If you chipped the table, you are responsible for the damage you did, and the development company (as the "damaged" party), not you, are allowed decide how best to handle the situation: i.e. let you repair it, or charge you for the damage you did, etc. But they can't get "double recovery"--i.e. legally, they can't get the full cost from you, then also sell the table, even at a discount, and profit thereby. So say the table cost $10,000. You say it was sold "with a display suite." Say that the portion of the value of the suite reasonably attributed to the chipped table (the chipped table's share of the sale price) was $3,000. Then they could recover from you the $7,000 difference between the value of the undamaged table and what they recovered from selling it in its damaged condition.That's the law. Practically, if they insist on the full value from you, you need to to decide whether it is worth paying more than legally you should, to keep them happy and keep their business.