Would you sue a friend?

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here's the situation about August of 08 I let my friend borrow my xbox 360, Luck has it they stole if from his house ( he said he filed a police report). So we came to an agreement that he was going to pay me back and get me a new 360 elite

Well i talk to him about 2 or 3 weeks ago and he said that during all this time he has only saved 150 for it and is trying to get another 150 to make it 300.

After all this I finally had it he doesn't have any bills to pay, as he lives at home with his mother (his 20 by the way) and he does work part time. He says that he is in debt with people but still managed to buy the Iphone 2 and a couple other things he wants.

Now the hard part I know him since 2nd grade so it's kinda hard to go threw with this but i believe he is taking advantage of me. Now I only see 2 ways of going about with this anymore. 

1. Talk to his mom and tell her whats going on, ( I don't believe this is right since we are both adults and it really doesn't involve her, plus she works her behind of to make ends meat)

or

2. Stop treating the situation like a way of still maintaining a friendship and start looking at it like business since it is about $500+ that he owes me.


So what would you do?

... · Accepted Answer

If you value being his friend you won't sue him...He's wrong and he should pay up, but if it's been this long and still nothing, then I would either just move on (if he's willing to give you any money, I'd take it) or if you feel that the money/game system is that important to you, then you could take him to small claims court. But, definitely leave his mom out of out. She might be upset initially that you didn't resolve this with her outside of court, but in the end it really comes down to the two of you, and if he's 20, then he's a big boy and needs to take care of his own problems/debts. 

Good luck. Dealing with money with friends and family is a sticky thing.

Jon W · Answer

If it were me; I would absolutely discuss it with his mother and him once more.  
  -The point of talking to her would be so she understands what has happened.  In no way would I expect or accept any payment from her; (this is something her son did).  I would tell his mom that I would like to maintain a friendly (or the same) relationship that we have with her and any other family members I knew.
  -I would talk to my friend and tell him I feel awful he made the decision to handle this the way he did.  I would not tell him anything you heard or learned from the discussion with his mother.  I would not say too much but rather take the high ground.  I would not want my friend to feel pressured and then make another promise he most likely break.  Frankly I would say very little and cut the conversation off as politely and quickly possible.   

In my mind our relationship has changed from friend to acquaintance.   Going forward I'd always be civil but he has taken himself off the short list.    
Being an adult is about age but as you are experiencing behavior is what actually defines adulthood. 

The used Xbox 360 from a business stand point, homeowners insurance’s deductible will not cover it, you’ve tried collecting.  It’s not a huge financial lost or injury, I’m moving on.  Also I'm pissed but I'm not going to let my anger control this situation.

Χαλαρά · Answer

Well, if you wanted to treat it like a business situation, accept the 150.00 he has and go to GameStop or Game Crazy and get another XBox.  The reality is, you're only out an XBox 360 so for him to replace it with the Xbox 360 Elite you're recovering more than you were damaged.

fuzzywuzzy · Answer

If you still want to be friends, I'd just say give me the $150 and call it even.

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