What would you do if your wife threw out your CS?

We're both 35. The items she threw away were strictly for resale although valuable, probably about $1,000 worth of stuff. I recovered miraculously about $600 worth of it at a "reward" cost of about $150. She didn't it because she was mad at me, and I was selling them fast enough to please her.

Do a lot of stuff to piss her off until she buys your figures back

That's exactly my thought as well. I know PJ said above that they're only figures, and a couple others have said the same thing. And those guys are right, in the grand scheme of things, the figures aren't too important. But this could have been ANYTHING, the bottom line is she blatantly just tossed something away without asking you, regardless of any kind of value it might hold for you.

If you recovered 600 bucks out of a thousand, but paid 150 for it, you're still at a profit of negative 550 dollars. That's not an easy pill to swallow.

doesnt matter that they were only figures as said above its a total lack of respect for this mans property......

shocking really.

^ Right, I understood that. I didn't mean to make it sound like you were justifying his wife's actions.

And I, of course, also agree that I would have a hard time trusting/being with a woman who would do that. Messing around with someone's personal property, no matter what it is, is just inexcusable.

As pointed out several times -

It's not about "wrestling figures" per se. It's about her blatant disregard for his property. No one should do this. I wouldn't stand for it. I also think he meant to imply that he was thankful the seller didn't settle for his first offer, because then the seller wouldn't still have the figures and he wouldn't be able to explain that his wife threw them away and appeal to the seller's conscience. He lost a hell of a lot more money than the seller did. Hell, the seller MADE money, since he basically got these figures which weren't his to begin with and then sold them.

And the fact that you say that you wouldn't collect if you had a wife makes me wonder. You're saying you can't have a hobby you like if you have a wife? This statement makes me think you've got a lot of the basic concepts of relationships skewed. They're about understanding and respecting the other person, and accepting what they do.

I have a girlfriend who knows I collect figures, animate, and have interest in the hobby. Needless to say, if she couldn't accept these things about me, she wouldn't be my girlfriend.

How big is your living space? Maybe the place was super cramped with these "extras for resale" just laying around. If that's the case, I can see her point if you've been holding onto these for years and you guys are running out of room.

Dude, as many have said, total dis respect, take em to a storage place and lock em up, a place she doesnt know about, that would be the best option.

How is it egocentric to want my stolen property back? I take exception to that. You really don't know what the hell you're talking about. if you ever step out of your Mom's basement, let us know. The sun is just how you remember it.