Ugh, so awkward. What would you do? UPDATE

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I have a large, almost new sectional I inherited right before we moved. This thing was like 4k when my relative purchased ut last year. We held onto it a couple months while house shopping in case we could use it. When we realized it wouldn't fit well in the home we ultimately bought, we offered to give it to my husband's good friend, we'll call him Chad. One of my movers asked to buy it. I said it was spoken for. Chad picks it up Friday.

On Monday Chad asks if we could use this brand new vanity set he has that ended up not fitting into his new home. It is the exact measurement we need, so we say yeah, it would work. A little back story, he is a big manager of a big box hardware store, and gets incredible deals on returns or scratch and dents, etc.

Anyway, he asks how much it's worth to us, and that it was originally $900. I told my husband to text back, I don't, how much did you get it for? He says, "enough." My husband is a little surprised here. Is he trying to make money off us? If he got it for cheap, why wouldn't he pass those savings onto his friends? I've known him since high school, too, so not aquaintances or anytging. My husband says, "I'll think about it." A couple days have gone by, and his friend keeps asking, so you want it??

Is this awkward or what? If I absolutely loved the vanity I'd offer a few hundred bucks. But I am nuetral towards it. Not to mention, what if $300 is insulting? Plus I know he probably wants to unload it since he doesn't need it, so buying it could help him, too. WWYD?



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Update: Not surprisingly, Chad asked my husband about selling us the vanity again when he came for the sectional. I had a feeling he would because he has literally zero use for it, can't return it, and we happen to need one that exact size. My husband was straight with him: we like it, we'd like it, but of course we don't want to overpay you, nor do we want to insult you with an unwittingly low offer. Chad said, well I paid $150, does that work for you guys?

We said no problem, so we are now the new owners of the vanity. It works out for both of us. Even though it's not my first choice, it is nice, and we will be renting this in a few years so it's not a big deal. Regarding the couch, I told him twice that if for some reason it doesn't fit, or he finds some flaw, etc, LET US KNOW and we will pick it up and sell it. He said absolutely. Glad that's over and everyone is satisfied.

It may still seem like an unfair transaction, but I later remembered that Chad let us use him and his truck for an hour each way for two trips for this sectional when we had intended to keep it for ourself, and even though we filled the gas tank on return, that counts for something, too. In other words, I'm not keeping score here, but it's important I remember the non-financial ways friends can help, too.