Calling her bluff...
She came down from $1,000 to $700, and I was about ready to cave until she told me she was waiting to hear from me before she got back in touch with the antique dealer whom she was certain would fix the latch and sell it for twice what he was going to pay her (which she implied was the original $1,000 asking price).
I just couldn't do it. First of all, I didn't like being pressured. Secondly, I don't think there is a snowball's chance in hell that a dealer (especially in Birmingham, Alabama) is going to pay her $1,000. Lastly, I would have always wondered if I had been "had."
We've been chatting and sharing old house pictures...you know how that goes. She says her husband died and she needs the money. I told her that since she needed the money so badly, she should contact the dealer first. I'll keep you posted.
Sarah
She came down from $1,000 to $700, and I was about ready to cave until she told me she was waiting to hear from me before she got back in touch with the antique dealer whom she was certain would fix the latch and sell it for twice what he was going to pay her (which she implied was the original $1,000 asking price).
I just couldn't do it. First of all, I didn't like being pressured. Secondly, I don't think there is a snowball's chance in hell that a dealer (especially in Birmingham, Alabama) is going to pay her $1,000. Lastly, I would have always wondered if I had been "had."
We've been chatting and sharing old house pictures...you know how that goes. She says her husband died and she needs the money. I told her that since she needed the money so badly, she should contact the dealer first. I'll keep you posted.
Sarah