Comments on: SW Auction to Aid Aussie Bush Fire Victims http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:47:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: irene http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/comment-page-1/#comment-272565 irene Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:22:53 +0000 http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/#comment-272565 awww stevie im so sorry to hear of your loss, i have inherited a mass of starwars stuff which was my brothers, he passed away in tragic circumstances and now i face the task of selling it all to go towards his headstone fund, you can replace possesions but not people and you cant take it with you when you die,i just think of how much pleasure all the stuff gave him while alive, start collecting again and i bet the stuff will find its way to you and keep the frorce with you ok xx awww stevie
im so sorry to hear of your loss,
i have inherited a mass of starwars stuff which was my brothers, he passed away in tragic circumstances and now i face the task of selling it all to go towards his headstone fund,
you can replace possesions but not people and you cant take it with you when you die,i just think of how much pleasure all the stuff gave him while alive, start collecting again and i bet the stuff will find its way to you
and keep the frorce with you ok xx

]]> By: steven crisci http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/comment-page-1/#comment-158486 steven crisci Thu, 07 May 2009 16:09:30 +0000 http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/#comment-158486 i myself lost everything i own. i was overseas when it happened, so all of my belongings were stored at my parents home in myrtleford. this included a 30 year strong star wars collection. i had collected since the 70's and now its all gone. it was not insured, tho it was supposed to be covered under my fathers insurance policy. he has recently declined to support my claims for any relief money, nor will he share any of his insurance money. i lost $80,000 worth of belongings. this does not include the resell or repurchase value of my star wars collection, which was worth more than my fathers house. i keep wishing to start collecting again..but i have only recieved $8,000 from the dept of human services, and collecting again seems almost a waste of the little money i have. i even contacted hasbro, and they didnt care..and i stopped telling my story. its a shame that something that used to bring me so much joy is now a source of great saddness. im not sure why im writting, i just came across this today... i dont know what can be done for me. i am homeless and jobless and i gave up my life in europe to be a support for my family who doent seem to want me here. no one seems to care that i lost an important and irreplaceable part of my life. i can barely even watch star wars now, every scene in every film represents something i owned that has been lost. and i start thinking about every spare dollar i ever had dedicated to something that is now gone forever. i am devestated. its been a few months, but im still feeling destroyed. stevie i myself lost everything i own. i was overseas when it happened, so all of my belongings were stored at my parents home in myrtleford. this included a 30 year strong star wars collection.
i had collected since the 70’s and now its all gone.
it was not insured, tho it was supposed to be covered under my fathers insurance policy. he has recently declined to support my claims for any relief money, nor will he share any of his insurance money. i lost $80,000 worth of belongings. this does not include the resell or repurchase value of my star wars collection, which was worth more than my fathers house.

i keep wishing to start collecting again..but i have only recieved $8,000 from the dept of human services, and collecting again seems almost a waste of the little money i have.

i even contacted hasbro, and they didnt care..and i stopped telling my story.

its a shame that something that used to bring me so much joy is now a source of great saddness.

im not sure why im writting, i just came across this today… i dont know what can be done for me. i am homeless and jobless and i gave up my life in europe to be a support for my family who doent seem to want me here. no one seems to care that i lost an important and irreplaceable part of my life.

i can barely even watch star wars now, every scene in every film represents something i owned that has been lost. and i start thinking about every spare dollar i ever had dedicated to something that is now gone forever. i am devestated. its been a few months, but im still feeling destroyed.

stevie

]]> By: Chris Brennan http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/comment-page-1/#comment-140376 Chris Brennan Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:25:02 +0000 http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/#comment-140376 Sad that it happened, but great that the auction is getting such an amazing response. Thanks to everyone that has bid on items and thanks to everyone that's hovering over the bid button just waiting to jump in. :) Sad that it happened, but great that the auction is getting such an amazing response.

Thanks to everyone that has bid on items and thanks to everyone that’s hovering over the bid button just waiting to jump in. :)

]]> By: Isy W. http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/comment-page-1/#comment-139355 Isy W. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:07:26 +0000 http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/#comment-139355 I'm in australia in NSW and I know someone who goes to my church who went down to the Victorian areas which were hit. When he came back he showed people at our school pictures of the horrific event. It was amazing that fire could cause so mush damage and unfortunate that the event occured. This seems like a goodway to help some kids over there in vic so keep up with this austion. I’m in australia in NSW and I know someone who goes to my church who went down to the Victorian areas which were hit. When he came back he showed people at our school pictures of the horrific event. It was amazing that fire could cause so mush damage and unfortunate that the event occured. This seems like a goodway to help some kids over there in vic so keep up with this austion.

]]> By: Forgotten Hobo http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/comment-page-1/#comment-138182 Forgotten Hobo Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:35:03 +0000 http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/04/14/sw-auction-to-aid-aussie-brush-fire-victims/#comment-138182 That's sad. That’s sad.

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