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To feel annoyed with my friend selling....

29 replies

lostscot · 13/01/2015 19:45

Stuff that I sold to her for loads more? She bought a dolls house off me couple of years back for £5, now she's selling it on with a couple of figures for £25 once off I thought but today I've seen a bed she bought off me for £20 I think again 2 years back for sale for £35! Too chicken to mention it but I can't believe it! Oh and if I thought they needed the money I'd be ok but def not.

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FightOrFlight · 14/01/2015 10:56

Ah right, I didn't realise it was a 'mates rates' deal as that wasn't mentioned, I thought she just paid the asking price. That formed the basis of my seriously strange comment.

If she offered you a low price despite her being well off then you could have challenged it by saying "oh I was thinking more along the lines of 10/15". Also, if she was deliberately selling on shortly afterwards for a quick profit then I could understand why you aren't happy.

I still think YABU as she is selling them 2 years later not 2 weeks or even 2 months along the line. She paid you what you asked/accepted when you sold them to her. The items have presumably been used and are no longer needed so she is reselling them at what she feels are their current market value (doesn't mean she is going to get the asking price though). I don't think she really gave a thought to what she paid you 2 years ago. Perhaps you could ask to buy them back at 'mates rates' and then sell them on for a profit yourself.

KnackeredMerrily · 14/01/2015 11:09

Yabu i think. The prices arent drastically different to think she's ripping you off.

You sell at £20 to a friend. You have no fuss, don't have to advertise it, take pics, field questions, wait in for a stranger to come into your home, be let down when they dont turn up.

She uses it for 2 years. Probably forgets the price she paid. Has to deal with all the hassle above and be haggled down too.

Would you rather a stranger had the difference of £15 in their pocket than your friend's? Confused

StrawberryTot · 14/01/2015 12:12

Yabu
The items aren't yours anymore, mind your own business and move on.

squoosh · 14/01/2015 12:23

If you'd given the things to her for free you'd have the right to be annoyed. But not really in this case. Next time don't sell at such a low price!

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