Re: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Posted by Brian in NY on March 01, 2005 at 05:30:39 from (24.97.74.126):

In Reply to: WHAT WOULD YOU DO? posted by jmh on February 28, 2005 at 19:33:38:

I am gonna vary from the norm here....but not saying I am right for sure.

I would say that this woman from church must know you pretty well to feel like giving you this nice piece. She must know you are gonna take care of the ol' girl and not re-sell it.
If it were me, I would accept the gift for what it is...a gift.
And I would do my darndest to return the gift to her.
Find out if she needs help trimming shrubs or pruning trees or plowing a garden spot, etc.
Be a true friend to her, and that will be worth more than any $$ anyone could give her for the machine.

Plus she gets the added benefit of feeling good about doing something nice.

If you write a check, it is either gonnna be too little or too much....there is no way to put a fair price on buying something like that from a friend. Someone will walk away with a bad taste in their mouth. If no money is exchanged, and this lady knows how grateful you are, there will never be hard feelings.

I have given away many things that held alot of value; things I had no use for. I would rather give them to someone I know who needs them than have a little bit of cash in my pocket.
The only time I ever felt bad about doing that was when I gave a truck to my father in law(not a new machine but still a good truck)and all he did was complain about it. You know that old saying about not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

Just be ready to step up to the plate when she is in need and you are in good shape.

That's my .02

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