Holy @#!! I've just been robbed :(

[CZroe]

I live in the upstairs of my landlord's home. She's currently in the hospital, but her daughter (Who lives in the basement) is always there. I work from noon to midnight so I was gone. My brother also lives there with me. He left home around 5p and got back at 7p. Our bed was covered with our Gamecube disc cases (About 45). All were empty because we kept them in zippered carrying cases (16 discs per case, nearly full, only a couple empty). My brother, knowing that this was odd, called me to tell me that. I immediately asked him "Well, it looks like someone was looking for our games. Are the zippered pouches full of games still next to the Gamecube?" he responds... "No, the Gamecube is gone!" It was just as if I was there discovering it for myself

I'll be posting a list of what's missing as I discover it. Please let me know if you know of a cheap way to replace it.

Anyway, I've already found a lot that's missing. My game collection, my hobby and passion, seems to be the hardest hit. Luckily, they only focused on the modern stuff but that's going to be the most expensive to replace

So far:

$74.88 + tax Nintendo Gamecube
$35 + shipping Official Nintendo Gamecube Component Cables
$35 + tax Nintendo Wavebird
$30 + tax Nintendo Platinum Wavebird
$35 + shipping Nintendo Gamecube Broadband Adapter
$35 + shipping Sealed and new Nintendo Gamecube Broadband Adapter (Yes, they took two)
$50 + tax Eternal Darkness
$50 + shipping Mario Sunshine
$50 + tax Metroid Prime
Over $50 + tax Luigi's Mansion (Forced bundle totaled more than the cost of the GC + games @ $50)
$30 + tax Waverace: Bluestorm
$30 + tax 1080 Avalanche with special Wal-Mart Promo mini-DVD
$28.XX + tax Wario World
$50 + tax Pikmin
$30 + tax Mario Golf (Target Tour version)
$50 + tax Super Smash Bros. Melee
Over $50 + tax Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Forced bundle totaled more than the cost of the GC + games @ $50)
$30 + tax Rogue Squadron III
$5 + tax Rogue Squadron III Preview Disc
Free Rogue Squadron III Preview Disc
Free Gamecube promotional Mini-CD-ROM
Free thanks to Jack Skellington of Penny-Arcade forums but worth ~$15 + shipping Pac-Man Vs.
$50 + tax Mario Kart Double Dash
Free but hard to replace Mario Kart Double Dash Bonus Disc
$50 + tax Gameboy Player and boot disc
$30 + tax Action Replay and AR memory card
$25 + shipping Freeloader
$25 + tax Advance Game Port and boot disc
$50 + shipping Imported Nintendo Puzzle Collection
$50 + tax Animal Crossing
$50 + tax The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker
Free but valuable and hard to replace. The Legend of Zelda Master Quest Bonus Disc
Free but valuable and hard to replace. The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
$18 + tax Memory Card 251
$20 + tax Memory Card 251
Valued at $20 + tax Memory Card 251 (Included with second copy of Mario Party 4)
Over $15 + tax Memory Card 59 (Forced reserval bundle totaled more than the cost of the GC + games & accessories)
$10 + tax Memory Card 59
Free but hard/impossible to replace Animal Crossing Memory Card 59 with unique "special gift"
$50 + tax Starfox Adventures
$50 + tax F-Zero GX
$50 + tax Phantasy Star Online (No, I don't play it. It's my boot disc for DOL and GCM files)
$75 + tax Mario Party 4 + Wavebird K-Mart bundle
$10 + tax Official platinum Gamecube disc case
$7.99 + tax indigo Official Gamecube disc case
Free but hard to replace black/round official Gamecube disc case (ONLY included with the special Wal-Mart bundle). Worth at least $10.

XBOX Games:
$15 + tax Sega Gunvalkyrie
$100 + tax Capcom Steel Battalion (HA HA! Useless without the complete $200 set with Steel Battalion controller for XBOX )
$19.88 + tax XBOX Music Mixer
$0.01 Lucas Arts Demo Disc
$0.01 Lucas Arts Demo Disc
$0.01 Lucas Arts Demo Disc
$0.01 Lucas Arts Demo Disc (Yes, I bought them for a penny each so it's not much of a loss but I wanted them for the spare disc cases which are worth more)

$15 + tax Sega Dreamcast
$8 + tax Sega Dreamcast Controller
$8 + tax Sega Dreamcast Controller
$8 + tax Sega Dreamcast Controller
$6 + tax Sega Dreamcast VMU
$6 + tax SegaDreamcast VMU

$50 + tax Sony PSone console + controller
$90.99 + tax Official Sony PSone LCD
$15 + tax Official Sony PSone Dual Shock controller
Free with console but worth $20 + tax Official Sony PSone carrying case (Made it convenient for the little bastards)
$22.XX + tax Official Sony Dual Shock 2 controller

My NES and SNES are untouched. Genesis, Master System, SegaCD, etc all seem to be untouched also. They attempted to steal the progressive-scan DVD player but they wouldn't have been able to without a screwdriver to access the cable management where the power plug was anchored.

Edit:
Adding values to help total how much I paid (Not how much it will cost to replace as most of this has dropped in price). My brother has discovered more missing that I still don't have a list of...

Time-sensitive question from my brother: Does anyone know how to use or if there is something like AIMsniff for Windows?

 

[slydecix]

Sorry to hear that man, hope the cops can find out who did it

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

No renters insurance? That sucks. Sorry to hear that. Good luck getting your stuff back. Hit up the local pawn shops and check for your stolen stuff.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Please let me know if you know of a cheap way to replace it.

Insurance?

 

[warcrow]

ouch! Damn that sucks. Did you talk to the daughter and see if she saw or heard anything? Do you think she might have done it? You called the cops, right?

Good Luck!

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: CZroe
I live in the upstairs of my landlord's home. She's currently in the hospital, but her daughter (Who lives in the basement) is always there. I work from noon to midnight so I was gone. My brother also lives there with me. He left home around 5pand got back at 7p. Our bed was covered with our Gamecube disc cases (About 45). All were empty because we kept them in zippered carrying cases (16 discs per case, nearly full, only a couple empty).

I'll be posting a list of what's missing as I discover it. Please let me know if you know of a cheap way to replace it.

Anyway, I've already found a lot thats missing. My game collection, my hobby and passion, seems to be the hardest hit.

Ok you lost me after the fifth word.

Are you saying, that the disc cases were stolen off the bed? or were the zippered cases stolen?

 

[AmbitV]

holy that's a lot of games

 

[tec699]

When you get robbed like that its usually from someone that you know because there familiar with your work schedule, when you come and go, etc..

Could it be someone that your friends with?

 

[Imdmn04]

Look out on ebay, your sh!t just might be up there.
Then you can nail his a$$ by notifying the cops in his area.

 

[JW310]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
No renters insurance? That sucks. Sorry to hear that. Good luck getting your stuff back. Hit up the local pawn shops and check for your stolen stuff.

Another place you might want to check is any of the local video game stores that buy used video games. My fraternity was hit while we were gone on spring break, and among the things missing were video game systems and games, as well as DVDs. Some of the missing games and DVDs were sold to a local store a few days after the break-in. Unfortunately, the local police department doesn't care enough about the college students that live here for 8-9 months out of the year, and they never looked further into it than taking the initial report from the guys who were here while most everybody else was gone.

JW

 

[acemcmac]

lol.... who steals a game cube?!?!

on a more serious note... srry to hear about all of that

that really sucks...

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Look out on ebay, your sh!t just might be up there.
Then you can nail his a$$ by notifying the cops in his area.

^^^ Good advise!

 

[JimRaynor]

well, gamecube is cheap to replace, only like 80 bucks right? not sure about the games, but i'm pretty sure those have come down a lot too. good luck.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
lol.... who steals a game cube?!?!

on a more serious note... srry to hear about all of that

that really sucks...

Someone who TRIED to steal my XBOX but left it after they realized that the HD Pack was tangled up and the case was taken apart (XBOX split in two. Good place to look for fingerprints)

 

[warcrow]

So all they took was your Nintendo and its related items? Do you have antoher console that was not taken? Anything else missing, or is this it? I'm trying to narrow it down do what they wanted. Did you know anyone who was interested in it? Better yet list everyone who knew you had it. The person who took it (like somoene metnioned) most likely knew your schedule and is probably on that list.

 

[Mo0o]

It's a sign from god that you really shouldn't have bought the gamecube

 

[SludgeFactory]

I find it really weird that they'd take the time to remove 45 cases from carrying cases, and then remove 45 game discs from their cases. That suggests someone not worried about anyone coming home and catching them.

It's also strange that they knew to go straight for the game stuff.

I'd be suspecting people who've been in the room and seen the game collection.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
I find it really weird that they'd take the time to remove 45 cases from carrying cases, and then remove 45 game discs from their cases. That suggests someone not worried about anyone coming home and catching them.

It's also strange that they knew to go straight for the game stuff.

I'd be suspecting people who've been in the room and seen the game collection.

They were not in the cases. They simply dumped the cases on the bed when they realized that the games were not in them. I had a large cardboard box labeled "Gamecube" with all that stuff in there.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: tec699
When you get robbed like that its usually from someone that you know because there familiar with your work schedule, when you come and go, etc..

Could it be someone that your friends with?

Absolutely none of my friends would do this. I'm sure it's the "mental" daughter of my landlord was involved. She's in and out of "crazy class" all week because she stole money with her mother's ATM card and has been in trouble in the past. Also, she was home all day (She sleeps during the day, but someone would have had to walk right past her sleeping in the living room).

 

[Bolvangar]

definatly sounds like someone you know or someone who has been in your place before.

or maybe the crazy daughter

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: warcrow
So all they took was your Nintendo and its related items? Do you have antoher console that was not taken? Anything else missing, or is this it? I'm trying to narrow it down do what they wanted. Did you know anyone who was interested in it? Better yet list everyone who knew you had it. The person who took it (like somoene metnioned) most likely knew your schedule and is probably on that list.

See the updates. The hardest part is remembering all the games I had so there will be a lot more coming

 

[MrCodeDude]

Have you called the cops yet?

And yeah, if I were to rob a place, I wouldn't be doing it for videogames. Any other stuff stolen? Jewelry, other Electronics, etc?

 

[JasonXtreme]

Cant the cops check for finger prints?

 

[Yossarian]

then have the cops dust the cases for prints. I mean you probably lost over $1000 in games, you gotta call the police.

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: CZroe

Originally posted by: warcrow
So all they took was your Nintendo and its related items? Do you have antoher console that was not taken? Anything else missing, or is this it? I'm trying to narrow it down do what they wanted. Did you know anyone who was interested in it? Better yet list everyone who knew you had it. The person who took it (like somoene metnioned) most likely knew your schedule and is probably on that list.

See the updates. The hardest part is remembering all the games I had so there will be a lot more coming

Did you call the cops? Sounds like the daughter is the lead suspect to me.