I had a roommate once ask me to come with him to buy a $40 table he found off Craigslist.
We show up, they show him the table.
“k I’m all ready to take this home, the thing is… I only have $20.”
Motherfucker brought me in just to help pressure them into his haggling.
I mean yes it worked, but I was so goddamn uncomfortable. I have no idea what happened to him/we haven’t kept in touch, but it sadly wouldn’t surprise me if he was some god awful CEO.
I’ve had people come by and try that shit. “oh, that’s no problem. I can wait until you get the other twenty.” “I really can’t because blah blah but I can help you get it off your hands now!” “oh no, that’s fine. I don’t mind waiting. Plus we would both feel bad if you paid twenty. You would be robbing me!” “Blah blah.” “Oh, it’s just 20 dollars?” “Blah blah.” “Oh no, I’m not as rich as you!” “Blah blah” " You know what? I like you but I really can’t do that!" “Blah blah blah” “Then what’s 20 dollars between friends?” “Exactly!” “Blah blah blah!” “Wow, I never considered that but you’re gonna make me look bad in front of my wife. I have to think of my family.” “blah blah.” “oh yes of course, blah blah.” “blah, blah, blah.” “You’re right I could use that twenty to get my wife something nice right now but really I’m not selling. We’re saving up. There’s an ATM around the corner.” “Blah blah blah.” “Banking fees? Of course, I didn’t consider that. That wasn’t very thoughtful of me! I don’t mind holding on to it for you, if you want you can leave twenty behind as a deposit” “Blah blah blah.” “No, you have my number plus you know where I live. We’re both honest men or are we not?” “Blah blah blah?” “Yeah, I gotta get up early too. Maybe a cup of coffee before you go?” “blah blah blah.” “Two sugars and no milk? No problem!”
That’s way too mich effort spent on those morons. If they don’t have the money then I tell them leave and go back to what I was doing before. I am not about to spend any amount time entertaining someone who is trying to rip me off. I don’t even care if they somehow “find” the rest of the money. I’m done dealing with them. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
I had a roommate once ask me to come with him to buy a $40 table he found off Craigslist.
We show up, they show him the table.
“k I’m all ready to take this home, the thing is… I only have $20.”
Motherfucker brought me in just to help pressure them into his haggling.
I mean yes it worked, but I was so goddamn uncomfortable. I have no idea what happened to him/we haven’t kept in touch, but it sadly wouldn’t surprise me if he was some god awful CEO.
I’ve had people come by and try that shit. “oh, that’s no problem. I can wait until you get the other twenty.” “I really can’t because blah blah but I can help you get it off your hands now!” “oh no, that’s fine. I don’t mind waiting. Plus we would both feel bad if you paid twenty. You would be robbing me!” “Blah blah.” “Oh, it’s just 20 dollars?” “Blah blah.” “Oh no, I’m not as rich as you!” “Blah blah” " You know what? I like you but I really can’t do that!" “Blah blah blah” “Then what’s 20 dollars between friends?” “Exactly!” “Blah blah blah!” “Wow, I never considered that but you’re gonna make me look bad in front of my wife. I have to think of my family.” “blah blah.” “oh yes of course, blah blah.” “blah, blah, blah.” “You’re right I could use that twenty to get my wife something nice right now but really I’m not selling. We’re saving up. There’s an ATM around the corner.” “Blah blah blah.” “Banking fees? Of course, I didn’t consider that. That wasn’t very thoughtful of me! I don’t mind holding on to it for you, if you want you can leave twenty behind as a deposit” “Blah blah blah.” “No, you have my number plus you know where I live. We’re both honest men or are we not?” “Blah blah blah?” “Yeah, I gotta get up early too. Maybe a cup of coffee before you go?” “blah blah blah.” “Two sugars and no milk? No problem!”
It’s the reason I stopped doing garage sales.
That’s way too mich effort spent on those morons. If they don’t have the money then I tell them leave and go back to what I was doing before. I am not about to spend any amount time entertaining someone who is trying to rip me off. I don’t even care if they somehow “find” the rest of the money. I’m done dealing with them. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
I’ve walked away from deals like that out of spite, just to see the look on their entitled faces. Fuck your $20 I’ll just donate it.
Yeah fuck that shit. I’ll haggle in the messages, but when we decide to show up I expect the deal to go through as agreed upon.