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The shite people flog on Facebook marketplace

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Facebooktat · 04/03/2024 12:47

£23 pound for these and £4 postage. I find this sort of thing fascinating. Somebody is making these and selling them. Kudos to them for having the gumption I guess. Who the fuck is buying them?

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Cloudful · 04/03/2024 14:14

In the interest of research I went into marketplace to see what tat items are available. We’re getting a log burner so I’ve been doing a lot of searches relating to firewood so my suggested items are wood related 😄when this little beauty popped up. Michael myers coffee table anyone? £150, no offers.

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Cloudful · 04/03/2024 14:15

The shit people have, seriously

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Menomeno · 04/03/2024 14:16

Some people have no shame! I bloody love laughing at the shit people give away on Olio. As much as I understand you want to save the planet, encouraging someone to travel to your house to pick up half a jar of cranberry sauce that’s been loitering in the back of your fridge since Christmas probably isn’t going to reduce your carbon footprint.

GiveMyHeadPeaceffs · 04/03/2024 14:22

@Rocknrolla21 OMG, priceless! To be fair I'd probably while away happy hours on a site of that quality too...add gin in and it's better than many a night out I've had. I now feel like I should see if I can join even though I'm many miles away from Liverpool Grin

Minimili · 04/03/2024 14:33

QueSyrahSyrah · 04/03/2024 13:05

I've posted this before because it made me laugh. I need the back story as to why it's so urgent that this hat leaves the current owners possession.

This has made my day, thank you!
it always makes me curious when people put “need it gone ASAP” for a small inoffensive item. Did anyone ever comment about the hat?

Scrumbleton · 04/03/2024 15:22

ours is brilliant - bought a solid oak extendable table advertised by a local charity for £45 - they delivered it for another £10 -also bought 4 lovely bedside lamps for £30 and 4 mid century chairs for £20- we've moved to a much larger country house and bought a number of items to tide us over until we make permanent furniture choices

Stressyfab · 04/03/2024 15:29

@Cloudful I was wondering where Michael Myers came into this… I was not ready! Who did this and WHY

Bluevelvetsofa · 04/03/2024 15:51

The photographs too. No one makes any effort to style what they’re trying to flog.

We seem to get plenty of folk asking for items ‘as cheap as possible or free. I haven’t got much money’

No love, most of us don’t.

Facebooktat · 04/03/2024 19:00

@Rocknrolla21

😂 this sounds bloody brilliant! The drama!

My community fb pages are so dull in comparison

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Facebooktat · 04/03/2024 19:02

Cloudful · 04/03/2024 14:15

The shit people have, seriously

Oh. My. Fucking. GOD!!

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AnneElliott · 04/03/2024 20:48

I love the reply from Jacqui to the manky slippers post!

And the coffee table is err unusual! Nothing like that on our free page locally. Feel like I'm missing out on a good evening of scrolling!

Rocknrolla21 · 04/03/2024 22:33

Stressyfab · 04/03/2024 15:29

@Cloudful I was wondering where Michael Myers came into this… I was not ready! Who did this and WHY

Is it bad that if this is was so much cheaper I’d consider buying it 😳

Stressyfab · 04/03/2024 22:57

@Rocknrolla21 maybe you could melt a William shatner mask to your kitchen table with a hairdryer?

itsgoingtobeabumpyride · 04/03/2024 23:09

Not quite the same but our local FB page is full of people selling homemade cakes, not the dodgy kind!
New girl at work does it too and brings her cakes to work, all the lads fall on them like scavengers.
I went to her house to drop something off and just no, nope, never.
The kitchen was an absolute shit hole, filthy dirty, the kind of house that you'd wipe your feet on the way out, don't get me wrong I'm no lover of housework but christ it was disgusting.
She gave me a box of cakes that I gave to my neighbour (he's still alive thankfully)
I can't tell anyone at work what I saw in case it gets back to her.
Do not buy food off FB!

zeddip · 04/03/2024 23:16

Menomeno · 04/03/2024 14:16

Some people have no shame! I bloody love laughing at the shit people give away on Olio. As much as I understand you want to save the planet, encouraging someone to travel to your house to pick up half a jar of cranberry sauce that’s been loitering in the back of your fridge since Christmas probably isn’t going to reduce your carbon footprint.

🤣🤣

Pardonnezmoimadame · 04/03/2024 23:26

thecatsthecats · 04/03/2024 13:54

But these wee crafty things... I don't know what's going through people's minds. I bet their family must say "Oh Sandra that's beautiful, folk would pay money for that."

I make crafty things, and they are beautiful and I do get those comments - but family really don't have a fucking clue a) how long it takes and b) how much of an insane markup you have to put on to make it worthwhile.

For example - lovely little felt decorations. I make them to a high standard, but each one takes an hour minimum, plus the cost of materials. Selling them for less than a tenner would be daft. I give them as gifts instead, and consider it a saving rather than an income stream.

(To people who like bespoke Christmas decorations it must be said)

I can absolutely see why many of these handcrafted ornaments are expensive.

my friend bought one for £20- it was lovely, but apparently took the maker 10 hours!!

people were complaining about the price at the craft fair, but that’s £2 an hour before you even factor in materials, craft fair pitch etc etc.

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 04/03/2024 23:29

I am indeed lucky, self-appointed lucky not to be one mushbook. Not me, not my OH, none of our children are on it and we are not missing much

Facebooktat · 05/03/2024 00:50

itsgoingtobeabumpyride · 04/03/2024 23:09

Not quite the same but our local FB page is full of people selling homemade cakes, not the dodgy kind!
New girl at work does it too and brings her cakes to work, all the lads fall on them like scavengers.
I went to her house to drop something off and just no, nope, never.
The kitchen was an absolute shit hole, filthy dirty, the kind of house that you'd wipe your feet on the way out, don't get me wrong I'm no lover of housework but christ it was disgusting.
She gave me a box of cakes that I gave to my neighbour (he's still alive thankfully)
I can't tell anyone at work what I saw in case it gets back to her.
Do not buy food off FB!

I picture exactly this when I see cakes for sale on Facebook! The absolute horror. I picture the woman on that episode of Friends with the vile flat and the hamster living free in amongst the grot

I hope you'd never eaten any of her cakes @itsgoingtobeabumpyride

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Yogibearspicnic · 05/03/2024 07:07

Such craftsmanship.

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Itscatsallthewaydown · 05/03/2024 07:12

I hate the term ‘side hustle’ with a passion

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shellyleppard · 05/03/2024 07:19

Cheesewisely.....i would guess head lice or someone's pet has peed on it???? Hmmmm 🤔🤔😂😂 or even human wee 😂😂😂😂

Facebooktat · 05/03/2024 07:29

@Yogibearspicnic

Oh my god take my money now!

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shellyleppard · 05/03/2024 07:31

Facebooktat I'm dying here😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 i mean the possibilities are endless 😂😂😂😂😂😂

YourNimblePeachTraybake · 05/03/2024 07:42

@Yogibearspicnic classy.

TotalAbsenceOfImperialRaiment · 05/03/2024 09:16

QueSyrahSyrah · 04/03/2024 13:05

I've posted this before because it made me laugh. I need the back story as to why it's so urgent that this hat leaves the current owners possession.

I guess it's just eaten someone's face.

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