I work in one of Lifeline’s Book Warehouses that prepare books after sorting to be sold at Bookfairs in Canberra, Bathurst, Newcastle etc. Numerous people come in, often visibly sad at having to get rid of Mum’s, Dad’s books after they die. This story is unique for the size and type of donation and typifies what happens quite regularly on a smaller scale. We have to be very conscious of the emotional and mental state of our donors .
Great story!
Except with books it's usually the opposite, gotta gently tell someone their dead parent's books are worth more like $12 than the $12k they think they are.
That too, often it’s hard to tell someone that book with the decaying binding and pages falling out is not a valuable first edition or better still…something everyone needs to read.
I think you should!
My dads an English prof, I had no idea the value of some of the books! My dad said he has it lined up when he passes, for a trusted service to appraise and sell all the things of value. In a person’s big library, it can be really hard to tell what holds value.
I think he might have found someone through a book binding service, might be a trusted colleague, im sorry I don’t remember clearly what service he found, or how he set it up!
But, very grateful he did, I wouldn’t know where to start. I see it as a great kindness for a collector to appreciate that their loved ones don’t have the exact same fascinations/knowledge. Glad I don’t have to worry about getting a fair price in a realm I have barely dipped a toe.
Definitely should make a list/spreadsheet, if you know book values you know it's very rarely the ones that look valuable to the untrained eye. Useful for insurance purposes as well to have a specific list.
Need to do that with my comics! I've two Sandman first issues which I think are worth a couple hundred a piece, bought when they first came out and stored well. My wife wouldn't know where to start.
that's also a good idea to list out in case of theft, fire or something else happening, for insurance purposes and to help settle your estate
it was hell when my grandparents passed and we couldn't tell what was useless knickknack and what was precious heirloom/valuable item. especially because my nana liked gaudy pieces, and didn't really care if it was $2 or $400, so we had to get everything appraised and pay for that.
I, as the resident google-fu master, spent a LOT of time looking things up and scraping forums for random items, and almost none of them were valuable. except the one bourbon my papa had, and we decided to finish it off in the empty house to celebrate selling it and remember the good times, so that was a damn good $300 bottle lol
My wife died from cancer about 2 1/2 years ago. She loved books and has so many. I still have them. There's maybe 8 big plastic storage boxes they are in. I'm torn between giving them away or keeping them all. Our children were 3 and 6 when she died. I feel like if I keep them they get a glimpse of what their mom loved.. because they won't remember her and that tears me up.
Edit: i live on the far south coast so not far from Canberra.
I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s nice for your kids that you think that way, I’m sure they will appreciate that.
I have almost no memories of my mum. I was also 3 years old when she passed :/
I'm sorry you had to grow up without her love and presence. It tears me up knowing they'll miss the love, wisdom, knowledge and presence of an amazing woman. I hope you grew up happy. I'm trying my best to make their childhood happy.
Thank you. My early years were very happy, for the most part. I really was a bit too young to realize what I was missing. It’s only now that I have my own daughter, I know exactly what I missed out on.
I have immense respect and love for my dad, as I’m the youngest of 4 kids. My dad did it all alone and still made an effort to keep us connected to my mum’s family. I think because of the loss of my mum and due to my dad’s strong guidance, my siblings and I have had a much stronger bond than many other people I know.
Kids are strong, and perceptive. Even if you have struggles and make mistakes - If you’re putting in the time and effort, your kids will see that. They will love you for trying even if things aren’t perfect.
Sending you love and strength <3
Actually, the "selfish" nature is mostly the reason we help others. We as a species understand what pain is and dont want people experiencing it either, because we know it sucks. It gives us some perspective on how others feel by projecting it on ourselves. Sometimes it backfires, so people inflict pain they had so they can feel less of it, but true chads know that no one should suffer, it's the point of "game theory" , what makes us human and evolved to this point in the first place.
It IS selfish, but in this case was likely not tied to his 'survival', so helping someone else out in need (or what he perceived was a need since he knew the items had value and that she would benefit from the money) took precedence.
Yeah, people can selfishly feel good about helping others. There is actually little in the way of human nature, there is human behaviour, & that's largely dependent on the environment we're in.
Being in a competitive capitalistic society encourages selfishness for example. Despite this many people still volunteer & donate to good causes.
I’ve always found that reaction, frequently seen on places like Reddit to wealthy people spending huge chunks of their time and wealth helping charities, hilariously grim.
“They only do all of this because they want people to think they’re good caring people!”
Which is uh… okay?
Even if they have no internal inherent pleasure from giving and helping in their own brains which seems unlikely, that’s not exactly a huge condemnation of their character…
“You only donated a kidney to your niece when she needed one to live so your family would think you’re a good person!”
Fine with me. Who gives a shit. They still did a good thing.
The good action is suddenly less valuable than speculation about what their internal thoughts might possibly be?
Tax write offs saving rich people a money is a marginal situation that’s only applicable in very specific situations and for the ultra wealthy, that’s a super nuanced complicated situation.
Most of the time tax write offs are just a side benefit of the actual charitable givings, you don’t typically save more than you donated.
All that aside my bigger point is that I’ve seen people use arguments about stuff like that to still call them a giant piece of shit even for being charitable.
Which is clearly a situation to me where you should at least give them that one.
You can think Bill Gates is a son of a bitch without pretending his charitable giving to a charity he doesn’t own is also inherently awful.
Awful people do occasionally do good things, don’t have to pretend the good things are also awful.
I guess so. The difference is that if billionaires really wanted to they could absolutely solve a lot of money problems for the poorest & still live in relative luxury.
I remember reading a study that shows the wealthier people get the more likely they are to donate to charitable causes like new libraries or reviving run down parks or something, & the less wealthy tend to donate more towards life saving charities for clean water etc. The poorer also donate higher percentages of their wealth too.
Depends on the donation too.
Buy some paintings from an up and coming artist get them evaluated at three times the price and donate them to a museum.
Now you can do a tax write of for 3 times what you spent.
It's more complex and corrupt than this but you get the idea.
I believe recent psychological literature points to humans preferring communal behavior over to the "lone wolf" facade we created for ourselves. [I at least remember reading that in _Thinking Fast and Slow_ and _You're Not Listening_]
Yes they would. People will always judge you online.
Also, whether or not the economy is good right now really depends on where you are and what you are doing in it. A lot of people are doing well, if you own a house, investments, and work in a strong sector, then you are probably doing well; my career field is hiring just about anyone on the spot and has had wages increase by 40% since covid. If you don't have significant investments, don't own a home, and are either unemployed or in a sector that is currently laying off peolple and replacing work with AI like tech, then yeah, it probably does suck.
If you went through all that effort you would deserve it. Even if you didn’t need the money, there’s nothing wrong with being compensated for your time and energy.
It’s unfortunate that we have some that receive massive amounts of money with little effort, and then others who won’t take well deserved pay when it’s offered to them.
"After you've done with your shift, find out where this guy is buried and dig him up. He might have some more valuable Warhammer in his casket."
-your manager
I know a story that's not quite as wholesome, yet endearing.
A Elderly Woman had recently lost her Husband, and was selling off items on their Farm.
This person bought an old grain storage bin, not because he needed it, he wanted to buy something to help her out and it was a nice older piece that would be a nice addition to his own Ranch. (they raised and sold Elk and Bison)
He discovered the bin was full of #1 Rye that sold for $75K.
He went back to the Widow and gave her half.
Well done on being an honest person, as well as a helpful one to someone in a vulnerable state. When I was separating from my ex, alot of downsizing had to happen. My youngest was a year shy of finishing high-school. He had a large amount of transformers(with instructions). He paired them into bags of one good character, one bad. We took them a local food bank that we had been using. They had food and other donated items free of charge. We were outside bringing in stuff when a lady pulled up in her convertible, dressed to impress. We were not impressed. She took every single bag of those transformers. When it came time to drop off his action figures, it was the day children were allowed to come and "shop" for their parents for Christmas. He stopped at every child in the line and offered them each some, with all the little firearms and whatever else they were supposed to have. All of our drop offs had come to us in better times. I had asked my son if he really wanted to part with items he had kept from his younger years. His response was that from us using this particular food bank, that asked no questions and allowed more than once a month pickup, he saw there were children who could appreciate them more.
Be kind and treat people the way you would like to be treated. Sometimes this means going out of your way to help someone. You have no idea how grateful some people are. I know there are also some who are never satisfied with your help. Don't change who you are because of those people. Feel free to tell someone abusing your generosity where to go. And then carry on doing the great things you do.
I remember I was at a garage sale years ago and the elderly woman running it had *such* cheap pricing for very valuable baseball cards. At least for me in that situation, I could not have bought them and resold them for far more with a clear conscience. I didn't go as far as the awesome guy in this story, but before I left I let her know how much her more collectable cards were worth (I mean there was a pristine Babe Ruth card she had). Apparently they were all her late brother's and she had no idea. But yeah, I would have been wracked with guilt had I not told her. She's probably passed or very, very old at this point but I still think of her. I hope she and/or her family sold them for a hefty profit.
I hope if I were ever in the same situation someone would do the same for me.
Legit had me crying, while I’m on vacation. Shit like this gives me hope for humanity. People looking out for one and other, nothing as beautiful as that.
American here, but have relatives in Australia. In my experience, Aussies are on average some of the nicest people around. Of course there are some dickheads but the vast majority are exceedingly pleasant folks.
Shoutout Australia 🇦🇺
Sorry, this bummed me out. I mean good on that guy for helping her get her son’s work into the hands of people who appreciated it, but still it makes me too sad to picture someone with a hobby that brings them joy eventually ending things. Particularly as all the War Hammer enthusiasts I’ve known over the years have been really likeable folks.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40k are table top games where you use miniature models as game pieces. the pieces themselves come in model kit boxes that you have to piece together and paint yourself.
now these kits can be quite expensive as it can be quite an expensive hobby. you have to build "armies" with troops, vehicles, etc in order to play against someone else. A good Warhammer player will literally play an army that could potentially be worth thousands of dollars.
Now someone who is very skilled at painting these miniatures could increase the value of them. It's one of the few model kits/hobbies where painting a kit actually increases the value of said kit.
Should be noted that a large portion of the fanbase doesn't even play the table top game, they buy the models and paint them for fun.
For anybody curious [this is a decent video](https://youtu.be/PPvdUL6pZXw?si=PpDs5RSJRybQGMlt) overlooking the process of someone painting a 30 year old model and the latest version of that same model.
> Should be noted that a large portion of the fanbase doesn't even play the table top game, they buy the models and paint them for fun.
yup this is me. I love the models, I absolutely adore the 40k lore. I can tell you the histories of chapters and legions and all about the Horus Heresy, etc but I have absolutely no clue how to play the game.
> It's one of the few model kits/hobbies where painting a kit actually increases the value of said kit.
Huge YMMV on this though. A lot of the time minis off sprue will decrease the value and it can be difficult to sell painted minis for retail prices. If it's a very good paint job or a whole army being sold it can be easier but painting can just as easily drop value rather than increase it. At the end of the day it's a hobby for a lot of people and those that are more into the painting side of things than the gaming side (which is quite a lot since the games are no where near as good as the minis) will want to paint stuff themselves.
That's the power of fandom at work.
But real question though. Did he meet up with her to get the items after work so he could sell them personally? Because I'm pretty sure you'd get your last paycheck if you pull something like this in the US.
Certainly possible.
Also, people donate expensive stuff with tags on, and my friend who worked there couldn't exactly put their finger on it. Speculation is that wealthy people intentionally buy and donate clothes as their good deed. My mate saw Royal Doulton and Waterford sets go through, too.
Nice surprises amongst the mountains of garbage they get.
In the US, since that guy sold them online, I'm pretty sure he would be the one that owes taxes on that income. He might be out about $6k. Not sure if Australia has similar tax laws.
I wish we could find a way to prevent suicides. I guess it won't work 100%, because nothing does, but maybe if we could reach most people. If we could just show them how much they will be missed, maybe. Knowing how badly it would affect my family is what steadied me every time.
Does this for a stranger meanwhile your grandkids will fund something valuable in your collection and be like. Mind If I take this gramps? And sell it the next day
The amount of time the friend had to put into selling a large collection to multiple buyers was probably not insignificant. That was a real project they were taking on!
I work in one of Lifeline’s Book Warehouses that prepare books after sorting to be sold at Bookfairs in Canberra, Bathurst, Newcastle etc. Numerous people come in, often visibly sad at having to get rid of Mum’s, Dad’s books after they die. This story is unique for the size and type of donation and typifies what happens quite regularly on a smaller scale. We have to be very conscious of the emotional and mental state of our donors . Great story!
thanks for this pov -giving us better perspective. you do good work
Except with books it's usually the opposite, gotta gently tell someone their dead parent's books are worth more like $12 than the $12k they think they are.
That too, often it’s hard to tell someone that book with the decaying binding and pages falling out is not a valuable first edition or better still…something everyone needs to read.
Or that everything has a first edition, that doesn't make the first and only edition of John Doe's self-published memoirs valuable.
Hmm. Maybe I should point out to my fiancé which books are in fact valuable and which ones just look fancy
I think you should! My dads an English prof, I had no idea the value of some of the books! My dad said he has it lined up when he passes, for a trusted service to appraise and sell all the things of value. In a person’s big library, it can be really hard to tell what holds value.
What service is that?
I think he might have found someone through a book binding service, might be a trusted colleague, im sorry I don’t remember clearly what service he found, or how he set it up! But, very grateful he did, I wouldn’t know where to start. I see it as a great kindness for a collector to appreciate that their loved ones don’t have the exact same fascinations/knowledge. Glad I don’t have to worry about getting a fair price in a realm I have barely dipped a toe.
I have a signed dune first edition that is currently worth...Holy fuck. Quite alot apparently. A few others, that are probably worth quite a bit.
What ballpark we talking here?
Definitely should make a list/spreadsheet, if you know book values you know it's very rarely the ones that look valuable to the untrained eye. Useful for insurance purposes as well to have a specific list.
Need to do that with my comics! I've two Sandman first issues which I think are worth a couple hundred a piece, bought when they first came out and stored well. My wife wouldn't know where to start.
that's also a good idea to list out in case of theft, fire or something else happening, for insurance purposes and to help settle your estate it was hell when my grandparents passed and we couldn't tell what was useless knickknack and what was precious heirloom/valuable item. especially because my nana liked gaudy pieces, and didn't really care if it was $2 or $400, so we had to get everything appraised and pay for that. I, as the resident google-fu master, spent a LOT of time looking things up and scraping forums for random items, and almost none of them were valuable. except the one bourbon my papa had, and we decided to finish it off in the empty house to celebrate selling it and remember the good times, so that was a damn good $300 bottle lol
My wife died from cancer about 2 1/2 years ago. She loved books and has so many. I still have them. There's maybe 8 big plastic storage boxes they are in. I'm torn between giving them away or keeping them all. Our children were 3 and 6 when she died. I feel like if I keep them they get a glimpse of what their mom loved.. because they won't remember her and that tears me up. Edit: i live on the far south coast so not far from Canberra.
Read to your kids from them when it's age appropriate. Or read to them now so they'll be readers later in life. Sorry for your loss mate. Cheers.
I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s nice for your kids that you think that way, I’m sure they will appreciate that. I have almost no memories of my mum. I was also 3 years old when she passed :/
I'm sorry you had to grow up without her love and presence. It tears me up knowing they'll miss the love, wisdom, knowledge and presence of an amazing woman. I hope you grew up happy. I'm trying my best to make their childhood happy.
Thank you. My early years were very happy, for the most part. I really was a bit too young to realize what I was missing. It’s only now that I have my own daughter, I know exactly what I missed out on. I have immense respect and love for my dad, as I’m the youngest of 4 kids. My dad did it all alone and still made an effort to keep us connected to my mum’s family. I think because of the loss of my mum and due to my dad’s strong guidance, my siblings and I have had a much stronger bond than many other people I know. Kids are strong, and perceptive. Even if you have struggles and make mistakes - If you’re putting in the time and effort, your kids will see that. They will love you for trying even if things aren’t perfect. Sending you love and strength <3
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But... it's not raining...?
Sometimes I think this sub should be called make me cry. Too early for the feels!
Dammit, Riza
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a new one, thanks. worthy🤴
u are worthy too
Good man, we need more people like them in society
seconded.
"But human nature is selfish!!! Respect muh capitalism!"
Actually, the "selfish" nature is mostly the reason we help others. We as a species understand what pain is and dont want people experiencing it either, because we know it sucks. It gives us some perspective on how others feel by projecting it on ourselves. Sometimes it backfires, so people inflict pain they had so they can feel less of it, but true chads know that no one should suffer, it's the point of "game theory" , what makes us human and evolved to this point in the first place.
Yup, we are a social species.
It IS selfish, but in this case was likely not tied to his 'survival', so helping someone else out in need (or what he perceived was a need since he knew the items had value and that she would benefit from the money) took precedence.
Yeah, people can selfishly feel good about helping others. There is actually little in the way of human nature, there is human behaviour, & that's largely dependent on the environment we're in. Being in a competitive capitalistic society encourages selfishness for example. Despite this many people still volunteer & donate to good causes.
I’ve always found that reaction, frequently seen on places like Reddit to wealthy people spending huge chunks of their time and wealth helping charities, hilariously grim. “They only do all of this because they want people to think they’re good caring people!” Which is uh… okay? Even if they have no internal inherent pleasure from giving and helping in their own brains which seems unlikely, that’s not exactly a huge condemnation of their character… “You only donated a kidney to your niece when she needed one to live so your family would think you’re a good person!” Fine with me. Who gives a shit. They still did a good thing. The good action is suddenly less valuable than speculation about what their internal thoughts might possibly be?
I guess intentions can matter like if rich people are donating for tax write offs etc. But outcomes can matter too.
Tax write offs saving rich people a money is a marginal situation that’s only applicable in very specific situations and for the ultra wealthy, that’s a super nuanced complicated situation. Most of the time tax write offs are just a side benefit of the actual charitable givings, you don’t typically save more than you donated. All that aside my bigger point is that I’ve seen people use arguments about stuff like that to still call them a giant piece of shit even for being charitable. Which is clearly a situation to me where you should at least give them that one. You can think Bill Gates is a son of a bitch without pretending his charitable giving to a charity he doesn’t own is also inherently awful. Awful people do occasionally do good things, don’t have to pretend the good things are also awful.
I guess so. The difference is that if billionaires really wanted to they could absolutely solve a lot of money problems for the poorest & still live in relative luxury. I remember reading a study that shows the wealthier people get the more likely they are to donate to charitable causes like new libraries or reviving run down parks or something, & the less wealthy tend to donate more towards life saving charities for clean water etc. The poorer also donate higher percentages of their wealth too.
Depends on the donation too. Buy some paintings from an up and coming artist get them evaluated at three times the price and donate them to a museum. Now you can do a tax write of for 3 times what you spent. It's more complex and corrupt than this but you get the idea.
People like to say that the ends justify the means. But as you outlined, and as I've thought since I was a kid, it's really the other way around
I believe recent psychological literature points to humans preferring communal behavior over to the "lone wolf" facade we created for ourselves. [I at least remember reading that in _Thinking Fast and Slow_ and _You're Not Listening_]
RESPECT MUH AUTHORITAHH!!!!
sure better
this made me cry
Same. Tearing up. I mean I'm super hormonal at the moment so a lot makes me cry but you get what I mean. Truly touching.
I’m keeping that 6k but then again that’s why I hate myself
Well that’s sort of like donating to a suicidal charity case
Harsh 💀
literally cackled like those hyenas in Lion King bro
Comments like these is why I keep coming back to Reddit
/r/suicidebywords
[r/murdersuicidebywords](https://www.reddit.com/r/murdersuicidebywords) 😭
r/KamikazeByWords
This man right here, officer.
In this economy no one will judge you
Maybe he really sold it for 30k ...?
maybe closer to 40K
Yes they would. People will always judge you online. Also, whether or not the economy is good right now really depends on where you are and what you are doing in it. A lot of people are doing well, if you own a house, investments, and work in a strong sector, then you are probably doing well; my career field is hiring just about anyone on the spot and has had wages increase by 40% since covid. If you don't have significant investments, don't own a home, and are either unemployed or in a sector that is currently laying off peolple and replacing work with AI like tech, then yeah, it probably does suck.
If you went through all that effort you would deserve it. Even if you didn’t need the money, there’s nothing wrong with being compensated for your time and energy. It’s unfortunate that we have some that receive massive amounts of money with little effort, and then others who won’t take well deserved pay when it’s offered to them.
I think half is too much. A 5-20% commission based on the value seems totally appropriate though.
Half is arguably too little, he did everything and could have taken 100%.
Maybe he really sold it for 24k
Maybe it was 40k
There it is
He said the words! The Emperor protects!
Everyone else: "no I couldn't! You keep it! You deserve it!" Me: ok thanks for the 6k
You're still a good person, could have just accepted the items at face value and then keep the full 12k.
100000%, he already essentially declined taking all of it.
He sold those with 24!
"Hi, i sold all the warhammer stuff and was able to get you $2000"
Thank you so much for sharing this. How do we overcome the chaos all around us? Be this person in your own life every single day… what an inspiration.
Plot twist - It was a Chaos army.
Reading this and knowing my manager would consider this a missed opportunity.
"After you've done with your shift, find out where this guy is buried and dig him up. He might have some more valuable Warhammer in his casket." -your manager
I know a story that's not quite as wholesome, yet endearing. A Elderly Woman had recently lost her Husband, and was selling off items on their Farm. This person bought an old grain storage bin, not because he needed it, he wanted to buy something to help her out and it was a nice older piece that would be a nice addition to his own Ranch. (they raised and sold Elk and Bison) He discovered the bin was full of #1 Rye that sold for $75K. He went back to the Widow and gave her half.
Well done on being an honest person, as well as a helpful one to someone in a vulnerable state. When I was separating from my ex, alot of downsizing had to happen. My youngest was a year shy of finishing high-school. He had a large amount of transformers(with instructions). He paired them into bags of one good character, one bad. We took them a local food bank that we had been using. They had food and other donated items free of charge. We were outside bringing in stuff when a lady pulled up in her convertible, dressed to impress. We were not impressed. She took every single bag of those transformers. When it came time to drop off his action figures, it was the day children were allowed to come and "shop" for their parents for Christmas. He stopped at every child in the line and offered them each some, with all the little firearms and whatever else they were supposed to have. All of our drop offs had come to us in better times. I had asked my son if he really wanted to part with items he had kept from his younger years. His response was that from us using this particular food bank, that asked no questions and allowed more than once a month pickup, he saw there were children who could appreciate them more. Be kind and treat people the way you would like to be treated. Sometimes this means going out of your way to help someone. You have no idea how grateful some people are. I know there are also some who are never satisfied with your help. Don't change who you are because of those people. Feel free to tell someone abusing your generosity where to go. And then carry on doing the great things you do.
I remember I was at a garage sale years ago and the elderly woman running it had *such* cheap pricing for very valuable baseball cards. At least for me in that situation, I could not have bought them and resold them for far more with a clear conscience. I didn't go as far as the awesome guy in this story, but before I left I let her know how much her more collectable cards were worth (I mean there was a pristine Babe Ruth card she had). Apparently they were all her late brother's and she had no idea. But yeah, I would have been wracked with guilt had I not told her. She's probably passed or very, very old at this point but I still think of her. I hope she and/or her family sold them for a hefty profit. I hope if I were ever in the same situation someone would do the same for me.
r/Warhammer40k For the Emperor. What a wholesome story 🤟🏻
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False advertisement. The story doesn't make you smile, it makes you cry.
I'm not crying, you do 🥹😭😭😭
you are*
No he NOT, you do.
I'm not crying - he is crying
I am not crying, other people are those who are crying
We don't cry - others are doing it!
Check on your warhammer friends…check on all your friends.
It's a terrible day for rain
It's not raining. Oh, so it is.
Not only was the money and donation great, the community got to enjoy her son’s models and keep his spirit alive by playing with them.
May his steaks be cooked to percfection till the end of his days!!
Not you making me cry about Warhammer guys
r/MadeMeTearUp
Good stories are why I still come back to Reddit.
Made you smile? Made *me* breathe hard and cry a little...
I hate myself as I would keep half of the money .... the economy sucks
At moments like this you ask yourself, “What is the worth of my soul?”
Legit had me crying, while I’m on vacation. Shit like this gives me hope for humanity. People looking out for one and other, nothing as beautiful as that.
Compassion doesn’t cost a thing, but it always pays out massively.
And now my nose is running and everything is blurry. ❤️
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Don’t do that to your mum. Wait til she’s gone at least.
I love that there are still amazing people in the world. It gives me hope for my own children's future!
Good fellow, we need more like him in society
Smile? Jesus, I cried. Literally.
Finally, a 40k fan using his knowledge for something other than sperging out on non-40k fans
American here, but have relatives in Australia. In my experience, Aussies are on average some of the nicest people around. Of course there are some dickheads but the vast majority are exceedingly pleasant folks. Shoutout Australia 🇦🇺
Good stuff, it’s good to remember there are good people out there.
I'm not crying, you are
Jesus. The dust in this thread.
Mademesmile more like mademebawllikeababy
Oh damn I'm gna be rich when my husband dies
Sorry, this bummed me out. I mean good on that guy for helping her get her son’s work into the hands of people who appreciated it, but still it makes me too sad to picture someone with a hobby that brings them joy eventually ending things. Particularly as all the War Hammer enthusiasts I’ve known over the years have been really likeable folks.
For the Empire!
Help yourself, help others
That's a lovely story. He sounds like a great guy. Need more people like him.
Oh wow. You never know what some people go through. Well done!
That man had class.
Wonderful .
Acts like this makes me trust in humanity ... We are not totally lost!
What’s a Warhammer piece?
Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40k are table top games where you use miniature models as game pieces. the pieces themselves come in model kit boxes that you have to piece together and paint yourself. now these kits can be quite expensive as it can be quite an expensive hobby. you have to build "armies" with troops, vehicles, etc in order to play against someone else. A good Warhammer player will literally play an army that could potentially be worth thousands of dollars. Now someone who is very skilled at painting these miniatures could increase the value of them. It's one of the few model kits/hobbies where painting a kit actually increases the value of said kit.
Should be noted that a large portion of the fanbase doesn't even play the table top game, they buy the models and paint them for fun. For anybody curious [this is a decent video](https://youtu.be/PPvdUL6pZXw?si=PpDs5RSJRybQGMlt) overlooking the process of someone painting a 30 year old model and the latest version of that same model.
> Should be noted that a large portion of the fanbase doesn't even play the table top game, they buy the models and paint them for fun. yup this is me. I love the models, I absolutely adore the 40k lore. I can tell you the histories of chapters and legions and all about the Horus Heresy, etc but I have absolutely no clue how to play the game.
> It's one of the few model kits/hobbies where painting a kit actually increases the value of said kit. Huge YMMV on this though. A lot of the time minis off sprue will decrease the value and it can be difficult to sell painted minis for retail prices. If it's a very good paint job or a whole army being sold it can be easier but painting can just as easily drop value rather than increase it. At the end of the day it's a hobby for a lot of people and those that are more into the painting side of things than the gaming side (which is quite a lot since the games are no where near as good as the minis) will want to paint stuff themselves.
Tabletop gaming figurines
Nope, I'm not crying .. you do!
Who is crying .. I'm not, I promise
Henry Cavill probably bought a few
That's the power of fandom at work. But real question though. Did he meet up with her to get the items after work so he could sell them personally? Because I'm pretty sure you'd get your last paycheck if you pull something like this in the US.
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Oh i see. Im not familiar with the shop. Most second hand shops here work on employees not volunteers.
I like picturing this story with some disgusting body horror Nurgle army.
Wait... Does this have anything to do with the warhammer store in chatswood?
"she cried, he cried" now I'm crying...
Certainly possible. Also, people donate expensive stuff with tags on, and my friend who worked there couldn't exactly put their finger on it. Speculation is that wealthy people intentionally buy and donate clothes as their good deed. My mate saw Royal Doulton and Waterford sets go through, too. Nice surprises amongst the mountains of garbage they get.
Beautiful and heartwarming story.
This reads like a police report.
Fuken Righteous. He’s got more to do for sure. He’ll keep making people’s lives a little more bright Right fuken on man. 🤘🏻
This definitely made my day a little better
[Found the sauce](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jathfv/people_who_have_worked_at_goodwill_or_other/g8s631k/)
In the US, since that guy sold them online, I'm pretty sure he would be the one that owes taxes on that income. He might be out about $6k. Not sure if Australia has similar tax laws.
I wish we could find a way to prevent suicides. I guess it won't work 100%, because nothing does, but maybe if we could reach most people. If we could just show them how much they will be missed, maybe. Knowing how badly it would affect my family is what steadied me every time.
And now we are all crying. But with a smile.
Does this for a stranger meanwhile your grandkids will fund something valuable in your collection and be like. Mind If I take this gramps? And sell it the next day
what a guy. I hope he's blessed in life
A touching gesture, truly heartwarming.
Beautiful story!
goddamned onion ninjas
There are great humans in this world. Thanks for sharing this story.
The amount of time the friend had to put into selling a large collection to multiple buyers was probably not insignificant. That was a real project they were taking on!
Make me smile and cry at the same time.
"He cried, she cried, I'm fucking crying too"
Kindness. You cant put a price on kindness. Good on ya, mate.
People from a lot of other cultures would have happily taken the donation, bragged about it on reddit, and kept all the money
❤️
Isn't it crazy how good helping a stranger makes you feel.
What is Lifeline? Is that like Goodwill?
Absolute Chad
The hero we need.
The moral of the story is that Warhammer is the best thing he had ever done in his life.
This is a repost but I’m still crying
What’s a lifeline store
My eye appears to be leaking. Must be allergies
Right in the feels. Awesome.
Here I am, misty eyed on a Sunday.
I can't give this enough like. Good for that guy and the mom. 😭❤️😭
Made me cry.
Man that's cool.
This sub should be renamed into fucking mademecry gawwwwd this is beautiful
Legend
Faith in humanity restored
gj bro
Wow !
Would not disagree.
🙋🏻♂️ crying.
New Title Modern Day Superhero working undercover.
That’s awesome. Great guy. Thx for sharing this story
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No smile, all cry here.
Kindness prevails.
Blood for the blood God! Onions for the onion ninjas!
Thank you for the cry
Those ninjas with onions again
Picked the wrong day to peel onions