So last March, I bought a new ski jacket, because I was using an Arc'teryx shell that was tech as hell, but had no steeze and was like paper thin, so it wasn't warm. I never wore it and never took the tags off because my season was already over. So I put it on a week ago and realize it's WAY too small. It's a size small, I need a large. So I list it on NS (check my FS/FT thread, got some other stuff too), and nobody bites. So I just listed it on eBay, and here's where the shit could hit the fan.
You see, I made the reserve 87 dollars (on a brand new $200 jacket, not bad). So worst case, I could make only 90 dollars off it. I need at least $125 for a new jacket. And I need to buy it before camp, which I leave for in 2 weeks. My parents are already pissed that I spend what little money I have on new ski stuff (even though the only things I've bought are boots to replace my boots that are 2 SIZES TOO BIG, and a helmet to replace the one that weighs a ton and falls off my head).
If I tell them that I went over their heads and sold the jacket that I begged them for, and then ask them to chip in for a new jacket (as a gift for owning the shit out of my final exams, which I did), they'll string me up on our chimney and let the crows take me. So if this jacket does sell, how do I pitch it to them?
They're already extremely hesitant to let me go to camp, and my mom said that if I was even the slightest bit of an asshole about anything she wouldn't let me go. I need to play this perfectly. Any suggestions?
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