Profit Motive

A German Canadian (It seems they corrected the story) father has found, quite by accident, an interesting way to make a rather handsome profit. He can thank his pot-smoking son and the son's "delinquent friends" for the money he made. The father had scurried madly about to locate a "Guitar Hero III" game for the Nintendo Wii, which are in short supply. The game was meant to be a Christmas present for his son. But when he returned home, he made an unpleasant discovery:

"So I was so relieved in that I had finally got the Holy Grail of Christmas presents pretty much just in the nick of time. I couldn't wait to spread the jubilance to my son," the father wrote on the eBay website.

"Then, yesterday, I came home from work early and what do I find? My innocent little boy smoking pot in the back yard with two of his delinquent friends."

The man, a school teacher, who kept his identity private, said he sold the coveted video game to punish his son and discourage him from smoking dope.

The father sold the $90 game on eBay for $9,000 dollars. He may get his son a Barbie game as a consolation prize, so to speak. Now, if anyone needs that particular game and wants to pay me $9,000 for it, I just happen to know where one is. I'm just sayin'.