The inspection came back clean. That's the thing. We were good to go. Buyers loved the place, sellers were motivated, closing was set for the 15th. Then my stager happened. She's usually fine. Done maybe 12 houses with me, no major issues. But this time she brings in this rental furniture from some new vendor she's trying out, and one of the pieces is this massive sectional, grey, looks great in the photos. Day before closing, buyers want to do their final walkthrough. Normal stuff. We get there and there's a stain on the hardwood. Like a dark ring, maybe 8 inches across. Under where the sectional was. Turns out the couch had some kind of protective felt pad that wasn't actually felt, it was this cheap foam material that reacted with the finish on the floor. Just ate right through it. The buyers see it and now they're questioning everything. Was the inspection guy blind? What else is wrong? Their agent is looking at me like I personally sabotaged the deal. Had to get a flooring guy out there same day for an estimate. Six hundred dollars to refinish that section, which means really the whole room because you can't just patch hardwood. Sellers are furious at me. My stager is saying it's the vendor's fault. Vendor says read the fine print. Closing got pushed back a week. Sellers covered half, I covered half because I just wanted it done. The sectional is still sitting in my stager's warehouse. She asked if I wanted to use it again last month.