Is this item mine or my dads

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13 years ago I went on a music course at uni. Before I went to uni my dad was always saying how pointless uni was and that he’d get me a car if I didn’t go. He kept saying uni was so pointless and expensive.

So I got a car but then changed my mind. Said I wanted to go uni after all.
I let him sell the car and he took the money.

Anyway I needed a keyboard for my course. I got a discount on the keyboard I got and got it at a massive cut to the usual retail price. The car sold for £3k which was not much less than what we paid for it and the keyboard cost £500. My dad paid for the keyboard out of the car money and I went to uni and kept the keyboard thereafter.

Anyway, I then asked my parents if I could store the keyboard at theirs. It’s been there for 3 months and out loud at my parents I said oh I think I might sell that keyboard now. My dad stepped in and said that’s my keyboard not yours You didn’t pay for it out of your pocket I did.

I didn’t know he felt that way. I went home.
I am now a piano teacher and was planning to give it to a student that has done really well and can’t afford a keyboard at all. I am friends with his mum so I have him discounted lessons and we worked with a really bad keyboard but he needs an upgraded one. I feel like this keyboard was mine but now I don’t even know. My dad is very controlling and I can’t see if this is him trying to control me or if I am out of order considering that keyboard to be mine. I don’t need it so if needs be I’ll leave it at my parents but they don’t play and have no friends. I’ve never ever seen them sell anything so that won’t happen. It’s almost like they’d rather it sat there than I have it back for some reason.
Aibu to take it back?

He paid for it. It was a gift to you though. I think your mistake was giving it back to them.

I think it's his now.

Also your post is confusing, either you are giving it away to a impoverished student or you are selling it, which is it?

Got a fil like this and mil just lets him get in with it or on occasion has actually agreed with him

We've given them various household items like small electrical goods etc etc yet when they bought a new tv they offered us the old one for £120
And couldn't see why dh wasn't impressed and told them to keep it.
Because we wouldn't buy the old one off them he actually boxed up and took the new one back to the shop for a refund

He also spent hours recently trying to persuade my dh to buy some trainers off him that he's bought months ago and found in the bottom of his wardrobe. Can't take them back to the shop but wants dh to pay the full price for them even though dh doesn't actually want them

Wouldn't be so bad but he's bloody loaded with a holiday home in a different country and a brand new car every three years

He only wants it because you told him you were going to sell it.
I imagine that in his mind you shouldn't 'profit' from his gift and if anyone is going to get money for it, it should be him given that he paid for it originally.

Mil bought us most of our first pram (we paid a small chunk of it) very expensive. It did 2 kids and when we came to sell it she asked for her money back!!! Told her where to go as I saw it as the children's money and we'd put it towards something else for them!! Very odd

"Wouldn't be so bad but he's bloody loaded"

Easy to see how!

It’s yours. He gave it to you. He is being silly. Can you not simply tell him not to be ridiculous?

Find out exactly how much they sell for second hand, at the moment.

I really doubt it's worth anywhere near £500 anymore.

Good on you for wanting to do something so lovely for your student.