards back, Nightmare, and think - and I mean this affectionately - you're a phenominally lucky bastard.

I would suggest spending the next several months being very risk-averse. You've used up your luck, Sir; don't push it.

[scrumdogg]

20 and 30 and in some cases 40-somethings attacking a kid with obvious social/mental issues = SUPA-CLASSY!


Speaking of flexing e-penises....

Yeah, cuz there's never been a documented case of an Elgin being a dick to anyone on the Internet has there?

+3 million hypocrite points for that one.....

[T is for TOOL]

And..... there's no reason to leave this thread open. I'm glad you got your cards back Nightmare.
-TOOL

[Bardo]

So new video by MBDU...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_0n7xjXWgQ

edit- I should probably say that I was searching for the first video and came across this. I am not subscribed to him...


This video has been removed by the user.

:<

I never got to see this.