Have you ever sold anything you didn't want to get rid of?

In a way, but I didn't want to get it to begin with. My husband had told a couple of his friends about a pet that we have. They were interested in getting one just like ours. Well, the only way they would do it is if we got the pet for them. So, that is what we did. However, I was reluctant about the whole thing from the start, but I agreed anyway as my husband wanted to do it. My husband and I somehow paid for it (out of our own pocket). When it was time for them to pay up they wanted to give us half now, get the pet, and pay us the other half later. Uh uh. No way was I about to do that and I told them so. Boy were they mad at me, not to mention offended, but I didn't care. I wasn't about to risk it, even if they were friends of my husband. In the end they gave us the money in full, then they received their pet. And even though it kind of soured their friendship at first it didn't ruin it completely. When it comes to business transactions, even if it's between good friends, it's always best to get the money in full first before giving them the item. Otherwise you may just be asking for trouble. Happy mylotting!

Oh yes...My husband and I recently had to sell our very nice truck...RV camper and numerous other thing's to pay for medical bill's since my husband (just 48 yrs. old) was not too long ago diagnosed with terminal cancer. Very unexpected and sad.

I am holding many things close to my heart without disposing as I fear the ones I like also will be sold.

Hi tuckersheri, You need to speak up to this guy. He still owes you the money! The stereo was in decent shape when you sold it to him. It is not your problem that he no longer has it! That is his problem. If I buy a tv set and I drop it and smash it carrying it up the stairs do you think the store will refund my money? If I bought it on installments do you think they'd be ok with me not paying for it? He still owes you this money and if I were you, I'd make it clear to him that you still expect it.

You are right. We can't trust anybody even if it's someone we have known for a long time, it's not because we are not being helpful, but sometimes, some people tend to take advantage of our good deeds. As for me, I have never sold anything to anybody yet, but I did lend some money to a friend and she never paid me even when I have reminded her for many times before. She said she would repay me bit by bit, but she's been avoiding me since. The last time I heard she was a manager at some resort and I thought she must have made some money for herself, but still she never even contacted me and worst when I texted her, she even asked me who I was!

Hi Tuckersheri, I had sold a very nice dining set which I would have wanted to keep for our own. I had been into buying and selling home decors, jars, figurines, etc. when I early retired from work. I didn't want to have that rosewood dining set as it was expensive and I didn't think that I could re-sell it right away. I repossessed the dining set in exchange for bounced checks of a debtor. It was a very nice piece of furniture with unique design and shell inlays. I wanted to keep the dining set but it was useless to just let it sit in the storage room and I wanted to get back my money. Good that I was able to sell it to a cousin and in a way, been repaid by the loss of the bounced check.

That sucks and even if his dad did destroy it doesn't mean he should stop paying you for it. As for have I sold anything I didn't want to get rid of? Well there have been several occassions where I have sold off some of my DVD collection only to regret it later when I wish I'd still got those movies i my collection, so much so I have ended up rebuying some of them at a higher price than I sold them for. Hopefully I won't do it again, but who knows.

Yes, I have! it happened only once, but I was a little bit sad for it! It happened when i was 12-13 years old. The "things" i have sold were my baby hamsters, and I really didn't want to get rid of them, but they are some many, that i haven't got enough place in my aquariums to raise them ! No one of my friends wanted them too! So I haven't got any choice- I had to sale them or to throw them away, which was no opportunity for me. So one Saturday I go to the local market and sold them all(they actually were 13, a big number)!

hi tuckersheri , sad to hear you got a bad friend who cheated on you.perhaps in the future,just be careful on choosing your friends.Some so called friend are good for nothing but taking advantages on you.This people just make use of you or borrow cash/items without having the courtesy to return it.I got friends like this before and not just one but a few. Do bear in mind that not all the people/friends that you knew or going to know will be like that.There are people who are sincere in friendship and willing to help out when friends are in need.In our lifetime,we can have many friends but only the best friends will remain forever.take care

That is a huge bummer!!! I would be pissed!! I watch a lot of court shows and I would never take the risk of selling something through installed payments. you really can't trust anybody. The only person i would trust is my own mother, because I know she would never do that to me, she knows how hard I work for everything I have. Last year, I had to sell my dining room table I had since my daughter was born, I had to sell my bedroom set I got when I married, and all the money I got is long gone. I even pawned 2 of my past computers. I get attached to things easy, and each sell was a really low blow for me. Now, I refuse to sell anything else, since I barely have anything else left.

I sold my CDS, because I was really in need of money.