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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I sell something my friend gave me for free?

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A friend gave me an expensive juicer as it was too complicated to use and she wanted rid of it. When I started using it I realised why, as it takes more effort and cleaning than the result is worth. Is it unreasonable to flog it and keep the money?

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  • fibonarchie
    fibonarchie Posts: 975 Forumite
    Ask her if she wants it back. If she doesn't then go ahead and do what you want with it, - sell it, take it to the council tip, put it on freecycle.. whatever.
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  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
    Sell it and split the proceeds
  • getwinrej
    getwinrej Posts: 8 Forumite
    What would you do if you didn’t sell it? Chuck it out or keep it indefinitely? Either of those options is not as good as selling it!
  • gloriouslyhappy
    gloriouslyhappy Posts: 634 Forumite
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    Tell her what you've put in your post, that you agree with her it's too complicated to use, and ask her if she wants it back or does she mind if you sell it. Then act according to her answer.
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    Yes. She gave it to you and it is now your property.
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  • jackomdj
    jackomdj Posts: 3,073 Forumite
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    Depends upon your friend. If she is struggling for money then pass it back for her to sell/sell it on her behalf. If she isn't struggling then sell it and split the proceeds with her.
  • Bellisima
    Bellisima Posts: 158 Forumite
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    edited 18 July 2018 at 7:48AM
    It was given to you so it now belongs to you to do with as you wish. Someone gave me a bread maker once, which was great for a while, but it took up so much space in my small kitchen that I no longer wanted it. I did ask the person if they wanted it back but they did not, so I sold it on Gumtree.
  • dirtmother
    dirtmother Posts: 154 Forumite
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    Of course you have the right to sell what has been given to you because someone didn't want it.

    That said, I would put it on Freegle myself, all things considered.
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 36,342 Forumite
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    fibonarchie wrote: »
    Ask her if she wants it back. If she doesn't then go ahead and do what you want with it, - sell it, take it to the council tip, put it on freecycle.. whatever.
    Red-Squirrel wrote: »
    Sell it and split the proceeds
    I'd do a combination of the above 2 suggestions.


    Explain why you no longer want it and ask her if she wants it back.
    If she doesn't, sell it and split any profit (after listing fees, P&P) with her.
  • pixiebel81
    pixiebel81 Posts: 58 Forumite
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    Just sell it. If the money was that important to her, she'd have sold it instead of giving it to you.
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