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Money Moral Dilemma: Can I keep some of the cash from selling my daughter's christening present?
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Really?
It was a gift to your daughter for a special occasion.
They money belongs to her.
It would be different - imho - if it was something she'd cleared out to go to the charity shop and you could sell stuff on eBay/Vinted.
Use it as a lesson to her that unwanted items can still have monetary value.
But give her the money in this instance.1 -
The toy belongs to the daughter, not the mother. The mother's being in physical possession of the toy doesn't change who owns it.
So the mother has no right to sell the toy unless the daughter expressly authorises the sale, having been fully informed of the potential benefit from doing so, and the mother isn't entitled to any of the proceeds of any sale of it. How the daughter might choose to reward her mother's efforts is quite another issue but it's entirely her choice - not the mother's.0 -
I would never keep any money I made from selling my sons' belongings. I would tell them the sale was possible. If they offered me a share I wouldn't accept. It's like charging your child a finder's fee. I give them money I can't afford, never mind taking any from them. Autistic me finds it impossible to imagine expecting a share.3
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Ye gods! And I thought my father was unique in stiffing his own kid!You really have to ask??
If your dog thinks you're the best, don't seek a second opinion.;)1 -
How ever you dress it up, the gift still belongs to your daughter. It is her choice alone what to do with it.1
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I would plagiarise John McInroe's rather rude comment, "You cannot be serious".1
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Why not just ask her?
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It is your daughter Christening gift so the money should go to her. Mention it to her that you can sell it for her and if she is happy with that then go ahead. If you sell and don't tell her she will surely find out at some point and do you want to risk that? NO I thought not. Am sure if the boot was on the other foot it would'nt go down very well with you. Talk to her.0
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He/She must be a bit of a cheapskate parent. GIVE all the money to your daughter unless your poverty striken.0
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Agree with Brie0
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