Friend wants money for bed

[TouretteNanna]

Hi.
Last year a friend was going through some hard times and she had to downsize. She rented from me (below market rates) and I was happy to help her until she got on her feet which she did.

When she left I helped her to dismantle furniture/clean/sort etc. She had a spare bed that wasn't needed and told me I could have it -she also said it was the least she could do/had nowhere to store it etc etc.

We stored it Ina garage and we're planning to put DS in it but we've since decided to get a double bed with storage

I posted the bed locally on some selling sites and my friend has seen it (I haven't heard from her in weeks) and posted

" I noticed you selling my bed and the interest innit online. I hope you'll be fair and give me the proceeds of the sale."

Am I wrong in thinking when you are given something and no longer need it you give it away or sell to move on? The bed was gifted to me.

AIBU?

@Abbylee I think I remember your thread about that??? (Unless it was someone else?)

After all this has only come up because she saw the advert and the interest shown....I bet if nobody had shown any interest she wouldn't be asking for the bed.
Unlike the people on here who can't believe you're selling it I am stunned that she had the nerve to contact you and ask for the money especially as it was offered as a payment/thank you for all thye help you had given her!!

I'd ask her if she needed it back first. Then if she says no I give it to someone who needed it.

Personally I don't see it as gifted to you. You were left with it because she had no room.
I would explain that she is welcome to come and collect it but that she should seriously think about all the favours you have done for her. Id also say that you will be collecting storage fees...I wouldn't be joking!

I'd say oh sorry I didn't realise you needed it, I'll take it down come and collect it ASAP as I need it out of my garage and you can sell it.

I'd tell her to fuck off. In those two words. Cheeky bitch.

If she is a friend who you have helped out, she should know that you are a fair person. Explain what you have explained here, and give her the opportunity to collect the bed if she needs it. I do think it's a bit unfair of her to post openly like that, she could have contacted you privately if she had a problem.

Good Luck.

Tell her the sale doesn't cover the costs of her renting below marker rate from you OR the storage fees!

She GAVE you the bed - she didn't loan it nor did she ask you to store it for her.

I'd have replied "you're having a laugh aren't you?"

When I relocated countries for work some stone ago , my friend asked if she could "look after " a semi valuable" painting and side table for me , rather than me have the bother and expense of moving or storing them.
$he sold both, as I found out on my return.
Still friends though has left a nasty taste in my mouth

Belle - why would you want such a user as a friend? That was a despicable thing for her to do.

I would be annoyed if I'd give someone something for free and saw they were selling it

Why? It's not yours anymore. You could have sold it if you wanted to.

Who are all you people who don't understand the word GIVE?

Geez, Belle. Why be friends with a creep like that?

Exactly, existential.
Give = hand over = relinquish ownership=nothing to do with previous owner any more.

Don't think I would try to sell something I was gifted to me either