On Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 10:57:46 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 17:56:38 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 2:32:09 PM UTC-4, dpb wrote:
On 6/23/2018 12:30 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
My daughter is looking at buying this table. The seller wants $400.

It is rock solid, no wobble at all. It appears that the top has been replaced.

37" x 74"

The 3 drawers are all in good shape and slide easily.
...

The top is much newer, yes.

It's worth whatever your daughter thinks it's worth....

If she wants it badly enough to spend (or daddy is willing to indulge
) $400, then it's worth $400. That would be quite good for the seller;
if were to go to auction it probably wouldn't much top $100 I'd guess.

...and if the seller was giving it away it would be free, but neither
buying it at an auction or getting it via a give-away is an option, so
neither $100 or $0 don't really enter into the decision process. ;-)

Actually, it does. If you think it's worth $0 or even $100 and the
seller thinks it's worth $400, the answer is "No Sale" ($0).

I meant in *this* case it doesn't enter into it because we both (especially
her) think it's worth more than that "auction price".

The fact that she not only likes the table (after using it for 2 years)
but it is also in place, which means no shopping, no moving anything, no
change. Those thing alone are probably worth those 3 digits.



The rest is also pine; question would be whether the intent is to leave
it painted or try to restore to something approximating the original;

Most likely not. The table is actually her roommate's, who is moving out
of the apartment and doesn't really have room for it where she will be
for the next 2 years. That gives my daughter some negotiating power, although
it's not a given that the seller won't get someone else to buy. The advantage
for my daughter is that is already in *her* dining room and doesn't have
to be moved. She likes it just the way (and where) it is. She's into rustic,
as you can tell by the bed that she asked me to build for her. She sent me
this picture...

https://i.imgur.com/lVY9OQQ.jpg

...and ended up with this:

https://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg

That's beautiful

Thanks!

(the table isn't my cup-o-tea).

No problem there.