The guy who tried to trade me a dead hamster for a PS2 game

I was at a Goodwill in Green Bay last year, digging through the DVD bin when some dude in a stained hoodie walked up to me. He had a copy of Sly Cooper 2 in his hand and pointed at the copy of Silent Hill 2 I was holding. Straight up asked if I'd trade him my game for his, plus he'd throw in his 'pet hamster that just passed away.' I thought he was kidding, but he pulled a little cardboard box out of his backpack with a dead hamster wrapped in a paper towel. He said the hamster's name was Sir Fluff and that he had sentimental value. I told him no thanks and he got all huffy, said I was missing out on a 'legendary trade.' Has anyone else run into weird trade offers at thrift stores that made you question humanity?

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lewis.drew2d ago

Honestly a dead hamster's probably worth more than Silent Hill 2.

paulperry2d ago

Wait, hold on, Sly Cooper 2 wasn't for PS2? I thought it was, but I'm pretty sure that game came out on PS3 too. Either way, a dead hamster named Sir Fluff is wild. That guy was definitely on a different level.

robinson.holly2d ago

Honestly, the part where he said Sir Fluff had "sentimental value" is the wildest angle here. Like, @paulperry, if that hamster had sentimental value, why was he trying to trade it for a used PS2 game at a thrift store? That just makes me wonder if he was more attached to Sly Cooper 2 than to his supposed pet.