look at me still talking when there's science to do

Okay, so here's the thing. I need a new sofa.

Our old sofa was gorgeous, but it was also six inches too long and we couldn't get it into the building. So right now the three of us are sharing a tiny loveseat with no springs (because Seaners jumped on it and killed the springs for the most part) and I have to jury-rig getting off it with my crutches; it's just annoying.

The move ended up costing us five grand (we originally budgeted three grand), what with movers, picking up the rest of the stuff left behind by the movers, etc. etc. And we still need to pay tax on my wheelchair, which is another seven hundred (because Washington is one of three states that requires you to pay tax on durable medical equipment).

So the new sofa thing has been shoved further down the queue.

Chris, when I was telling him about blackmare_9 and haikujaguar's use of sponsorship/snow emergency sales, suggested that I might try something similar.

On the one hand, I really, really hate asking for things. Especially money. On the other hand, this choice of seating arrangements isn't doing my joints any favors.

So: if I were to write ficlets-to-order (to order = within my capabilities; I assume you know what those are, if you've been hanging around for a while), would people actually pay between $3-5 dollars for this sort of thing?

Just asking, that's all.

Edit: I don't know how Chris does this. If I were a believer in Chinese astrology (which I generally am not, but I'm starting to be swayed), I would say that it's because he was born in the year of the Dragon, which grants upon its children a sort of incredible luck.

I have tried to find things on Craigslist. I have always failed.

Chris picked up the phone and made two phone calls: left one message. Guy calls him back, still has sleeper sofa in reasonable condition, guy is ready to deliver it tomorrow, no problem - all of this is accomplished in less than half an hour and it cost less than a hundred dollars, with delivery fee and "sorry we live on the third floor in a tiny elevator building" fee.