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Post by heartcat on Jul 31, 2014 20:06:07 GMT
With the updated version, she was definitely manipulative and rude.She should have been clear about wanting to sell them before asking if you were interested, and the way she asked it, suggesting she didn't want them to go to waste, could be taken that she was offering them for free. I can see why you would have misunderstood initially.
However, as soon as it had been established that she was looking to sell them...for full price...I am not really understanding just saying 'no thank you'. It could and should have ended there.
There was no reason to send ds over, that was a conscious choice on your part.. I understand that her words about discussing price later made you think you might be able to swing a deal and get a bargain. She was rude to pressure your ds though.
But before the phone call ended, and before ds was put in that position, you knew they were no 'gift'.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Jul 31, 2014 20:16:07 GMT
Lesley, your update doesn't change the fact that in the phone conversation your neighbor made it clear the tickets were not a gift. When that became apparent you should have refused them. She did try to railroad you into taking them. Yes, that was rude but you could have asserted yourself right there and then.
Restating that you feel they could have afforded to give them to you or of they were in the same financial circumstances you are that "I would have offered the ticket value myself upfront" is clearly what you are most annoyed about.
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Post by txdancermom on Jul 31, 2014 20:20:57 GMT
DH and I will offer friends tickets to shows that we can't attend for one reason or another - usually they are part of a subscription that we have and our feeling is we would rather have them used then the seats be empty. We are usually asked if we want anything for them and we decline.
If I wanted something for the tickets I think I would say I have some tickets available for the event, would you be interested in buying them from me.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 31, 2014 21:04:11 GMT
I just asked a guy I work with if he's interested in some Patriots pre-season tickets. Because of this thread, I made sure to say they're $27/ticket, that I'm looking to sell them, not give them away. I always gave my preseason tickets away because we were never charged for them back in the day (Buffalo Bills Tx...)
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Post by dawndoll on Jul 31, 2014 21:29:10 GMT
While she should have asked you right off if you'd like to BUY them, you should have stopped the transaction (or called her right back since she rushed you off the phone) instead of sending the son over to get them knowing full well you weren't interested in paying her what she wanted. Essentially, you are the one that put the son in the middle, and for no reason at all. Glad it worked out.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 31, 2014 22:34:22 GMT
I just asked a guy I work with if he's interested in some Patriots pre-season tickets. Because of this thread, I made sure to say they're $27/ticket, that I'm looking to sell them, not give them away. I always gave my preseason tickets away because we were never charged for them back in the day (Buffalo Bills Tx...) Yeah, we are charged for them which makes me nuts.
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Post by peanuttle on Jul 31, 2014 23:53:20 GMT
That's plain rude. If she offers them up, I would assume they are free of charge. From the sounds of it how she handled it, I probably wold expect this from her. Is this her normal behavior?
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Aug 1, 2014 1:03:22 GMT
Even at my age, there are still some conversations I rehearse before I open my mouth. In the case of ticket offers, the goal is that nobody gets confused or embarrassed, or feels any pressure. "I need to give away some tickets for _________ because we had a change in plans. I thought you might be interested." or"I'm trying to sell some tickets to __________ because we had a change in plans. I thought you might be interested in buying them. If not, [my husband] thinks his friend at work will be interested." (Even if that's not true.)
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Post by theboydbunch on Aug 1, 2014 1:59:51 GMT
I just asked a guy I work with if he's interested in some Patriots pre-season tickets. Because of this thread, I made sure to say they're $27/ticket, that I'm looking to sell them, not give them away. Off topic: Wow! I'm jealous of how cheap these tickets are!! My pre-season tickets are the same price as regular season...$109.... I sell them for 1/2 price because I never go to the pre-season games and most people aren't interested in paying full price for these games...
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