# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/61 "2007-12-14T12:50:32Z")
Okay people, we’re almost there, I just sent out the final ‘please confirm’ PM. ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/62 "2007-12-14T12:51:05Z")
Here I am! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/63 "2007-12-14T12:52:22Z")
[QUOTE=FarmerChick] Here I am! [/QUOTE] Did you see my PM? ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/64 "2007-12-14T12:53:34Z")
Just got it and answered… ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/65 "2007-12-14T13:07:31Z")
Thanks for signing up, everybody, and welcome to the kickoff for _Holiday Haggle_ Just come on over to the long table and take a seat, any seat but mine here at the head. Notice that there are starting packages at each place on the table. Everybody settled? Okay, open up your packages and let’s see what everybody has got. **Drain Bead** Holds rules: 4, 7, 10, 15, 18 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Candle, Green Cane, Green Candle, Red Box, Red Tree **FarmerChick** Holds rules: 3, 7, 11, 14, 17 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Cane, Blue Star, Green Star, Green Tree, Red Candle, White Cane, White Candle, White Star **Hal Briston** Holds rules: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Wreath, Green Cane, Green Wreath, Red Candle, Red Wreath, White Box **jsgoddess** Holds rules: 2, 6, 8, 12, 16 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Cane, Green Box, Green Cane, Red Wreath, White Box, White Candle **NAF1138** Holds rules: 1, 4, 8, 11, 15 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Star, Blue Tree, Green Wreath, White Wreath **Revenant Threshold** Holds rules: 3, 7, 10, 13, 16 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Cane, Green Candle, Green Star, Red Candle, Red Star (2), White Tree **Santo Rugger** Holds rules: 2, 6, 9, 14, 16 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Candle, Green Box, Red Box, Red Cane, White Cane, White Star **Uncommon Sense** Holds rules: 1, 5, 8, 12, 18 Has seen rules: And holds these cards: Blue Box, Blue Wreath, Green Candle, Red Cane, White Cane, White Wreath I’ll come around to help each of you read your numbered rules, and then ring the starting bell to begin trades. Good luck hagglers! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/66 "2007-12-14T13:17:52Z")
Okay, all rules should be PM-ed out by now, let me know if there’s any problem with that. A few **VERY IMPORTANT** announcements just before we begin. After a trade involving rules is finalized, either I will PM both participants with the rule text, or if I’m not online, the traders can PM each other and me. However, do not PM each other rules unless you are VERY sure that the trade involved is a legal one, and particularly that you ‘have’ the rules you’re PM-ing, not ‘seen’ them. (This won’t be as big an issue as it was last time with the copier, but since **NAF** has made a point of keeping his right to just show rules, I thought I’d make it clear.) Close of trading will be 8 pm on Thursday evening. That gives us a little less than six and a half days. ::rings the starting bell, ducks, and runs off to shower:: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/67 "2007-12-14T13:25:44Z")
Thank you very much Chris! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/68 "2007-12-14T13:30:20Z")
You’re quite welcome. (Sits back and wonders when somebody’s going to propose the first deal.) ---
**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 14, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/69 "2007-12-14T13:34:44Z")
I’d like to propose a trade to **jsgoddess** ; (Revenant Offer #1) A look at my rule 7 and my White Tree, for a _copy_ of your rule 8 and your Red Wreath. Though this may seem lopsided, I believe the value of what you’d be getting is fair. I’d also like to extend an offer to anyone (Revenant Offer #2) for a look at my rule #3 in return for a look at your rules #1 or #2 (assuming you have them) ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/70 "2007-12-14T13:40:42Z")
I feel like a little fawn in the headlights of a semi. Meep! ---
**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 14, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/71 "2007-12-14T13:44:48Z")
**Hal** , quickly! US offer #1; - A look at my rules 8, 12, and 18 for your white box. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/72 "2007-12-14T13:47:05Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] **Hal** , quickly! A look at my rules 8, 12, and 18 for your white box. [/QUOTE] Just to make the point, I think that this could have done with an offer number 🙂 Did you edit it to put in the color, or did I just miss that on the first look? ETA - Oh, never mind! You’re on the ball now. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/73 "2007-12-14T13:48:39Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] I’d like to propose a trade to **jsgoddess** ; (Revenant Offer #1) A look at my rule 7 and my White Tree, for a _copy_ of your rule 8 and your Red Wreath. Though this may seem lopsided, I believe the value of what you’d be getting is fair. [/QUOTE] jsgoddess offer #1 for **Revenant Threshold** : A **copy** of your rule 7 and your White Tree in exchange for a **copy** of my rule 8 and my Red 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 14, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/74 "2007-12-14T13:52:07Z")
**Revenant** , I accept your offer #2, a look at my rule #1 for a look at rule #3. ---
**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 14, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/75 "2007-12-14T13:53:58Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess] jsgoddess offer #1 for **Revenant Threshold** : A **copy** of your rule 7 and your White Tree in exchange for a **copy** of my rule 8 and my Red Wreath. [/QUOTE] I think that what i’m offering is very valuable; do you believe that what you’re offering is a good deal taking that into account? **chrisk** , if you’re online, there’s a deal a-made already. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/76 "2007-12-14T13:57:51Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] I think that what i’m offering is very valuable; do you believe that what you’re offering is a good deal taking that into account? [/QUOTE] Uh. I think so? Eek. ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/77 "2007-12-14T13:57:57Z")
:rolleyes: I feel like the red-headed step-child that nobody loves :eek: plus I have NO idea what the HELL I should be doing :smack: ---
**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 14, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/78 "2007-12-14T13:58:32Z")
Actually, I have a question; is it allowed to trade for a giving a rule token that you already have, in order to monopolise it? ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/79 "2007-12-14T14:00:14Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] **Revenant** , I accept your offer #2, a look at my rule #1 for a look at rule #3. [/QUOTE] PM-ed ---
**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 14, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/80 "2007-12-14T14:01:54Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess] Uh. I think so? Eek. [/QUOTE] I’d be happy to do you (Revenant Offer #3) A look at my Rule #16 and my White Tree for a look at your Rule #8 and Red Wreath, if you’d prefer just a straight swap. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904.md?page=5)