Selling something that I gave for free

[Wilberforce2]

Just been on Fb and a family member has shared a link from a selling site to a really nice piece of furniture that I gave them last year. Furniture was hardly used but when my step son moved in it wasn't big enough so I gave it to family member and we bought a new one. They now obviously don't want it anymore and are selling it for £100, I don't expect any of the money because if I wanted money I would have sold it but I can't help thinking you shouldn't sell something that someone gave to you for free? I would have preferred her to give it away to someone else or to charity.

AIBU or not?!

Well it's a bit rude but if you gave it to them it's there's now to do with what they want surely

I've always been prepared to assume that a gift means it's no longer mine. So I can't say what they do with it.

If I'm not prepared for that, then I don't give it in the first place.

YABU. It's theirs and they can do what they want with it.

Contact them and say that as they have no longer any use for it can you have it back... Then sell it yourself.

It does seem a bit off to me.

Perhaps they're of the view that since you gave it to them, it's - you know - theirs?

Technically i guess you gave it to them as a gift so it is theirs to do as they please.

But really......who the fuck does this? So cheeky!

It does seem a bit cheeky! For a small item I'd say YABU, but a £100 item of furniture is different.

Yes technically it is theirs as I gave it to them but it's bloody cheeky, I just wouldn't have the front to make money from something someone gave me.

Maybe it's just me!

Agree with Uokbing. Technically it's theirs, but it's just not in the right spirit.

Perhaps they need the money?

Rude. Ask for it back

well, it's theirs now, I can't see the problem. Would you prefer that they throw it away? They did you a favour by taking it away from your hands, they no longer need it, so it's fair to sell it.

I really don't understand why it's cheeky.

Not just you. My SIL did something similar, selling something on FB that I'd given her & I wasn't impressed. I never said anything, but I thought it was cheeky.

YABU.

You gave it away, I presume without any conditions attached, it is no longer yours.
It is theirs, to dispose of as they see fit.

It is rude. If people cannot understand that, they are perhaps likely to do the same.

Someone did this to me. She asked for the items as we wade donating them (and a lot of other stuff) to a flooding charity so we gave her them and dropped them at her house then she sold them! I never felt the same about our friendship and let it fade out. I recently found out she did the same with gig tickets to another friend.

Maybe they need the money.

Would you be happier if they just sent it to landfill?

why is it rude? What are you supposed to do with the gifted items? Give them back (and offend whoever gave them away?) Bin them (how wasteful)

I think it's completely different if someone ask for a specific item, or if they are offered something.

Yabu. Once it's gifted it's not your concern anymore. It's strange to think otherwise.

I really don't get how this is 'cheeky'

I think it's bad karma to profit from anything given as a kind gesture.

It's the ultimate slap in the face, so don't bother to gift that family member again!

Morally it's a bit off, yes. Profiting from your kindness. Bad karma.