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She's completely taken advantage of me hasn't she?

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Butttons · 22/01/2018 19:57

Selling a few baby bits on local Facebook page. I had 1 item up for £5, in near mint condition. Brand new it sells for £17 on Amazon. A lady messaged me asking if I'd take £3. I'd got a lot of offers on some other bits so said that yes I would. We tried to arrange collection and struggled to find a suitable day as I work part time and we're away a lot at weekends at the moment. Anyway, she lives a couple of streets away from me so we arrange a time that I can deliver to her as I'm passing anyway. 5 min before we're due to meet she messages me and says she doesn't have any change (and can't leave the house as her child us sleeping). I turn up and she says she has £5 note or £2 in coins. Muggins here digs around and finally finds £2 change to give in exchange for the £5.

She has totally played me hasn't she? I'm not fussed about £2 but have just been left feeling totally taken advantage of. If it had been me I'd have offered to just give the giver considering the other person was going to the effort to deliver to me AND I didn't have the correct change. AIBU to feel like a complete mug?

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t00manytears · 22/01/2018 21:24

Not really buttons. If it was me, I'd have charged for delivery, or insisted she pick up from your home and then if she didn't have the correct money I wouldn't have let her have the goods.

No need to tell her to fuck off and raise the price. No need at all.
Just need to be firm on what you agreed and not agree to anything you aren't really comfortable with (such as free delivery)

BlackberryandNettle · 22/01/2018 21:33

So you agreed 3 and she paid 3.... What's the problem?

FizzyCherry · 22/01/2018 21:33

Just because she had a fiver, doesn’t mean she could afford to give it all to you.
Maybe she really needed the item but spending the whole fiver would leave her with nothing, whereas by agreeing to give it left her with something.
If you can afford to quibble over £2 I would guess you’re not in the same boat.

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