By Cougar - 24/07/2009 19:05 - United States

Today, I was at work when my mother called. She gave me great news that she had finally cleaned out my room and all those "old and useless" books that I had in there. Those "useless" books that she had just trashed were all antiques and worth about $500 each. There were 27 books in there. FML
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Same thing different taste

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FYL :( Make her pay you the $13,500 :P

ouch. that's $13,500 you just lost. You have my sincerest condolences. that really does suck.

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She gave me great news that she had finally cleaned out my room and all those "old and useless" books that I had in there. Is there a verb missing ? "throwed away" or something ? Losing books is wrong. NEVER EVER THROW AWAY A BOOK ! It's soul will come back and haunt you !!

it's an extension of the first verb: "she had finally cleaned out my room and [cleaned out] all those 'old and useless' books."

"throwed away" - LOL! Learn proper grammar before you pretend you know what you're talking about!

If you criricise someone's grammar, then use 'its soul' instead of 'it's soul', because the latter is not a possesive. Sincerely, a non-native speaker of English

I agree with jandersoniii there should be a "it's your own damn fault stop crying" option

The books could have easily been handed down from a grandparent or deceased relative. When my grandmother passed away, I personally kept several things my family didn't want to have to store. They simply didn't recognize or care about their value.

@21, are you serious? certain books go for a fortune, even from the 20th century. for instance, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1st editions go for hundreds of dollars, and that was from 1972, not the 14th century. A First edition copy of John Steinbeck's 1937 book "Of Mice and Men" recently sold on eBay for $1700! ever watch Antiques roadshow? some books on there have gone into the thousands! It really depends on who wants it and what they're willing to spend on it.

kj234864 0

and you really believe this person has acquired such books, 27 of them at that? If they had that kind of stuff, they wouldn't be living at home. And Antiques Roadshow? Really now, how many people bring in books to that show? And how many of those actually get on tv? You'll probably only see one or two books a season, one being a 17th century vellum atlas

Actually, I've seen quite a few books on that show over the years, and almost all of them have been of this century. As for the OP acquiring 27 of them, perhaps they were acquired from a relative, or a friend, or at a good deal (I purchased Fear and Loathing First Edition for a mere $100 when others of similar quality were going for the $400-500 range.) It happens. Also, the OP never stated anything about living with their mother, they merely state the mother cleaned the room.... I know of people whose parents have come to stay with them for a couple of days and 'tidied up the place' in return for the kindness of the person letting them stay there for the visit instead of getting a hotel. OR, the person's mother could be cleaning out their OLD room at their parent's house. I still have sentimental belongings at my parents' house and I haven't lived at home since i was 19, or 9 years. Still, my mother calls and asks about stuff if she would like to get rid of it. It's called courtesy.

guess you should have gotten your money's worth instead of keeping them in an unsafe place.

clean your own damn room and grow the **** up and this wont happen

That's your mom's gentle way of saying, "Darling? It's time for you to MOVE THE **** OUT!"

letitbe56 0

Really, no matter their monetary worth, those books are priceless--in part because people like your mom don't recognize their value and throw them away, so there are always fewer and fewer in existence! I'm so sorry you have such a stupid mom, who would actually think rare books were trash.