My mind is exploding.

I'm not so sure it would be thrown out if the seller told the judge that the item was marked $500 and the buyer must have erased or switched it without the seller noticing. Anyway, it doesn't matter at this point and we'll never know. My only point was that since the whole thing is over, leave it alone. Nothing good can come from rubbing the sellers nose in it.

 

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But in that same statement he states he wants to bring back $100 to the original seller. So, I would not think this is about "good business sense". Because "squeezing extra to give back does not seem like good business to me.

 

Someone else suggested that, not the OP.

 

Oh!! Good point...
Opps :yes:

 

Maybe your dad is like me. I'd set a couple hundred bucks on fire to avoid a long haggle session with some penny pincher. Some people are just like that. I go to coin shows and just buy what I like for the listed price. If its overpriced in my opinion, don't bother even trying to buy.

 

I wouldn't want to test it in the 'land of litigation (NY)" Guy...........

 

i think your dad did fine caz, imho your dads buddy got more than he paid so its a win win. the more a dealer makes the more they are willing to help out the collectors when they come in the door. for every time i go into the coin shop i see atleast 5 or 6 people come in to sell silver or gold jewelry. most dealers make more profit in silver and gold than they do selling the coins.

cody

 

Hi Caz. Nicely written 'rant' (as you call it..) First, I just want to say that I don't think you disrespected your father in any way, either by posting your story here, or by disagreeing with your father's actions regarding the sale of the silver platter. You don't have to do everything the same way your father does, nor does he have to do things the same way you would... That really is okay (in my opinion.) You are a young man, and most likely learning still how you will and do handle decisions; that said it is great that you are thinking these things through. It might be fruitful to pick your dad's brain a bit to understand his thinking on that issue, someday when you're just hanging out together?

I can relate to how your father chose to handle this... I would have done the same. There's a number that's 'enough' for each of us. Doesn't make your dad wrong, or stupid, or anything. He just looked at it a different way than you. His 'enough' is/was different than your 'enough' number. Happens all the time in life. Get used to it! There's always someone who 'would have gotten a better deal'.. and they always make sure to tell you. Doggone it!

Agree to disagree.


Lucy

 

You mean "oops"? Sorry couldn't resist.

 

Thanks for your reply. As to the above quote, we do this a lot :yes:

 

Caz, it's all good. Either way it would have happened (the 500 or the 6something), is better than the friend would have likely done on his own. You and your dad are to be commended for helping a friend. And, in most cases when someone helps a friend, they are not going to go as much as you were wanting to (the very best you saw could be had). It really is ok.

It turned into a win-win situation for your dad and the friend. The friend got the money he was looking for, and your dad helped him do that.

I commend you for wanting to go the extra mile, so to speak, but sometimes in life you just have to make judgement calls as to when it's really neccessary, and when doing that is really there just to butter up your own ego....[but don't take that to mean that's what I think you were doing, I have no insight into your motives or nothing. Just a phrase to get across the point of what is the real agenda.] Your dad delivered. And you doing it your way would have delivered.

I am really glad that your dad allows you to say your piece, that's cool.