For the passed few months, I've been casually shopping around for a new couch. It was more dreaming than anything else. Inflation has really affected everything, so I wasn't serious about making a new purchase. I am a huge thrifter as well; purchasing second hand can be even better than brand new. I love getting things with a past. Well the trouble with buying bigger items second hand, is you often have to have a way to transport it, which we do not have. So again, it's more dreaming than anything else...til it wasn't!
Early in the week, on Facebook market place, I spotted my actual dream couch. A sectional in burnt orange Italian leather. If I had drawn my dream couch, it would have been exactly what was listed. It was listed hours ago. I stared at my screen, and sighed thinking wistfully how lucky the person would be to buy this. The price under a grand. Italian leather for under a grand!? Gasp!! HE IS WILLING TO DELIVER!? I shut my screen off and pushed my phone away. Temptation was too strong.
The next morning I opened my phone and went to the listing, sure it was going to be marked as sold. It was not. I opened messenger to send the seller a message. I asked him if he was looking to trade, and offered my sofa and loveseat. I knew it was a long shot, but the worst he could say is no. He did say no, of course, but very very kindly.
I screenshotted the listing to my husband, saying how gorgeous this couch was. He agreed, yep sure is nice. I nudged a little more. He challenged me, that if I could get half the money together myself, we could get it.
So I messaged the seller, and he said he would be in my corner cheering for me. He even said he would tell me if he got other offers to make sure I got the first chance to buy it.
Now...if you're anything like my parents, I'm sure some of you are thinking, "Alyssa, why didn't you make an offer for a lower price?". Well, I am not stranger to selling things. I've picked up quite a knack for it actually! I pride myself on being reasonable and giving people a good deal. And one thing that irks the heck out of me is when I have something listed for a VERY reasonable price, and someone offers me less. I'm talking, I've listed books for sale for $1 each, and someone asking if I would take 50 cents instead...So this couch was listed at an unbelievable price, well below what it's worth. This man deserves the price he is asking.
Continuing on, I accepted the challenge. I started listing things left and right. Some sacrifices were made, things I would have loved to have kept but we didn't truly need were sold. I prayed for favor over this. As silly as that may sound. I talk to God like a friend; I tell Him everything. Including all the sweet deals I find >_<
Well friends, to make a long story short, I not only sold enough for half...I sold enough to have the full amount. We sold our couch last minute as well because I was a little concerned with trying to cram the new couch in here while the old couch was still here. But nope. God took care of every last detail. And now I have my dream couch, and it is even better than I imagined. God cares about our desires. Even the ones as superficial as getting an Italian leather couch.
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