# Anybody up for a holiday round of Haggle? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904 "2007-12-05T13:57:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/301 "2007-12-20T20:37:16Z")
NAF offer: RT, I would like to see rule 13 but am in no position to give you anything for it in trade right now. Would you be willing to give me a copy for an IOU? How about 5 pts? ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/302 "2007-12-20T20:46:20Z")
FarmerChick Offer #11 to Drain Bead I will give you copies of any to rules of your choice for your Green Wreath ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/303 "2007-12-20T21:34:45Z")
[QUOTE=FarmerChick] Rechecking the standings, I see that Uncommon Sense has Rule # 6 and hasn’t seen rule # 17 either, so I will make the same offer to Uncommon Sense if this is allowed. First one to accept gets it. . [/QUOTE] Accepted This; FarmerChick Offer #10 to Uncommon Sense you can have a copy of my rule #17 and my white star for a copy of your rule #6. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/304 "2007-12-20T21:38:44Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] NAF offer: US once you take the FC offer I will be willing to renegotiate for the blue star. I will take all your white items BUT the tree and the boxes in exchange for the star. You will still be able to play rule 12 and be in a solid position point wise. [/QUOTE] I’m a little vague on the rule…what does control mean (points or number of items?)? I shall PM chrisk for possible clarification. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/305 "2007-12-20T21:41:21Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] I’m a little vague on the rule…what does control mean (points or number of items?)? I shall PM chrisk for possible clarification. [/QUOTE] You know what, I made a miscalculation. You can’t do that last offer of mine, and I wouldn’t want you to. I think that the tree offer is still the one in your best interest, but give me a second to come up with something better. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/306 "2007-12-20T21:45:31Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] You know what, I made a miscalculation. You can’t do that last offer of mine, and I wouldn’t want you to. I think that the tree offer is still the one in your best interest, but give me a second to come up with something better. [/QUOTE] Ok, I have to run now anyway. I’ll be on the road for a couple of hours and I’ll try to get back here later tonite. Plus we have some biddings in the auction - we have to see what happens there. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/307 "2007-12-20T21:45:45Z")
NAF offer: US lets make it the Green Candle and the White Wreath for the blue star. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/308 "2007-12-20T22:06:53Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] NAF offer: RT, I would like to see rule 13 but am in no position to give you anything for it in trade right now. Would you be willing to give me a copy for an IOU? How about 5 pts? [/QUOTE] 5 points for my Rule 13. That’s acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/309 "2007-12-20T23:49:17Z")
Please recheck this, I want to be sure that I haven’t missed anything this late in the game. Auction ends in about 11 minutes, end-of-trading bell 1 hour after that! **Drain Bead** Holds rules: 4, 7, 10, 15, 18 Has seen rules: 1, 3, 11, 14 And holds these cards: Blue Candle, Green Cane, Green Candle, Green Wreath, Red Box **FarmerChick** Holds rules: 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 17 Has seen rules: 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Cane, Blue Star, Green Star, Green Tree, Red Candle, White Cane, White Candle **Hal Briston** Holds rules: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17 Has seen rules: 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Wreath, Green Cane, Red Candle, Red Wreath **jsgoddess** Holds rules: 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16 Has seen rules: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Box, Blue Cane, Blue Wreath, Green Box, Green Cane, Green Candle, Green Star **NAF1138** Holds rules: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 Has seen rules: 10, 14, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Star, White Wreath owes **Revenant Threshold** 5 points. **Revenant Threshold** Holds rules: 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16 Has seen rules: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Cane, Green Wreath, Red Cane, Red Candle, Red Star (2), Red Wreath is owed 5 points by **NAF1138**. **Santo Rugger** Holds rules: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 14, 16 Has seen rules: 15 And holds these cards: Blue Candle, Blue Tree, Green Box, Red Box, Red Cane, Red Tree, White Cane, White Star **Uncommon Sense** Holds rules: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 17, 18 Has seen rules: 3, 4, 7, 16 And holds these cards: Green Candle, White Box (2), White Cane, White Candle, White Star, White Tree, White Wreath ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/310 "2007-12-20T23:51:22Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] 5 points for my Rule 13. That’s acceptable. [/QUOTE] Woohoo! I have a full set. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/311 "2007-12-20T23:52:49Z")
**NAF1138** , would you be interested in your Blue Star for my Blue Cane? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/312 "2007-12-21T00:05:55Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] **NAF1138** , would you be interested in your Blue Star for my Blue Cane? [/QUOTE] I am not saying no, but my question to you would be…why? ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/313 "2007-12-21T00:08:24Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] I am not saying no, but my question to you would be…why? [/QUOTE] Rule #12. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/314 "2007-12-21T00:11:42Z")
**Auction results** **FarmerChick** gets the Green Cane and the Red Candle for 15 points each, the Red Wreath for 12 points, and picks up rules 1, 5, and 9 for 7 points each. **Uncommon Sense** gets rules 13 and 17 for 5 points each. **NAF** was the first of three people to bid 10 points for the Blue Wreath, so he gets it. Rule 7 was not bid on, so is donated to the archives and will be processed in 12 hours. 😉 Congratulations to all auction participants. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/315 "2007-12-21T00:20:02Z")
**Drain Bead** Holds rules: 4, 7, 10, 15, 18 Has seen rules: 1, 3, 11, 14 And holds these cards: Blue Candle, Green Cane, Green Candle, Green Wreath, Red Box **FarmerChick** Holds rules: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 17 Has seen rules: 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Cane, Blue Star, Green Cane, Green Star, Green Tree, Red Candle (2), Red Wreath, White Cane, White Candle owes **Hal Briston** 63 points. **jsgoddess** Holds rules: 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16 Has seen rules: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Box, Blue Cane, Blue Wreath, Green Box, Green Cane, Green Candle, Green Star **NAF1138** Holds rules: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 Has seen rules: 10, 14, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Star, Blue Wreath, White Wreath owes **Revenant Threshold** 5 points. owes **Hal Briston** 10 points. **Revenant Threshold** Holds rules: 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16 Has seen rules: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Cane, Green Wreath, Red Cane, Red Candle, Red Star (2), Red Wreath is owed 5 points by **NAF1138**. **Santo Rugger** Holds rules: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 14, 16 Has seen rules: 15 And holds these cards: Blue Candle, Blue Tree, Green Box, Red Box, Red Cane, Red Tree, White Cane, White Star **Uncommon Sense** Holds rules: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18 Has seen rules: 3, 4, 7, 16 And holds these cards: Green Candle, White Box (2), White Cane, White Candle, White Star, White Tree, White Wreath owes **Hal Briston** 10 points. 40 minutes approx until trading ends. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/316 "2007-12-21T00:23:16Z")
So RT, you are saying that you do not want US to play rule 12? Because right now that looks like it would be good for you too. Unless I am missing something or your rule 12 says something different then mine. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/317 "2007-12-21T00:25:18Z")
[QUOTE=chrisk] **NAF1138** Holds rules: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 Has seen rules: 10, 14, 18 And holds these cards: Blue Star, Blue Wreath, White Wreath owes **Revenant Threshold** 5 points. owes **Hal Briston** 10 points. [/QUOTE] I have 17 too. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/318 "2007-12-21T00:26:34Z")
Hey Chrisk, can I gift an item to someone? ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/319 "2007-12-21T00:29:08Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] So RT, you are saying that you do not want US to play rule 12? Because right now that looks like it would be good for you too. Unless I am missing something or your rule 12 says something different then mine. [/QUOTE] Missed that offering earlier. Good luck with it. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/320 "2007-12-21T00:30:39Z")
**Drain Bead** , i’d like your Green Wreath for my Blue Cane and a look at the Rules I have that you don’t. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904.md?page=17)