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Usually you give your friends a friendly discount because it saves the hassle from advertising, packing, etc. and also your friends return the favor. But I wou
by jorvi 4mo ago
Usually you give your friends a friendly discount because it saves the hassle from advertising, packing, etc. and also your friends return the favor.
But I would never sell something expensive to a friend, period. There be dragons.
- JKCalhoun 4mo agoYou hit all the salient points.
- dmurray 4mo agoI'd be inclined to pay more for it getting it from my friend than on a second hand marketplace. It removes the chance I'm going to be scammed, or the product isn't as described, or the seller will leave me a bad review. On the other hand, I wouldn't ask my friend to pay more if selling, so maybe a par price is fair.
- ssl-3 4mo agoEven giving things to friends can invoke dragons. If I want a thing gone, for whatever reason I want that to happen, then I want it gone. I never want to see it again. When I get rid of a thing with eBay or Craigslist or FB Marketplace or whatever this decade's thing is, or with a dumpster, then it is gone from my life. It will never resurface. But friends have a habit of bringing things back. Whether it's "Hey, remember that camera you gave me?" or "Hey, my old lady is kicking me out -- can I store some shit in your garage [like these four giant rackmount Elo touchscreens that I wouldn't let you bin two years ago]?", things given to friends have a bad habit of coming back 'round.