An issue of principle among friends..? (poll!)

[Neal.Mollen]

At the risk of being classist, I also think age and economic circumstances come into play. At my age and given my great good fortune, I can afford not to sweat the small stuff. I would much rather let it pass than have any lingering resentments. I would rather pick up the dinner tab then have people argue about who had the more expensive app. But I would definitely have looked at this sort of thing differently in my salad days.

[Al_Osterheld]

King Solomon should cancel the deal and make things as they were. A can then ponder what to do with the cabinet. B-G can ponder what to get for house-warming gifts. Maybe a deal will ensue.

-Al

[Corey_N]

@CWun

I’m betting A is a bachelor

A is married. A single guy wouldn’t care.

Anyhow, I already told you that A is Fu.

[B_Stucker]

@Charlie Fu

Looks like a “deal is a deal” wins. I still think too many people got hung up on the $50 issue. I wonder how the vote would have been if I put the money owed was $500. shrug. oh well. They can argue about this in two days

It would not have made a difference to me if it was $5,000. The only thing that would have made a difference is if A thought that B was buying it for his own use and wanted to give him the discount almost as a gift. But since A knew B and C were giving it away, it just became a matter of how much A wanted to get back for it. He got that amount and it does not matter what the actual $ figure was.

The fact that B and C were not so generous as to split the cost just between themselves, but included 4 others in the gift to the ultimate recipient should be totally irrelevant from A’s standpoint.

BTW - the thread title could easily have been An issue of principal among friends. Most times when someone says it is an issue of principle, its really an issue of principal.

[CFu]

@Corey N.

@CWun

I’m betting A is a bachelor

A is married. A single guy wouldn’t care.

Anyhow, I already told you that A is Fu.

Lol. I’m friend H. Also A and B are single yes. Not sure how that changes things. Should I have put that in to further complicate it?

[Corey_N]

A and B are single?

Well with their ridiculous attitudes, it’s no wonder.

[Gene_Vance]

@Corey N.

Am I missing something? A paid $400 for a wine cabinet he doesn’t want and now he’s recouping nearly all of his money with little effort? Is there any reason to think he could even get all his money back even if he listed it on craigslist?

B didn’t lie to A. A should suck it up and be glad he’s getting the $350.

+1. That is how I would feel if I had gotten rid of the cabinet.

[cbehensky]

@B Stucker

@Charlie Fu

Looks like a “deal is a deal” wins. I still think too many people got hung up on the $50 issue. I wonder how the vote would have been if I put the money owed was $500. shrug. oh well. They can argue about this in two days

It would not have made a difference to me if it was $5,000. The only thing that would have made a difference is if A thought that B was buying it for his own use and wanted to give him the discount almost as a gift. But since A knew B and C were giving it away, it just became a matter of how much A wanted to get back for it. He got that amount and it does not matter what the actual $ figure was.

The fact that B and C were not so generous as to split the cost just between themselves, but included 4 others in the gift to the ultimate recipient should be totally irrelevant from A’s standpoint.

That’s how I would look at it if I were A. I’d be pissed if B flipped the cabinet for a higher amount, thus taking a sale away from me, but I wouldn’t be upset about having others share in the discount. Especially considering that (1) there was already at least one other person was involved and (2) B seems to have communicated that this was going to be gifted away. Once he made the offer, the fact that B extended the favor to others should be immaterial.

Frankly, if I were A, I don’t know I would have even offered the discount in that situation. If B wanted it for himself, then sure, I’d cut him a break. If I knew that he was giving it away, I think that would have changed my opinion. It seems like it’s the ultimate recipient that’s benefiting from this, after all B could have spent the same amount on a different gift. If I didn’t know that recipient, then I don’t think I would have come down from my original price.