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Blocking me is an overreaction?

89 replies

Sachii · 04/01/2026 13:39

Someone is selling an accent chair on Facebook, that I’d seen on the website and wanted. They’d listed it as having for a month and it not being used. Original cost was £200 and they wanted £120.

I messaged to ask if they would take £50, they sent me a laughing emoji and I said “fair, but that’s what I’m prepared to offer”

I’ve now checked back and they’ve blocked me.

OP posts:
Mrsknowitall · 04/01/2026 14:48

I’ve blocked time wasters too, many of them

MissDoubleU · 04/01/2026 14:41

CF offer. What more could you possibly have to say to them? “Thanks, kids are crying now. That accent chair would have been their Christmas present!”

Next time don’t low ball someone. It’s 4x out your price range brand new annd they anre selling it like/near new. You weren’t even willing to offer half their asking price. It’s not their problem that you can’t afford it.

Millytante · 04/01/2026 14:39

Shorten · 04/01/2026 14:20

You tried to hard negotiate, it backfired on you. They don’t have to sell to you, and as a result you’ve now lost the opportunity to buy the sofa completely.

Ultimately there’s no “rules” in this, they can block you if they want. Play silly games, get silly outcomes.

If that constitutes the start of earnest negotiating, it’s little wonder GB had such a dire reputation as a member of the EU!

Isobel201 · 04/01/2026 14:39

As an example, I sold an item recently that I was happy to receive £25 for, I accepted an offer of £23 which was fine. Yours is way below the asking price, and tbh a little insulting.

usedtobeaylis · 04/01/2026 14:38

I'd have blocked you as well. Not for the offer, but for the bizarre message afterwards as if they should be grateful for your offer or owed you something.

Sassylovesbooks · 04/01/2026 14:37

The seller is advertising a chair for £120, and originally paid £200. You offered £50, which is £70 below the asking price. Can't you see why they blocked you?! It was a cheeky offer. It's not like you offered £100 or even £90! Everyone expects to knock a little bit off the asking price, but not that much!!

Mum2Fergus · 04/01/2026 14:36

I’d have blocked you too.

LT1233 · 04/01/2026 14:34

I'd have blocked without doubt

Thingscouldntgetanyworse · 04/01/2026 14:31

I’d block you too.

WallaceinAnderland · 04/01/2026 14:31

Why do you care, you didn't want to offer more so you it doesn't matter if you're blocked does it.

HighStreetOtter · 04/01/2026 14:30

Your only response to the laughing emoji was either a higher offer or not replying to them if you don’t want to pay more. Your response sounds rude and I don’t blame them for blocking you.

BettysRoasties · 04/01/2026 14:30

I’d of blocked you as well even if you had of come back with a full price offer because I’d expect you to either not turn up wasting my time or to then try and low ball me at the door.

£50 on a £120 listing is a joke and was treated as such.

QuirkyHorse · 04/01/2026 14:29

You clearly didn't want the chair that badly, otherwise you wouldn't have made an insulting offer.
You deserve to be blocked.

pictoosh · 04/01/2026 14:27

Well that's not what they were prepared to take so no need for further negotiations.
It was a cheeky low offer. They just didn't want to hear from you again.

Never mind.

Charlize43 · 04/01/2026 14:24

"Taking the piss" is a British term meaning to mock at the expense of others, or to be joking, without the element of offence. (Compare with the American "fuck with.") It is not to be confused with "taking a piss," which refers to the act of urinating. Doreen squatted over the plant pot in the garden centre before yelling over to Betty, 'There no way, I'm paying fifty quid for this!'

Shorten · 04/01/2026 14:23

StephensLass1977 · 04/01/2026 14:20

I used to get loads like you when I used to sell on ebay. I would have, for example, gorgeous Zara brand new tagged faux fur coats or unworn Irregular Choice shoes (v expensive) up for sale for £25 or so, and they'd offer £1. "Aw go on, make my day" and other stupid CF comments. I didn't even take offers and had that option switched off, but they'd get round it by emailing me.

I can't blame them for blocking you. It's the fact you responsed to the laughing emoji. They thought you'd become a pest, and they're probably correct.

I think the sellers in the OP fucked up by pricing too low. It’s an unused sofa apparently, could probably have sold for closer to the RRP. By pricing it at 40% off, they attract people like OP. I think it’s better to not go too low even if you don’t care about the money, cause you sift out the people you mention.

TwinklyWrinkly · 04/01/2026 14:20

Reverse?

StephensLass1977 · 04/01/2026 14:20

I used to get loads like you when I used to sell on ebay. I would have, for example, gorgeous Zara brand new tagged faux fur coats or unworn Irregular Choice shoes (v expensive) up for sale for £25 or so, and they'd offer £1. "Aw go on, make my day" and other stupid CF comments. I didn't even take offers and had that option switched off, but they'd get round it by emailing me.

I can't blame them for blocking you. It's the fact you responsed to the laughing emoji. They thought you'd become a pest, and they're probably correct.

Shorten · 04/01/2026 14:20

You tried to hard negotiate, it backfired on you. They don’t have to sell to you, and as a result you’ve now lost the opportunity to buy the sofa completely.

Ultimately there’s no “rules” in this, they can block you if they want. Play silly games, get silly outcomes.

euff · 04/01/2026 14:20

I don’t think it’s an overreaction to block you. They are just protecting their time from possibly having to deal with you again. It doesn’t even matter if you now wanted to pay the £120 they were looking for or whether it was worth more or less.

Garroty · 04/01/2026 14:18

YABU. Your offer was a clear pisstake and they obviously didn't want further tit-for-tat discussion when it was clear you were never going to be the buyer. I'd have blocked you too just for the sake of finality.

gamerchick · 04/01/2026 14:15

You made a cheeky offer as is your right, but you're now a timewaster. It's easier just to block.

BunnyLake · 04/01/2026 14:13

Were you trying to re-contact them to offer full price then?

FlyingApple · 04/01/2026 14:10

I wouldn't have bothered blocking you but I wouldn't have replied either. You'd have probably found that rude also.

xmaspartyregrets · 04/01/2026 14:06

That’s what I do on Vinted as a seller. Laugh emoji then block