<body><div> A <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/michigan/index.html" rel="nofollow"> Michigan </a> husband sold his wife's then-unwanted vintage dresser online to a restoration technician, only to ask for the lux furniture back just two days later. Kandra Sobel, 35, a vintage furniture restoration technician, purchased a three-drawer Kipp Stewart Drexel dresser from a seller who had posted it on <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/facebook/index.html" rel="nofollow"> Facebook </a> marketplace. Just two days later, Sobel - who makes her living refinishing and remodeling homes and furniture - received a message from the seller asking for the mid-century piece back. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0lwekh_0wNaK09L00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0lwekh_0wNaK09L00" width="306" height="447" ><figcaption>Before Sobel refurbished the three-drawer dresser </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3arEvF_0wNaK09L00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3arEvF_0wNaK09L00" width="306" height="447" ><figcaption>After Sobel restored the vintage piece </figcaption></figure> The message, allegedly sent by the dresser owner's husband, said 'I have never done something like this before,' sharing that his wife had been crying for days after selling her wood dresser. The husband then asked Sobel if he could give her $100 to get the dresser back. Sobel, also a part-time social media influencer, posted the entire ordeal on <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/tiktok/index.html" rel="nofollow"> TikTok </a> inviting comments from curious onlookers. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Some speculated in the comments that the wife may have looked up the price of the refinished vintage piece before begging for it back. Sobel suggested that in its refurbished state it could be worth up to $1500. The seller urged that he 'would do anything' to get the dresser back explaining it 'meant so much' to his distraught wife. Agreeing with some of her commenters, the Brighton-native felt as if there was a chance the seller's wife had seen her video of the restoration process before changing her mind. 'The thing that is a sitting uneasy with me is that he sent me that message the evening I posted a reel showing how incredible the wood grain is,' Sobel said. 'Is it seller's remorse or did she Google it and realize how much it was worth once it's restored?' she added in the October 10 clip. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Sobel also noted that the seller's wife was familiar with her work and knew that upon purchase she planned to restore the vintage piece. The 35-year-old expressed sympathy for the troubles the husband was facing, desperately pleading to get his wife's childhood keepsake returned. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1AMzcm_0wNaK09L00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1AMzcm_0wNaK09L00" width="634" height="797" ><figcaption>Sobel, who who makes her living refinishing and remodeling homes and furniture, was unwilling to return the dresser as she was already far into the refurbishing process, having spent both time and money on the restoration </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2GgwlI_0wNaK09L00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2GgwlI_0wNaK09L00" width="634" height="634" ><figcaption>Sympathetic to the couple's emotional attachment to the dresser, the restoration technician offered to sell the piece back to them, allowing them right of first refusal </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> 'The gentleman who sold it to me, a very, very nice person,' she said. 'I feel really bad if his wife has seller's remorse now and feels bad about selling a piece from her childhood.' 'He offered to give me double what I spent on it, which was really kind and generous. It seems like he is just really trying to fix the issue for his wife,' she explained. However, Sobel was unwilling to return the dresser as she was already far into the refurbishing process, having spent both time and money on the restoration. Sympathetic to the couple's emotional attachment to the dresser, the restoration technician offered to sell the piece back to them, allowing them right of first refusal. Continuing to detail the progress of her restoration, onlookers sided with Sobel. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> 'If it’s there is an emotional attachment, they will be thrilled it’s restored. Give them first right of refusal but zero discount. You did the work!' one user commented. Another commented: 'They sold it 100% aware of the situation. Whatever the reason for wanting to have it back - you’re not obligated at all. Don’t let them guilt you. First right of refusal is generous.' About two weeks passed before Sobel shared the final update: 'We made a deal!' Sobel shared on October 24. In the update, she shared that the wife, whom she described as 'a literal ray of sunshine,' let her know of her maximum budget and the pair were then able to come to an agreement. 'Now that I met her, I feel really, really good about [selling it back],' she said. 'It's probably bad business because I could have gotten double what I sold it to them for, but it's not always about the money.' <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> 'This was a plot twist. But it's good, they're really great people.' </div></body>

Mountain View, CA

Kandra Sobel, 35, a furniture restoration technician, purchased a dresser from a seller who posted it online. Just two days later she received a message from the seller asking for the piece back.