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The Cracked Frame

Do you point out the crack?

The Cracked Frame

You sell your old bike online for £250. As the buyer loads it into their car, you spot a thin crack near the back wheel. You had never noticed it before. They have already paid and driven two hours to collect it.

Do you point out the crack?

Then ask

  • Would you speak up if you knew the repair cost £20?
  • What if the crack might cause a crash?
  • How certain would you need to be before stopping the sale?

The classics and some new ones. A scenario, the question it forces, and the follow-ups that make it bite.

More at this level

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  2. The Deathbed Promise
  3. The Windfall
  4. The Payslip
  5. The Ring
  6. The Novel
  7. Who Stays
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