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The drive from downtown Cedar Rapids toward the suburbs was a race against the "Other Interested Parties." On the Buy Sell Trade boards, "Interested" was a threat. It meant there were ghosts in the comments section waiting to snatch your prize.
"I'm Elias," he panted, glancing at the SUV, which was now idling suspiciously at the curb. "I've got the cash. And a very empty living room."
Barb was waiting in the garage. She looked exactly like her cat. "You're the one who messaged first?"
For three weeks, Elias had been locked in a silent standoff over a mid-century modern credenza. The seller, a woman named Barb from Marion, knew what she had. Elias, a man with a tiny apartment and an even tinier budget, knew what he wanted.
He pulled up to a neat ranch house just as a white SUV slowed down in front of the driveway. Elias didn’t wait for them to park. He hopped out, waving his phone like a white flag.
The drive from downtown Cedar Rapids toward the suburbs was a race against the "Other Interested Parties." On the Buy Sell Trade boards, "Interested" was a threat. It meant there were ghosts in the comments section waiting to snatch your prize.
"I'm Elias," he panted, glancing at the SUV, which was now idling suspiciously at the curb. "I've got the cash. And a very empty living room."
Barb was waiting in the garage. She looked exactly like her cat. "You're the one who messaged first?"
For three weeks, Elias had been locked in a silent standoff over a mid-century modern credenza. The seller, a woman named Barb from Marion, knew what she had. Elias, a man with a tiny apartment and an even tinier budget, knew what he wanted.
He pulled up to a neat ranch house just as a white SUV slowed down in front of the driveway. Elias didn’t wait for them to park. He hopped out, waving his phone like a white flag.