i have a question, kind of a poll i want to take i guess, about a minor dilemma i'm in.

i am moving on the 29th of this month. the movers are coming on the 28th. i have been slowly selling the stuff i'm not taking with me. one of these items is my couch. i listed it on craigslist last night for 50 bucks. i listed the price so low not because its a shitty couch (its actually pretty nice for what it is) but because i knew i was on a time crunch and i wanted to guarantee a sale.

well, someone is supposed to come tomorrow afternoon to buy it for the listed price. the problem is someone else just beat that price and offered me $100. do i cancel the arrangement with the girl and sell it to the highest bidder (this was not listed as an auction) or do i stick to my word and sell it to her for 50 bucks? we've spoken on the phone and she was very excited to get the couch for so little. i would hate to be a prick now and tell her $100 or no deal. on the other hand, i don't know her and i have to look out for myself...moving is expensive and every dollar counts.

i really would feel like an ass if i backed out of our spoken deal but i'd also feel like a fool if i lose out on an extra 50 bucks.

what would you do and why?

You mean we are going to talk about something besides sex in the GD...Woah

Take the hundred and cut your losses. You don't owe chica nothing. You do not owe her. She is not a friend or relative. Just give her a call to let her know it is gone.

Easy- you sell it to the first person. Don't fuck with karma.

CynthiasSocks said:

i thought this at first but then i realized i don't believe in karma. too much emphasis on works. kinda like catholics, lol! (just a little joke, my catholic org friends!)

man, thats all well and good, whatever.... but, you need to tell the girl to be there no later than noon.


if shes late, and the other person comes at 1 minute after noon.... sorry, deals off

sallysassalot said:

number one: I love the fact that you use sallysassalot as your name. Props onwards and upwards. I haven't been here in a while, obviously.

number two: did you have a signed contract with the girl of $50? I would say that if you contact her and explain the situation (someone offering $100). See how she feels. She may not want to buy it at that point. Just be honest, Sassy
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sallysassalot said:

Yeah believe it or not you thought about it!

So umm 'What would Jesus do?'

Me = I would stick with the 1st buyer


good luck on your move

I would phone her up with apologies and sneak in a lil white lie..


say your b/f, hubby, brother whoever took a call when you were out and sold it yo someone else, without letting you know it was promised to her.. say your sorry but the couch has gone and there is nothing you can do about it.

Then sell it for 100 bucks to the 2nd person
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no actually after that, phone up the 2nd person and say someone was on the phone and offered $150 for it, and you would love to sell it but you need the money and if he/she can match $150, you would be glad to sell it to them, seeing as they put in the offer first

BINGO! and you are up $100 from the 1st caller..

some of you are way funny! in the end, i think i've decided to stick to the first person. what's fifty bucks if my word doesn't mean anything?

you should give it to the first person. You already made the arrangement. Of course, you can do whatever you want, it's still yours. But the right thing to do would be stick to the original deal you made.

be honorable and stick with the $50 girl

but the "no later than noon" idea is pretty cool too - tell her any later than that, the deal's off

jerseykrs said:

Oh you pussy!

dog eat dog in this world


I just sold 2 sheepskin rugs and I even conned myself..

so I am due some good luck back now..

jerseykrs said:

WWJD....what would Jersey do...

(ggod answer Jers...and to quote someone else on this thread, don't f with karma..it'll bite you on the butt)

sallysassalot said:

Just sell it to the other person for $100

you can always go to confession afterwards, and thats free

PurpleRein said:

LMFAO, that might make my signature.


But yeah, I've done enough bad in my life, Karma will always get you.

sallysassalot said: