| I agree that this was a bad deal for you. Like Z32TT-R, I saw your original post and I thought it was a bad deal at the time. I guess I should have posted then. That said, he accepted the parts THAT YOU OFFERRED in trade, so you are responsible for that part. When he offerred to let you out of the trade, you should have taken it. You are also responsible for that part. You could have sold the downpipes and testpipes and bought a better hatch or used the proceeds to fund the repairs. I agree with ztunerz below with the following caveat. I think that the same principles apply to both groups. However, trades between friends and family are often one-sided and imbalanced in the short term, but balance out over the long term over many many deals. Is this your first deal with this guy? Just to be clear: When I deal with friends and sometimes even strangers, I tend to just give them the part that they need if I have no use for it. This is because I understand that sometime in the future I will likely need something back, especially with the age of these cars. So in this case, it was me, I probably would have just given you the hatch in the first place with the knowledge that you would remember the goodwill that created when I needed something in the future. In the short term it looks like I would be getting ripped, but in the long term it works beautifully. (I can cite many specific examples). And BTW this illustrates a key principle of trading that people seem so quick to dismiss - that you need counterparties to continue to trade with. As a side note: most of these "principles"were borne from disputes, and prior to the modern age, all the disputes were between friends or at least acquaintances. So ignore them at your own risk. JMHO
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