Comments on: Look What I Found Friday: Chair Edition

By: youresomartha

youresomartha — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:59:42 +0000

i am so jealous of all those chairs! i think the wingback is my favorite. can’t wait to see what you do with them all! i’m also jealous your husband didn’t kill you for bringing those all home, because mine sure would!

By: Prudently Painted Vintage

Prudently Painted Vintage — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:14:36 +0000

I was going to say something about the above rude comments, but I think Viv said enough :)

LOVE the chairs. I may come steal the one you're going to put in you bedroom. I'm dying over here. Why can't I find chairs like that!?!?

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:59:25 +0000

I *physically* let out a little gasp of awe/admiration at those beauties!! Oh.My.Good.Ness. Can’t wait to see what you have in store! For the record, I’m a hardcore VR guts lover and you still have my respect. All’s fair in CL shopping!!

By: Jodi @ Make Three blog

Jodi @ Make Three blog — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:24:58 +0000

Whoever Anonymous is needs to lighten up (and woman or man up and stop hiding behind "Anonymous"!). You're acting like Mandi stole candy from a baby and dipped into the collection plate at church.

The seller did not have to take you up on your offer. You took a shot and the worst thing that could have happened was the seller said "No". I'm sure the original potential buyer isn't seeking professional help as a result.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:07:33 +0000

I think Vivienne makes a lot of good points here…really I should be more upset with the seller than with Mandi. however, I wish she hadn’t been rude with her stick-up-the-but remark…it takes something away from the argument when you include unnecessary crassness. BTW ….I HAVE thought about things like parking spots and taking the last item off a shelf and try to always think of others and how my actions will affect them. Remember the disaster in Japan recently? No one there was grabbing things off the shelves when there was limited food, even though they all had children to feed. I just think the world would be a better place if we all practiced a little self-denial and thought more of others than ourselves sometimes. And I agree Mandi is a very savvy blogger who is probably loving all this debate!

By: Vivienne @ the V Spot

Vivienne @ the V Spot — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:45:37 +0000

This. Is. REEEEEdiculous.

First, how many of you people who have a negative opinion of this transaction have watched an ebay auction with your finger hovering over the mouse as the final seconds ticked by in order to swoop in and get the winning bid on something?

How many of you have had an offer in on a house only to have the sellers receive a higher offer? Did you meet it? Did you walk away? Did you think the other potential buyers were immoral for putting in a higher offer? This is not any different in principle.

This is basic commerce. Mandi's offer of more money is not in the least bit immoral or unethical. The choice was the seller's.

When the seller decided to sell the chairs to Mandi for more money, it's called an Efficient Breach of Contract.
The SELLER had an agreement with the other buyer.
The SELLER decided not to go through with their verbal agreement.
The SELLER decided to get more money for their chairs when Mandi offered it.

It was up to the seller to call the original buyers and give them a chance to meet or beat Mandi's offer. The seller either didn't do that, or the buyer couldn't meet the price. Either way, fair and square for Mandi.

By the way, yes, the other buyer could take the seller to small claims court, but they would have to show damages. How can they show that the chairs they did not acquire caused them damage? Additionally, that $1,000 amount that Fay mentioned in her comment applies to merchants. Not to people unloading their stuff on craigslist... (In other words, you can take someone to small claims court for amounts over that.)

To the person who said the younger generation agrees with you, and the older generation has somehow cornered the market on morals. I am 44 (so, um, part of the older generation) but apparently I don't have the Self-Righteous Morality Stick up my butt.

MANDI DID NOT DO ANYTHING IMMORAL OR UNETHICAL. Additionally, she did not do anything illegal. What she did was be a savvy buyer.

She also was a savvy blogger and knew how to title a post for maximum interest. She isn't thumbing her nose at etiquette, nor is she advocating manners get thrown out the window.

All of the people who are complaining about how Mandi did not "think of how the other buyer might have felt" are being completely unreasonable. How many of you have taken the last item off a shelf in a store? Or did you refrain from buying it and leave it in case there was someone else who might want it more?

Did you go ahead and pass up the primo parking space right up front because someone else might have seen it too and couldn't get over as fast as you did....?

Mandi - the chairs are great, I know you will do something fabulous with them. Good job in scoring them.

By: Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:41:02 +0000

Oooo, Mandi, those are some fantastic chairs! I love that limey velvet one the most. Those are going to look fab when you’re done with them!!

By: Fay

Fay — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:26:39 +0000

I think the reason some of us are so passionate about this is because you have a lot of followers (who may now think that this is ok)—with that many followers comes great responsibility – you set the standard for some. I also wonder what your sponsors think. On a side note – if you make a deal (under $1000.00) it does not have to be in writing and is a binding contract. The original buyer could have a small claims case against the seller – remember that ladies when you make an agreement on CL

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:37:13 +0000

You’re getting rid of the original acid mirrors project???!?!?! ACK!! I would give my first born for that!!!! It would look so lovely in my bedroom that I’ve been trying to redo for a year now! But holy cow, I cannot wait to see what you do with her room! I know you’ll do something amazing and jaw dropping!!!! Can’t wait to see it.

BTW…..those chairs are AWESOME!

By: Fay

Fay — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:05:22 +0000