Hey Reddit, throwaway account because I post regularly on my main don’t want my friends to see this.
The title I have is kind of confusing and the situation is ALSO very confusing. This is honestly not that deep but I’m just asking for some honest feedback.
I’m not going to say the exact item but I’m just giving a scenario that’s pretty much the same thing. (I’m not saying the exact thing because my friend has this posted on TikTok and I’m sure anyone could find her easily.)
Okay so BASICALLY I love me any type of item drop, which I guess what you would call this. I’m going to use the lottery for my example which is of course a huge exaggeration but still the only thing I could think of. I had been waiting for this drop for a while and set a reminder on my calendar and all that. I bought a couple of the items, or lottery tickets as an example. I was talking to my friends later that day and one of them, who also was wanting to buy some tickets, completely forgot about the drop and didn’t get any of the tickets. She was offering to buy one off of me and I was debating it. After a day I told her she could buy it since I got a few anyways. She paid me, and then it took a couple days to ship but finally got to my house.
The thing is, some of a couple of these "tickets" obviously have the numbers to win the lottery. I gave her just one of the tickets, and what do you know, I find out that she had the winning ticket. One of the couple that existed. The prizes were pretty good and I’m also pretty broke so actually getting a winning ticket was insane. Never in a million years would I have guessed I would’ve gotten it, as the odds are pretty low and I have the worst luck. After I found out, I reached out and asked her if I could get the prize, as it was my ticket and she forgot to buy some in the first place. She said no. She kept claiming she paid for it so it was hers. I said I’d just venmo the money right back but she refused. I just really think this is unfair. Or is it my fault for giving it to her? AITAH for asking for the "ticket" back??
NTA and not really wrong for feeling upset.. but yes, ypu would be kind of AH if you pushed to get it back.
From the post I thought he did push to get it back, I get being upset but it seems they’ve just gotta accept the loss and move on
Without knowing more specifically what kind of item it was, it’s impossible to be sure, but on what you’ve said, YTA.
If I sell you my house, am I entitled to demand it back if I return the money you paid me when I hear that you struck oil in the basement?
If I sell you my LV handbag, am I entitled to demand it back because I change my mind?
If I sell you one of my lottery tickets / scratchcards, am I entitled to demand it back because it’s the winning ticket?
The answer to all of those is NO. Asking is a bit assholey, but expecting is outrageous. The absolute most you could have expected was when you sold her the ticket you should have said “I’ll sell you half of two separate tickets. We’ll put them in both our names. Then if one of them wins, we both win.” You failed to do that, so it’s your own fault. It doesn’t say anything good about her character that she failed to offer you a small part of her winnings, but they are HER winnings, not yours.
I wouldn’t say YTA but I do think you probably can’t expect to get the item back. It think it’s very fair that you feel as you do but sadly this falls under the category of life isn’t fair sometimes…
YTA. It was her ticket. You didn’t “give” it to her, you sold it to her. You have no right to ask for it.
NTA for *asking* but ngl you don’t really have a leg to stand on here. You sold it to her, she paid, it was hers when it won.
Where she sucks is morally. A decent friend would at least toss you a cut knowing she only got it because you reminded her and hooked her up.
Was it not obvious you’re the asshole after you write it out?
YTA. When you sold it you gave up any rights to it. Your friend bought it because they wanted a chance at the prize, why would they buy a ticket from you if they weren’t going to be able to keep the prize if they won? You were unlucky, I’m afraid you’re going to have to deal with it.
YTA. She paid your money for the ticket, it is hers now, end of story. Just because you have seller’s regret, it doesn’t mean it is *your* item, it is hers. Another analogy, let’s say you found a safe deposit box, but couldn’t open it. So you sold it to her *as is*, not knowing if it is empty. She hired a locksmith and opened the safe, and it has a diamond necklace. And now you demand that she must have you the necklace. Nope. It not yours, you sold it.
Yta. It’s kinda odd that you think you’re not in the wrong here. You’re acting very greedy mate. It’s not your ticket. It’s the friends ticket. You’re jealous and thats understandable. Just be happy for the friend.
Yta u sold her the ticket she won its ber prize
YTA.
You played yourself, but you understood the risks and accepted her money anyway. She also had the risk to get shit, but got lucky. You decided to sell it to her, it’s hers.