To think gumtree is now as bad as freecycle for loons

[AGrandUsername]

Advertising a very fairly priced double buggy at 75 quid should have gone higher to be knocked down

No issue with those that say 'Can I offer xxx' but I keep getting reasons for why I must give it for less:

'I only plan to use in the park so I will pay 50'
'It's only for a holiday so I can collect and pay 30'
'My toddler walks a lot so I might not need it long so I think 40 is fair'
'I'm just up the road so will pay 40 and be there soon'
'I plan to spend 20'

um, I don't give a shit if you're planning to use as a sacrifice to appease the tantrum gods frankly!
Get one of the shitty cheap dirty ones also listed!

[SistersOfPercy]

lottie when I was selling DD's very expensive electric drum kit I priced it to sell. I had the idiots with ridiculous offers. In the end I just replied 'Sorry, I'm selling the whole kit and not willing to just sell you the stool'

Did the same when my iPhone went, 'sorry, not willing to sell the case separately'

[SistersOfPercy]

Pegs I'm just glad it keeps him amused.

Forgot to add the scrap metal bits I'd got to get rid of. Typically over those few days we didn't have the rag and bone man up so I stuck it on, inbox for address.
Within minutes I had a message saying 'where are you, i'll take it'. This was shortly followed by 'it will cost you £10'.

My reply consisted of 'So, you want me to pay you to take a load of scrap metal that you will make money on?' It followed with a lot of hahahah's. He didn't message back.

[tkndnv]

I put my bike on Gumtree.

Someone messaged asking if I'd swap it for a Samsung phone and an expensive bread knife.

Er..no.

[TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams]

All the selling sites are the same. I listed a pram on ebay - full travel system with all sorts of bits and pieces. 4 yrs old so clearly I didn't have the packaging ! Collection only.
I cant count the number of random "offers" I had from people who wanted it shipped to Northamptonshire and similar and clearly thought I would cover the cost of postage.
Beyond a painful experience.

[PrincessofPersil]

Ha! The couple who owned our house before us left loads of their stuff which I put up as freebies on Gumtree (furniture, garden pots etc). Had some choice responses. My favourites had to be 'will it fit in my car?' and the guy who asked for my address to collect then just randomly turned up without having prearranged a collection time asking me to give him £5 to compensate him for wasted petrol since I was (unbelievably) out when he turned up!

[goodnightdarthvader1]

Sold a sideboard / chest of drawers thingy, a couple turned up in an average sized car with their TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. Then were baffled when it wouldn't fit in the car. The bloke came back at midnight with an empty car. Idiot.

[wasonthelist]

On ebay I blocked slme bidders who asked such stupid questions I was worried about what might happen if they won the items as they plainly couldn't be trusted to sit the right way round on a toilet seat.

[elfycat]

I had the opposite problem. Left a load of stuff from a garage/house declutter at the front of the house with a sign 'Free to a good home'. Kept having people knock and ask if they could offer us money.

[EeyoresTail]

Don't get me started on Gumtree!
I posted an ad for a cot bed in their freebies section.
One excuse for not turning up was a car crash!
I lost count of how many people showed interest then when they asked where I was said "oh, you're 2 hours away" There's a map on the ad for a reason!
It was eventually picked up by the 13th person who replied to me. Who then took it home in a cab to the other side of London!

[bumbleymummy]

at the bread knife tknd

[evilcherub]

Get an 0870 number so they pay you to ask daft questions .

[yankeecandle4]

The last time I tried to sell something every person who phoned and agreed price came to collect with a cancer/divorce/pensioner sob story that meant they could only afford half of the asking price . Put me off for life.

[wlv12]

Selling a vivarium on gumtree.
Someone 40 miles away has messaged:
"Can u deliver pls?"
I message back that unfortunately, I work 12 hour shifts so am unable to deliver it 40 miles away. Then get a reply saying
"Lol its only 50 mins away u lazy cow"
Charming!

[bumbleymummy]

"Then why don't you drive it yourself you lazy cow?"

[AGrandUsername]

New replies:

'I'd like to buy your buggy but will it fit through my door?'
'Can you put two babies in it?' (ad: umbrella fold double, suitable for newborn with pictures)
'your ad is interesting'
'would would you swap it for a maclaren double' (guess why I'm selling it...)
'I wanted a colourful one, will you take £35 as it's just black'

It's sold thankfully!

[whitelisbon]

I sold my car on Gumtree, 7 seater, full years mot, decent 7 yo car, asked for £500.
Bloke turned up, told me he didn't really need a car that big, but he'd take it off my hands for £200
He seemed shocked when I laughed at him, we eventually compromised on £450. He then had the cheek to complain that there was only 1/4 tank diesel!

[GloGirl]

Free! One extra large 3 metre sliding wardrobe. Dimensions AxB. Already disassembled, largest piece are the doors which are CxD. This needs 2 people and a van.

One person got in touch, went through all the rigmarole of whether it would fit in her large family car. Definitely not, went through all measurements again, so she passed. The next person got in touch, I was extra clear about it being HUGE and it needing a van. My husband has a Punto are you sure it won't fit out of the window. Quite. Well my Dad has a van. Great.

Along came her - waify thing and an old man with a limp in a fucking tin van. Equivalently sized to Postman Pats van. Smaller than our car. Something Playmobil has probably made. Her Dad couldnt even climb the stairs without huffing let alone carry a 2.5x2 metre heavy glass door back down again.

She had a rethink and came back with a team of 4 people and a huge van.

[EssentialHummus]

I like using freecycle, but it's required specifying "For personal use only, not for resale" (seems to work, she prays). And ignoring the "can u deliver 2 Nottingham?" brigade no you cuntweasel I live in Brockley

[Greyponcho]

I've had this from the other end... bought a chair on ebay, not the greatest, but cheap and served as a suitable gaming chair for DSS.
Several months later, was messaged by the seller asking if they could have it back from me, as they had found the other matching one
Err, no. Weirdo.

[Error404UserNotFound]

I sold a buggy recently too and had it listed on Gumtree for £60.

Text from them: "will you deliver to and I'll give you £30?"
Me: "£30 petrol is a bit much, £5 should do it."
Them: "I'm not paying petrol! £30 for the buggy."

Then a text from the next person: "will you swap for a Mothercare Jive?" Fuck no.

"Do you have a Silvercross one?" Do I look like a pram emporium?

"Is it used?

[GloGirl]

Another time we were selling our car, for £400 with 70000 miles. Clearly it had ishoos but it was low mileage and it had 9 months MOT so I didn't think it was fair to scrap it. One man came and kicked the wheels for 20 minutes, test drove it for another 20 minutes, had a coffee and talked family for another 30 minutes, we were just about to exchange money when he said "Oh yes, I'll just have a look at the last MOT" when low and behold he noticed the car had advisories.

"I can't buy it".

Why didn't you ask for a copy before you turned up and took nearly 2 hours of my fucking time?! He clearly knew cars very well, thought he was getting a bargain of the century till he realised I might not be a complete thicko

[londonrach]

Advertised a machine that turns slides into digual images which can be saved on dvds etc. only reason we selling it as we done every single one of our slides from both sets of parents and knew we never use it again. Took the images into boots and made a lovely book of photos for my mil for xmas. It was perfect and cheap for the price under £20. The emails i got back.....one person even sent a message saying i need that but you too far away. What did she expect me to do, move the flat nearer to her! I had silly offers etc. evently one man contacted me and said he was coming within 30 minutes. He came in 30 minutes, he paid full price and left pleased! Mind you i did enjoy the silly emails. Certainly made me laugh.

[VulcanWoman]

To save some of the trouble with Freecycle I always get them to collect from doorstep/porch, a bit less trouble.

[niceguy2]

I used to be the moderator of our local Freecycle until the 'freeloaders' just got on top of me and I gave it up to save my sanity.

Along with the numerous requests for the latest gadgets, games consoles that no-one in their right minds would be simply giving away, the most memorable one was the lady asking for a sandpit for her child. Not just any sandpit but a specific one. Even down to the page number and item number from the Argos catalogue. From thereon in we coined the phrase "This is not a magic Argos catalogue!"

[LarrytheCucumber]

I sold a tent on Gumtree. I think we asked £50 which was very good value for a quality tent that had only been used a few times. The chap said it was for his parents, then tried to offer me less money. (I think I was supposed to imagine impoverished pensioners). When I said no, the price is £50 he then started talking about his children in the car. I think that was supposed to make me think he was hard up, despite it being a much nicer car than ours.
In the end DS came out and said 'There's a chap on his way from if this bloke doesn't want it.'. Suddenly he handed over the asking price, took it to the car and was gone.
I just think some people can't resist haggling.