An issue of principle among friends..? (poll!)

[Robert.A.Jr]

Sheez, Fu, that’s probably 0.1 of your time or less!

Can I have my 0.1 for reading this?

[johngonzales]

Friend A deserves the “$50”. However he should be charged that $50 for all of the mediation efforts and lost time incurred here.

I actually think A has a right to be irritated. Just because he was willing to offer the discount to B & C, doesn’t mean he wanted to do so for D,E,F,G. If I had six extra bottles of Marcassin and offered to sell it to two of you at my cost (less than market), I wouldn’t want you to immediately sell four of them to others I didn’t know, certainly without asking me upfront. I might not care, but just as likely I would either opt to sell the other four to four more people I know as a favor to them, or I’d ask that those that I don’t know pay me closer to market.

In this case A intended to do the favor to B & C. So he should still be fine doing them a favor. Using the $50 basis, $16.67 (or 1/3) of the favor goes to them. So A should only be concerned with $33.33 (or 2/3) of the discount. I think the two sides should compromise. A should just eat $25 (1/2 the discount), for as others have said he gets the sale and has no reason to deny B & C their share of the compromised discount. As to the extra $25 (1/2 the discount the buyers pay; D,E,F,G should pay it as they don’t know A, and would still be receiving a small discount. If B & C can’t or won’t get the others to pay then they should just pay it or part of it. The two of them should have known to at least ask A ahead of time if he cared.

[Markus_S]

@Charlie Fu

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Friend A gave friend B a discount on an item solely as a favor to friend B. Friend A communicated the basis for the discount to friend B, or it was strongly implied. Friend B passed on the discount by splitting the cost with multiple undisclosed parties that A did not know and he knew or should have known that Friend A might not have given the discount had he known of Friend B’s plans. Should B pay the price without discount or should A just leave it as is.

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Spoken like a true lawyer(!)
Pony up, boy (or get some new friends).

[Alan_Rath]

A work colleague of mine related this to me recently: his marine son recently returned from Afghanistan after a tour there (and previously in Iraq). When anyone asks the son how he’s doing, his reply is “it’s a great day, no one is shooting at me.”

I can’t believe the pettiness of the premise for this thread, or frankly how many people are willing to give opinions on whether one side or the other is in the right or the wrong over $50. Jesus H. Christ. The fact that a couple of upper middle class dudes are arguing over $50 on a $350 transaction, when they piss away more than that in wine on a daily basis is just stupid.

[CFu]

@Alan Rath

A work colleague of mine related this to me recently: his marine son recently returned from Afghanistan after a tour there (and previously in Iraq). When anyone asks the son how he’s doing, his reply is “it’s a great day, no one is shooting at me.”

I can’t believe the pettiness of the premise for this thread, or frankly how many people are willing to give opinions on whether one side or the other is in the right or the wrong over $50. Jesus H. Christ. The fact that a couple of upper middle class dudes are arguing over $50 on a $350 transaction, when they piss away more than that in wine on a daily basis is just stupid.

Not to rain on the parade. I said I just made up a number. I didn’t think there was a right number that wouldn’t sway people’s opinions. I was wrong.

[mike_pobega]

If friend A had initially told friend C that friend B was planning to keep friend A out of the loop, than friend B has an obligation to make friend C remain in constant communication with friend A while always keeping friend D in the dark regardless of where friend B, friend A and friend E stand—enter friend F, the fly in the ointment; Whereas if-so fact-so then friend A retains friend C’s friend, (I will call him friend G) as attorney all parties other than friend E, friend B and friend C really have skin in the game and wholeheartedly can remain on a friendly basis with friend A.

Simple.

[gene_keenan]

@Charlie Fu

@Alan Rath

A work colleague of mine related this to me recently: his marine son recently returned from Afghanistan after a tour there (and previously in Iraq). When anyone asks the son how he’s doing, his reply is “it’s a great day, no one is shooting at me.”

I can’t believe the pettiness of the premise for this thread, or frankly how many people are willing to give opinions on whether one side or the other is in the right or the wrong over $50. Jesus H. Christ. The fact that a couple of upper middle class dudes are arguing over $50 on a $350 transaction, when they piss away more than that in wine on a daily basis is just stupid.

Not to rain on the parade. I said I just made up a number. I didn’t think there was a right number that wouldn’t sway people’s opinions. I was wrong.

Charlie, you should have used 50 cents for better dramatic effect.

We could have made all kinds of 50 cent jokes and music videos.

[Corey_N]

In other news, Justin Bieber posted on Facebook that he hoped Friend B would become a Belieber.

[Neal.Mollen]

@Corey N.

In other news, Justin Bieber posted on Facebook that he hoped Friend B would become a Belieber.

. . . and got eaten by a beaver

[CFu]

@gene keenan

@Charlie Fu

@Alan Rath

A work colleague of mine related this to me recently: his marine son recently returned from Afghanistan after a tour there (and previously in Iraq). When anyone asks the son how he’s doing, his reply is “it’s a great day, no one is shooting at me.”

I can’t believe the pettiness of the premise for this thread, or frankly how many people are willing to give opinions on whether one side or the other is in the right or the wrong over $50. Jesus H. Christ. The fact that a couple of upper middle class dudes are arguing over $50 on a $350 transaction, when they piss away more than that in wine on a daily basis is just stupid.

Not to rain on the parade. I said I just made up a number. I didn’t think there was a right number that wouldn’t sway people’s opinions. I was wrong.

Charlie, you should have used 50 cents for better dramatic effect.

We could have made all kinds of 50 cent jokes and music videos.

I have many regrets in the details

[Bruce_Leiser_owitz]

@Alan Rath

A work colleague of mine related this to me recently: his marine son recently returned from Afghanistan after a tour there (and previously in Iraq). When anyone asks the son how he’s doing, his reply is “it’s a great day, no one is shooting at me.”

I can’t believe the pettiness of the premise for this thread, or frankly how many people are willing to give opinions on whether one side or the other is in the right or the wrong over $50. Jesus H. Christ. The fact that a couple of upper middle class dudes are arguing over $50 on a $350 transaction, when they piss away more than that in wine on a daily basis is just stupid.

You do realize, I hope, that if someone asks a question or posts on a topic you do not consider important or worthy, you are free to ignore the thread.

Bruce

[Mark_Y]

@Charlie Fu

Not to rain on the parade. I said I just made up a number. I didn’t think there was a right number that wouldn’t sway people’s opinions. I was wrong.

Charles, I think the actual amount does matter though. LIke you said if you put $500 it might swing the other way…
but the $ amount matters.

if it was $5… why even talk about it… if it was $500,000, then that’s clearly a different conversation right?

[Ed_Murray]

Personally I would:

1. eat the difference - a deal is a deal
2. NEVER give the guy a break on anything in the future EVER.

[J_a_y_H_a_c_k]

Law school exam fail.

[CFu]

@Ed Murray

Personally I would:

1. eat the difference - a deal is a deal
2. NEVER give the guy a break on anything in the future EVER.

I think that is ultimately what is going to happen.

[NickC]

@Charlie Fu

@Alan Rath

A work colleague of mine related this to me recently: his marine son recently returned from Afghanistan after a tour there (and previously in Iraq). When anyone asks the son how he’s doing, his reply is “it’s a great day, no one is shooting at me.”

I can’t believe the pettiness of the premise for this thread, or frankly how many people are willing to give opinions on whether one side or the other is in the right or the wrong over $50. Jesus H. Christ. The fact that a couple of upper middle class dudes are arguing over $50 on a $350 transaction, when they piss away more than that in wine on a daily basis is just stupid.

Not to rain on the parade. I said I just made up a number. I didn’t think there was a right number that wouldn’t sway people’s opinions. I was wrong.

you could have just said what the actual number was, so we could respond into actual facts instead of distorted ones you presented intentionally to provoke the “lol $50 stfu” response.

that being said, still don’t care, and think that the seller should quit being a baby and make them get him drunk on fine wines.

[Paul_Jaouen]

Let’s get to the important stuff. What is A cooking when you guys go over and what are you drinking?

[cbehensky]

A should be glad that your B isn’t like my B.

[Brian_Tuite]

@cbehensky

A should be glad that your B isn’t like my B.

[Rick_Smith]

You should just say F U.