Ahh! Facebook selling.

[Nikhedonia]

Honestly, I hate it but it's so easy.

Random people without even a picture messaging

"Postcode"

"Lowest price"

"Give me address"

Or the classics "deliver please" - IT BLOODY SAYS COLLECTION!

"Where are you?" It says it in the listing 🤦🏻‍♀️

The people who want you to hold (even free items) and can't understand I won't and will get rid to the first person who can collect.

Surely it's not just me?

@longsigh I wonder if that's affordability though. I've had a few people say they can't afford it until after payday (next week)

Argh, fuck yes to all of this!

Recently been giving a fair amount away for free (bags of baby clothes, nappies etc) to have no shows who then send me shitty messages when I politely chase them. I accepted fb's offer to rate them - poorly 😁 I mean, I'm giving you decent stuff for FREE, don't be a dick about it!!

Recently sold a piece of furniture, listed as collection but lady begged for delivery to neighbouring town and would pay extra. Managed to convince DH to deliver, asked for payment by transfer upfront on the day and her response was 'oh no, I want to look at it before paying in case I don't like it'. Jog on, love. It was collected by someone else about an hour later!

Also had dodgy sellers too - agreed to buy something baby related, confirmed price and pick up date, but they went silent on me when I asked for address. I gave up after asking a handful of times.

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Don’t get me started, we had a spare sink from a bathroom sink. Basin and pedestal. A guy messaged asking for it and I said of course great come on round.

It was collection only and said so on the advert. Of course he asked if I could deliver, but I explained that, no, it said collection only on the ad, and that I was heavily pregnant so i wasn’t prepared to be lifting things or driving anywhere I didn’t need to.

The CF fucker turned up the next day on foot, and then asked if it’d give him a lift home because otherwise he’d have to take the sink on the bus.

What the fuck is wrong with people? I’d clearly said no TWICE, in the bloody advert for starters and then again when he’d asked the day before but he thought he’d just turn up and change his luck anyway. He was totally pissed off when I said no, made loads of noise about how inconvenient it all was and took the top half of the sink telling me he’d come back on the bus the next day for the other bit.... did he fuck!

DH found the sink basin in a hedge at the bottom of our road later that night!!!

jigglypuffler
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Recently sold a piece of furniture, listed as collection but lady begged for delivery to neighbouring town and would pay extra. Managed to convince DH to deliver, asked for payment by transfer upfront on the day and her response was 'oh no, I want to look at it before paying in case I don't like it'. Jog on, love. It was collected by someone else about an hour later!^
That’s incredible, what a twat. How are some people so totally unaware of their cunty fucker tendencies?

"Also the people that randomly message and say "is this still available?" "Yes" and they are never to be heard from again. It's like being ghosted by someone you don't even give a shit about."

This!! I've got stuff I need to list but knowing I'll have to go through all the bullshit mentioned on here is putting me off.

I was selling a game once, £3, excellent condition. She rocked up, saw it, thought it was a giant garden game (it wasn't and was never listed as such) and said 'oh I'll give you £1.50 and was already getting the money out. When I said no she looked incredulously and stated she'd come over a toll bridge to get this. Not my fucking problem love.

I think it went to the charity shop in the end. I'd rather do that then engage with pisstakers.

and said 'oh I'll give you £1.50 and was already getting the money out. When I said no she looked incredulously and stated she'd come over a toll bridge to get this. Not my fucking problem love.

I think it went to the charity shop in the end. I'd rather do that then engage with pisstakers

I think these people see themselves as mini-Alan Sugar's. They are just chancers. I'd rather give it away for free to a decent person than allow people to get away with this kind of thing.

Can anyone understand this exchange?

What do they mean "if you chep"?

The item is on at £150 and states it has to go tomorrow.

I think he might mean if you keep?

@Mylittlesandwich

I think he might mean if you keep?

Ah yes! That makes more sense. Although there's no chance of me keeping it until Wednesday!

Oh yes, I get all these!! Someone offered me more than the asking price when I said someone had already bought the item and was on their way shortly. I couldn't do that to the original buyer. Although I wasn't a good seller a few weeks ago. I was meant to text someone my address, they would collect an item whilst I was in work (mil in the house with dc after school). Arranged collection for 3.30. I had a manic day in work, gets to 4.45, look at the time and realise I've not text my address or told MIL. I felt so so bad. Anyway apologised and dropped the item off the following day as I was passing after dc swimming lesson.

Them - "Can you deliver? I pay extra"
Me "If you can pay extra, why can't you organise your own courier to collect."

I do blame facebook though. Someone who is a 2 hour drive away contacted me. I hope this was a result of a search, not facebook suggesting! I put the first part of my postcode as my listing, like you used to do in Freecycle.

The most expensive item I ever sold on facebook, i eventually sold on next door, but not through a next door ad. I also paid facebook to advertise what I was selling and that didn't work. I keep meaning to look for baby clothes but there are just so many listings!

I'm on a Facebook selling group for specific clothing brands, where most people post stuff as it's UK-wide. People frequently advertise clothing without saying the size! I just can't understand why you would do that. I think one of the most frequently asked questions must be ""What size is this?"

I've said this before, but in my experience there seems to be very little actual buying and selling going on, just loads of messages that rarely result in anything. I actually find Ebay a lot more straightforward - everything's on Buy It Now with immediate payment required so if someone really wants to buy something then they'll just buy it.