Here's the situation:
We are selling some bedroom furniture. I put an ad on Craigslist for the furniture for $200. That evening I received a call from an interested buyer. He promised to purchase the furniture and pick it up this Saturday. He has already reserved a U-Haul and confirmed the pick up. I agreed to wait until Saturday to sell it to him. I edited the ad on Craigslist to say "SALE PENDING" Should be easy right? Nope.
Today I received the following email:
Hey there,
I know this ad says "Pending Sale" but it's sooooo exactly what I'm looking for! I would be willing to pay $300 cash and pick this up at your earliest convenience. I live in Shakopee and it doesn't take me long to get to uptown from here.
If you can respond and let me know if this is still available and if we can work something out, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much.
Carlos
So I am torn between the following decisions...
1. Do I honor my verbal agreement with the first buyer for $200 and be an ethical person?
2. Do I revert to my heritage and take advantage of the better deal and the extra $100?
3. Do I make it interesting and offer the furniture to the first buyer for $250, but include the name and email address of the buyer that is willing to pay $300? Win-Win for the both of us... I make an extra $50 from the original deal and don't feel so torn about my morals and honor....and, he gets to decide which he wants more-the furniture, or the nearly guaranteed $50 profit for flipping the furniture....maybe he could even ask for more...he does already have a U-Haul and could deliver it....that's added value.
To you, my loyal followers, I need your help!! Please comment with your thoughts and ideas. ASAP!
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6 comments:
I would call the second guy and see if he is really interested. But you should really honor guy #1since he answered first.I know you are an honest man. DO what is right.
Go with the first deal - its the right thing to do. You will feel better by it.
Sell it to me for $50 and I will flip it
Keep your word. If guy one doesn't show up on Saturday, you can always sell it to guy two.
a) what would your mom do?
b) what would your dad do?
hmmmm...
I would email the first responder & let them know you have another interested party that wanted the items now & is willing to pay more. Let them know you would like to honor them first because they were the first responder, but if they are not serious they should let you know ASAP so you can move to the next in line.
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