Hey everyone,
So at the beginning of the semester my roommate and I purchased this nice glass table and chair set 50/50 for $60. Now this table is easily worth $200, we got it for such a bargain because the girls who were moving out needed to sell it and waited until the last day, so we pretty much got to name our price.
With the end of the semester approaching, my roommate offers me $30 to buy me out and he will take the table. I don't particularly want the table, but I know it is worth more that $60, so I feel that I would be at a loss to give up my share of the table for $30. I told him that I wouldn't be happy with $30, to which he replied "we only paid $60". I'm thinking since he won't give me more than $30, the most fair way to do this is to sell it on craigslist and split the proceeds.
What do you guys recommend that I do?
Graham :2guns:
maybe it is worth more than 60 USED. that aside is it worth it to spend time waiting for it to sell?, sure try on CL or even ebay. get the most you can. remembering it is used. dont expect retail. but sure. shoot high then split. if not, then take the 30. If you can get more, then by all means go for it.
Yup,
you could do that but most likely someone will low ball you there and you will end up with less because time will run out and just get what you can. But who knows someone could offer you $500 LOL. Kinda hard to argue about imaginary gains. As they say one in the hand is worth two in the bushel.
Mary
I guess to me, it would depend on whether or not I want to continue to have a friendly relationship with this person. I see both your points. But, who's to say how much it would actually sell for if listed on CL. Maybe you'd only get $80? Then you make another $10 each. Unless you never plan to see/talk to this guy again, I'd let him buy you out at the $30 you paid for your share.
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on May 03, 2013, 06:19:36 PM
As they say one in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Fixed that for ya, college grad. :)
Ehh leave the doctor alone Eh?, she is after all a patriots fan so. we cant all be perfect lol.
I've had my share of roommates try to F with me over stupid shlit.
Here are some ideas:
1.Take a baseball bat to that table and tell him to never question you again.
2. Give it to a hot chick.
3. Give it to one of your roommates enemies.
4. Staple a cat to it and give it to roommate for free.
5. Take a baseball bat to it. (my 1st choice).
i'd take the $30 ... whats that.. 2 tanks of fuel?... tank and a half?... in the bike?
you dont want it... let it go brother!! ..
if you feel that you are being ripped off taking 30 bucks.... go postal!! ;) .. dump a load of itching powder in his clothing box just as he is moving!! :flipoff:
Quote from: pliskin on May 03, 2013, 07:27:33 PM
I've had my share of roommates try to F with me over stupid shlit.
Here are some ideas:
4. Staple a cat to it and give it to roommate for free.
:nono: :nono:
Offer him $30 to buy it and see what he says. If he wants more, offer it back to him for what he just said it's worth. If he agrees to it, and it's worth more like you think, turn around and sell it.
far out Plisky!! .. i'll just errr... umm,.... sidle over here and stand under this bunker area ... yeah... you stay over there in the middle of the paddock....
i dont want to get any gore on me!!.. :flipoff:
eh Yama... anyone... got spare seats for the show! .. waiting for the following call..
you cant go hasslin cats around these here parts matey!! .. the 'forces' will call iron down on yo ass!! ;)
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Bring back cbrfxr67
cbr will be back soon enough. theres a point where one can make a joke in bad taste and just plain pushing it. btw the last post about we todd did goes like this.
I am we todd did. Sofa king we todd tid. see you pliskin the anti cat jokes you make to me may seem tasteless. but youre not pushing animal cruelty. not directly anyways.
I was trying to make a point. What does "tard" mean when one is "Tard Farmed"? Is it a reference to someone how is mentally disabled? I mean, it's right out there for everyone to see. Yet posts that some may find offensive get TARD FARMED!
I am Sorry, I'm just getting a little miffed. I'm just guy that believes one should be able to say what they want without fear of offending people. I also believe an owner of a website has the right to censor (although I would not censor unless it laws where broken). When people say things that I don't agree with I just let it slide. Bite your tongue and get over it.
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on May 03, 2013, 06:18:43 PM
maybe it is worth more than 60 USED. that aside is it worth it to spend time waiting for it to sell?, sure try on CL or even ebay. get the most you can. remembering it is used. dont expect retail. but sure. shoot high then split. if not, then take the 30. If you can get more, then by all means go for it.
+1 :thumb:
WHY is this even a question?
Who bloody cares if you give him $30 and he goes and sells it for $150? So friggin what man? You got your money back. Move on. Sheesh. :cookoo: Now you need motorcycle forum approval over a $60 table. Man, hate to see if you needed to make a real decision. OMG......................
hey now, i just want other people's perspectives on this, that's all
If you put in $30 bucks with him, then it's only fair that he offer $30 bucks to buy it out. You're not losing anything.
With the exception of the opportunity cost of what it could actually sell for. I could walk away with $75 easily if we sell it on the open market.
Graham
Is this a joke?
Let me spell it out for you...it's a table. You don't need our help to handle this.
Settle it like an adult which is what I presume you are. If you can't handle that, at least deal with it in a manly way...good'ol fisticuffs.
I vote for a cage smack-down match!! :woohoo:
Quote from: gsatterw on May 03, 2013, 10:50:21 PM
With the exception of the opportunity cost of what it could actually sell for. I could walk away with $75 easily if we sell it on the open market.
Graham
OR you could be a decent human being. Put $30 in your pocket and set it all behind you.
Quote from: Janx101 on May 03, 2013, 11:12:51 PM
I vote for a cage smack-down match!! :woohoo:
Look, the guy obviously isn't Mel Gibson so no Thunderdome-type action.
This is likely the extent of what you'll see:
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Dammit Mister I cant see what you posted?
Something like this?
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Alright, alright I'll stop being a little Buddha Loves You and do what I've got to do. Thanks for all the input.
Graham
If you paid $30 and don't want it anyway, why not take the cash and be happy that you got to use a nice table and it cost you nothing?
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Just because I could walk away with more than that and I'm a greedy bastard. I've also got a sneeking suspicion that he'll sell it for $200 and walk away with $140.
Say someone sold you and a friend a gs500 for $50, and you each put up $25, then your friend says, hey, I'll give you $25 and I'll take the bike. it'd be some bullshit.
Just because we bought the table for $60, doesn't mean that I/other people value it at only $60. Its a nice table.
Graham
Fact of the matter is you're not losing anything. If he wants to go off and sell the table for profit, let him be a piece of shaZam!.
Opportunity cost is a real thing. Hypothetically, say we had a buyer lined up for $200. Why would I accept the $30 when I could get $100. By accepting the $30, I've lost $70.
Thanks all for the reflection. Definitely gonna offer him $30 for it and if he accepts, sell it, cause I'm a dickhead.
Graham
Quote from: codajastal on May 03, 2013, 11:58:17 PM
Dammit Mister I cant see what you posted?
Something like this?
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No, I redid the link, it was this.... :D :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
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Quote from: gsatterw on May 04, 2013, 07:13:43 PM
Opportunity cost is a real thing. Hypothetically, say we had a buyer lined up for $200. Why would I accept the $30 when I could get $100. By accepting the $30, I've lost $70.
Thanks all for the reflection. Definitely gonna offer him $30 for it and if he accepts, sell it, cause I'm a dickhead.
Graham
:thumb:
Graham... ok I have to ask get a pic of the table. Two pages deep I need to see this thing now.
Quote from: jdoorn14 on May 03, 2013, 06:23:00 PM
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on May 03, 2013, 06:19:36 PM
As they say one in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Fixed that for ya, college grad. :)
yeah yeah yeah night before graduation I was all over the place!
Now to the topic at hand,
Let's see modestly a counselor can make $80 an hour giving advice. I spent 10 min writing my first post thinking what I'm going to say included. 10 minutes laughing at the simple fact this has gotten to 2 pages and aww heck why add the minutes mechanics get away with an 1 hour minimum. Now your in the hole where's my $80!
And thanks for the correction
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Hmmm,
FWIW, I really don't see you getting that much out of it. If I get a chance I'll take a pic of it tomorrow. But I got a similar one to that at IKEA in the scratch and dent section (It was the show table) for $30. It ended up being too big for my current digs and I gave it to my friend in my graduation photo.
Now, that's definitely $80 of advice!
mary
Now that I see it's glass you should really take a baseball bat to it.
Make sure you take pics or video so we can see.
Sell the leftover scrap metal for $30.
Set up a youtube channel featuring video of table destruction and make a few bucks from advertising.
(Note: it might help if you place some Suzuki stickers on it before you smash it. This way you might get some kind of royalties from Suzuki).
Take your fat stack of cash to the bank.
Hire a big time Hollywood promoter to handle you new found stardom.
Buy a big house with a 12ft long dinner table made from Brazilian Rosewood.
Invite x-roomie over for a pool party with the Solid Gold dancers.
I was picturing a glass coffee table for some reason.
That said, unless you've already got a buyer lined up to pay more than $60 for a table with legs that are beat to hell, take the $30 or buy out his half if you are pretty certain you can sell it for more.
I wouldn't pay much more than $60 for a table in that condition. It's USED. And not gently, I might add, based on the scratches and gouges in the visible leg.
In short, do what you gotta do.
Well you asked for comments but I just couldn't read all that stuff to see if someone else said it already,.......
I'd just give it to him and take my half. Let him do whatever wants with it. Got your share of it. If he sells it for 5 grand, great for him. Other stuff to think about and put your energy into good sir. imho
Is it just me or is that a really tacky table? I wouldn't pay $40 for that.
Take your $30 and run. Far, far away from that abomination.
take the 30 bucks but refuse to help move the thing since its now his. Maybe he'll break the glass top in the process and you can get a good laugh. I got a similar table at value city furniture that is round for around a hundred bucks with chairs that match. I don't think that table is worth what you think it is, it looks like patio furniture.
Pay him $30 and smash it in front of him ;)
Now there's an idea. :laugh:
Quote from: Calpantera on May 06, 2013, 12:19:59 PM
Pay him $30 and smash it in front of him ;)
I love it!
Well, what's the latest?
cleaning up glass?
Haha, no glass yet. I'm gonna turn it around on him today or tomorrow not that finals are over (finally done with that ChemE degree!!!)
Graham :2guns:
I never had a roommate. I got a wife instead. It didn't work out any better!
Quote from: bill14224 on May 10, 2013, 04:19:13 PM
I never had a roommate. I got a wife instead. It didn't work out any better!
those from what i head cost more. take your funds, and then gripw when you dont know whats wrong.
Goddamn that's a nice table. Don't sell it; keep it for posterity. Your great grandchildren could have the fortune to eat off that table.. Don't take it away from them. You have a serious piece there. I'd give my left arm for a table like that.
Your roommate is trying to trick you. He may very well be planning on keeping this table to analyze the construction technique and start churning out second-rate reproductions to the unknowing masses. He'd probably be a millionnaire in short order, leaving you out in the cold.
I swear if you part with that table, you will never live it down, and it will probably haunt you for the rest of your life. Don't be a chump.
:tongue2:
Quote from: bill14224 on May 10, 2013, 04:19:13 PM
I never had a roommate. I got a wife instead. It didn't work out any better!
Usually doesnt cost someone to get rid of a roomate. usually a glass of GTFO works. a wife OTOH those cost money to acquire/get rid of. ( legally or otherwise)
so I decided not to be a punk, and we flipped a coin. He won, and I gracefully took the $30. I've moved out, and now the dipshit can't figure out how to move the table to his dipshit brother's house to store it, so it's sitting on the house's front porch, with a lease that ends today (5/31). Landlord will probably move it to the curb. WOW
Graham
Quote from: gsatterw on May 31, 2013, 09:18:07 PM
so I decided not to be a punk, and we flipped a coin. He won, and I gracefully took the $30. I've moved out, and now the dipshit can't figure out how to move the table to his dipshit brother's house to store it, so it's sitting on the house's front porch, with a lease that ends today (5/31). Landlord will probably move it to the curb. WOW
Graham
Sweet swing by and grab it once it hits the curb for a day if you want it!
Alas! I am in France till the 10th!
Call someone back stateside - even a one man mover. Pay him to collect and store for you! :thumb:
Where is this table located? I might be eatin' off of furniture tonight...oweee :)
Quote from: ralph13 on June 01, 2013, 07:12:29 AM
Where is this table located? I might be eatin' off of furniture tonight...oweee :)
Lol .... Ahoy pirate!! .... There be treasure layin about! .... Bahahahah
The most fair thing may have been to ask how much he thinks it's worth and offer him that.
Then you take it and sell it for what you think it's worth.
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Yea, I asked him how much he thought it was worth, and he when around the question and said, "well we only paid $60 for it". So that's all he would offer. Anyways, whats done is done.
Graham :2guns:
On a side note I saw a glass coffee table with real brass legs for sale at a yard sale. It was marked with a "make offer" tag. I felt like dragging it home behind my bike.
Should have offered one night of consensual man on man love.
Quote from: john on June 04, 2013, 11:21:14 AM
Should have offered one night of consensual man on man love.
Well, I walked right into that one.
I should have showed the lady this here thread about a glass tables and all the trouble they can bring. Then I ask her for $30 to take it off her hands. Then she would say "but I paid $60 for it". I'd say keep the damn thing. She'd say, OK, OK, I'll give you $30 and the table. I'd take the $30 and leave the table. She'd be standing there scratching her head thinking what the hell just happened. :icon_lol:
So I get this text from my old roommate the other day:
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:D Looks like I made out with a free table. Wish I had the chairs too. But they made my butt hurt, so, it's cool.
Graham :2guns:
wow.. harsh! ... you'd better ring the IRS anonymously and let them know you think he isnt declaring all his financial gains!! :icon_twisted: ;)
Holly HeII, not the glass coffee table thread back from the dead!! That shlit head roomie of yours is rubbing it in your face. Put this with the illegal gravel thread and start a whole new category in the Main Area.
I swear, If I ever see a another glass table I'm going Chris Farley on it.
Yea, I'm gonna smash it.
Can't see the text... I'm hanging in suspense!... I don't know what's going on!... :technical:
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DUDE! He's gonna hook you with that sweet sweet table like a tweeker and a spoon of meth. Then.....he'll miraculously get the chairs back. He's gonna want $60 bucks for those azz smashing wrought iron tush holders. BREAK THAT F'en table pleeeeeeze.
I'm with pliskin on this one. That table needs to be smashed.
Smash your head into it
No, don't to that. You could hurt yourself. Do what these dude did.
Or this