Posted by JML755 on June 01, 2015 at 06:40:54 from (97.78.165.194):
In Reply to: what would you do? posted by Bruce from Can. on June 01, 2015 at 03:02:57:
Bruce from Can. said: (quoted from post at 06:02:57 06/01/15) Never deal with two different people on the same purchase.
Amen. Couple of weeks ago, next door neighbor told me he was having some landscaping blocks along the side of his house removed and putting sod in its place. I asked what he was going to do with them. (He had given me (free) about 50 blocks last year when they redid their back yard with a poured concrete stamped patio.) He kind of hesitated and I figured he was reluctant to give them away free this time. So I said "how much do you want for them?" He hesitated again so I said "I'll give you $20, how's that?" He agreed. That's under 40 cents/block. Retail is about $1.50. This weekend, I backed my p/u alongside the house and he helped me load them. My wife came home and I told her to give the neighbor $20. She went up to his wife who wouldn't take it, saying she was grateful to just have someone take them. I insisted she go give it to the man as I made a deal. It caused a little rift between the 2 neighbors for a minute but a deal's a deal. I did complain to the guy that were was some dirt on them and why didn't he hose them down first. :lol:
As for the OP,
1) I would have confirmed the price before I drove over there or at least before I loaded them, since an inspection might impact what I'd be willing to pay.
2) If my expectation of "couple of bucks" was $2, I'd have countered with, "whoa, your husband said $2, how does $2.50 sound?" Chances are you'd settle on $3 or at least something below $4.
This post was edited by JML755 at 06:45:46 06/01/15.
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