# 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:** 7
**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, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/121 "2007-12-14T19:52:33Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] Revenant Offer 6 - **Uncommon Sense** , i’ll trade you a look at my Rules #4 and #7 for a look at your #12 and 18#. [/quote] Revenant offer #6 Accepted as stated ---
**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, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/122 "2007-12-14T19:58:45Z")
US offer #2 Anyone, a white tree or white candle for a look at two of the rules of your choice. ---
**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, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/123 "2007-12-14T20:03:24Z")
jsgoddess offer #4 to **NAF1138** : I would like to trade my blue cane for your 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 14, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/124 "2007-12-14T20:05:09Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess] jsgoddess offer #4 to **NAF1138** : I would like to trade my blue cane for your white wreath. [/QUOTE] I am not ready to make that kind of trade yet. Make me an offer where I see some of your rules and maybe we can talk. ---
**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, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/125 "2007-12-14T20:04:40Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] US offer #2 Anyone, a white tree or white candle for a look at two of the rules of your choice. [/QUOTE] Accepted. I will show you rules #2 and #16 for the white tree. ETA: Oops, I read it backwards. Never mind! ---
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/126 "2007-12-14T20:18:31Z")
Revenant Offer 10 - Drain Bead, what would you say to a look at my Rule #3 and my Green Candle for a look at your Rule #15 and your Red Tree? ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/127 "2007-12-14T20:46:24Z")
Holy shit, what the hell did I get myself into? Santo#1 - Will trade a look at your rule pertaining green items to my rule pertaining blue items. ---
**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 14, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/128 "2007-12-14T20:57:52Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Holy shit, what the hell did I get myself into? Santo#1 - Will trade a look at your rule pertaining green items to my rule pertaining blue items. [/QUOTE] Which rule pertaining to blue items? ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/129 "2007-12-14T21:17:03Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] Which rule pertaining to blue items? [/QUOTE] Mine. ---
**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, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/130 "2007-12-14T21:18:44Z")
Ooh, a mystery item! ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/131 "2007-12-14T21:22:35Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] Ooh, a mystery item! [/QUOTE] I don’t know what the heck I’m supposed to keep secret, what I’m supposed to share, how much I can twist the truth, how much I can lie, etc. But, unlike Mafia, I _know_ all you mo fos are out to get me. :o ---
**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 14, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/132 "2007-12-14T21:38:35Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] I don’t know what the heck I’m supposed to keep secret, what I’m supposed to share, how much I can twist the truth, how much I can lie, etc. But, unlike Mafia, I _know_ all you mo fos are out to get me. :o [/QUOTE] ok, so no one trades with Santo. That’s cool. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/133 "2007-12-14T23:00:03Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] “” Offer 7 - **Hal** , i’d like to offer you a look at my Rules #3 and #4 for a glimpse of your #5 and #17. [/QUOTE] Accepted. [QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] Revenant Offer 9 - Another one for Hal; a copy of my Rule #7 for your Green Wreath. [/QUOTE] Hal Counteroffer #1 – Throw in a look at rule #10 or 16 (your choice) and you have a 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, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/134 "2007-12-14T23:19:16Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Hal Counteroffer #1 – Throw in a look at rule #10 or 16 (your choice) and you have a deal. So that’s a copy of #7 and a look at #16 for your Green Wreath? If so, deal. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/135 "2007-12-14T23:43:23Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] So that’s a copy of #7 and a look at #16 for your Green Wreath? If so, deal. [/QUOTE] Deal. ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/136 "2007-12-15T00:07:02Z")
FarmerChick offer #5 Revenant I will trade you green star for my white star and my white cane for your blue cane ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/137 "2007-12-15T00:08:29Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] Which rule did you want to see, 1 or 4? [/QUOTE] rule #1 ---
**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 15, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/138 "2007-12-15T00:10:59Z")
[QUOTE=FarmerChick] FarmerChick offer #5 Revenant I will trade you green star for my white star and my white cane for your blue cane [/QUOTE] No thanks. ---
**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 15, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/139 "2007-12-15T00:16:12Z")
[QUOTE=FarmerChick] rule #1 [/QUOTE] ChrisK can you make this happen? She accepted my offer#1, see top of the page and the quote. ---
**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 15, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904/140 "2007-12-15T00:18:52Z")
Can we get an update on who holds what? I don’t know who to make offers to at this point anymore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-holiday-round-of-haggle/428904.md?page=8)