Shpock,eBay and such

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Just tried to purchase a few secondhand items. But sellers aren't budging on price.

AIBU to think it's secondhand goods , get off your high horse!

So I saw a dress originally £150 but on Shpock for £100. I put in an offer for £70 as in the store it's gone down to £100 plus I would have to have it dry cleaned.

But the seller refused to budge. Seriously what's wrong with these people do they not understand that they won't get the full price that they paid in store. They are not celebrities where price goes up with their BO stains.

Just wanted to save a few pennies but it's not working. So now I will have to go into town and find a dress to wear before Saturday.

Rant over.

This really annoys me tbh, I (try to) sell on Shpock but people want something for nothing all the time, its infuriating!
I once tried to sell some kids clothes from Next that still had tags on (I'd forgotten about them then DS had outgrown that size by the time i found them) I'd paid over £100 for it all and was asking for £50 since it was the last seasons stuff but still brand new.
I ended up selling it all to a woman for £15!!! Just because I'd gotten sick of replying to stupid messages asking the same stupid questions and £15 was the best offer I'd gotten after being listed for nearly a month, it's disgusting imo when people haggle - either pay the price the seller want or just move on and find something else.
You might want a cheap new(ish) thing but the seller might actually need that money to pay a bill or something so cannot go any lower!
Most things I sell that are genuine secondhand items I'll either say its free (if I really need rid) or ask for up to £10 depending what it is/how much it was used/any marks or damaged and even then people still try to knock you down.

I agree with you OP!

Huh?

The seller is offering an item at a price they are willing to accept. You can agree, say no thanks, or offer a lower price - fully aware they are not obliged to accept the lower price.

I agree some people are a bit deluded with how much they expect to get for some old crap - I've seen one of those £30 Asda car seats on mine today listed for £80! But it doesn't mean just because you think something is worth less that they MUST sell it for less.

I think you just have to accept that if they don't want to sell it for what you want to pay you'll just have to leave it and go elsewhere. In general if I'm selling stuff on ebay its because i want shot of it but it cost a fair bit so I want something back. Having said that I tend to price a bit on the low side for a quick sale. I won't negotiate on price unless I have a "best offer". If i,m buying and it is on with a best offer I'll usually make one - often its obvious what people actually want - eg put on for £12.50 or best offer they probably want £10. Sometimes it isn't especially for expensive items - then I might offer say 80% on the basis that they can always make a counter offer if they want.

But I'd never offer less if there was no buy it now.
What hacks me off though are people who won't combine postage....

Sorry meant if there was no best offer

I assume prices are meant to be haggled

Always worth chancing your luck but you can’t be disappointed if they say no. I’ve had lots of success getting bargains or free things in excellent/as new condition using fb market place. I picked up a jumperoo for free last night, I’ll just replace the seat just in case. Agree with the previous poster about nicer areas bringing better bargains as people aren’t that bothered they just want shot. Give that a try OP. Try a search area with a nicer postcode needs be

So you're one of those rude cheeky people

Haggling on price is not the same as sending a cheeky message like, "OMG it's reduced in the shop now can you give me an extra £30 off!!"

Go and buy it in the shop then if it means that much to you... I like a good haggle as much as the next person but you were asking for a massive reduction, not just a bit. The timing of their sale was poor if it coincided with a shop sale for the new items, but still.

Absolutely agree with the ‘Need gone’ bs: best I keep a taxi firm on retainer so they can pick up your sun-damaged Little Tikes ride-on by three pm, eh? Just because you’d forgotten you’re having your minge shellac’ed, or whatever. I also hate it when people can suddenly no longer go to a concert that evening, but still want the face value of the damn ticket? Fuck off. Greedy sows.

Well no, they don't have to do anything. But they're silly fuckers if they think anyone will pay £100 for something that's £100 NEW with tags in a shop

In fact, I would feel quite bad selling something I've used (even if only lightly), for the same price as new in store. It's actually quite cheeky

On a local selling group the other day someone was trying to sell a year old trampoline that cost £475 new for £425 . Plus buyer had to collect and dismantle.

No comments, oddly enough.

Few days later they had reduced it to £350. Still no comments

Our local Facebook selling page had one CF who was selling old patio slabs, buyer to dismantle and collect (complete with pic of grubby but still laid patio) so you basically want someone the pay YOU to break up and remove your unwanted patio then!!!

at patio dismantling

Stop being a tightarse. You'd want paying for your stuff what you thought it was worth. Go over to reddit and browse r/choosingbeggars. Your post belongs there tbh.

Firstly, on Shpock:

There’s no buyer protection at all

There is now. Shpock are now linked in with Paypal and you have the option to use it for transactions. I'm assuming you paid for your items via friends and family? Definite no. Always pay goods and services and you will always be covered by Paypal.

As for dress prices. kind of depends what it is. I have a few Cath Kidston dresses in certain prints that have become very sought after. These could easily be £100 despite the initial £60 tag.

I don't think your OP was unpleasant at all.
I hate eBay, it always seems massively overpriced. I've never heard of Shpock, so I can't comment on that.

I totally know what you mean OP. I haven't had the issue on Ebay and have never used Schpok but my local Facebook selling pages are just ridiculous; posts and posts from people selling worn out, dirty, bobbly items for top dollar.

I just list stuff over the amount I actually want for it so people like the OP can play their haggling game but I still get what I wanted in the first place to be honest. I don't sell much stuff - but use Shpock when I do... mainly outgrown kids bikes and scooters and the like.

I don't even reply to requests to accept a lower offer. The price I list is the price I'm willing to accept. CFs will be ignored.

I agree with you OP! It's not a case of you not being able to afford it, it's a case of someone having very unrealistic expectations of what their used item is worth! I've had a massive clear out lately, and sold a lovely high end high street dress: I checked similar stuff out on ebay, and one seller was asking for £130 for a used dress - it was only £170 new! I priced mine reasonably and it sold within 24 hours.

If it was originally 150 and it was being sold on shpock for 100 why should someone go back on the original company site to match their sales? each time if you don’t like it go to the store and buy it freshly for that cheaper price nopoint coming on here to rant about someone doing their own stuff on shpock to be slandered on mumsnet like they can defend them selfs🤦‍♀️
Evileye much

The seller is offering an item at a price they are willing to accept. You can agree, say no thanks, or offer a lower price - fully aware they are not obliged to accept the lower price.

This ^

My dd is trying to earn a bit of money selling things on our local FB site at the moment. Some people just automatically come in with a ridiculously low offer. Now, in any of these negotiations, it is totally up to the seller at what price they think it is worth selling something, and totally up to the buyer to only offer what they think it is "worth".
Some stuff we just want out the house, and are happy to let go for a pittance, but other stuff we prefer to hang on to, to use at some point in the future, and it is only worth selling if she can get a reasonable amount for it.
Nobody is on a high horse, and nobody has anything wrong with them - it's just a difference in valuation.
Nothing wrong with you chancing your luck, but when you do you have to accept your offer is likely to be rejected. You seem unnecessarily offended about it.

Theres a woman on my local selling site who sells things for as low as 20p. Like why even bother?!

I cannot see how the OP was unpleasant in the original post. Genuinely I'd like to know why some thought this.

YANBU. I don't use Shpock much but from what I remember, you put in an offer on the listing and the buyer can accept or reject? Therefore not cheeky to haggle.

£70 seems reasonable. I was trying to sell my old car a few years ago, it was 7 years old, 60,000 miles so I wasn't selling it for much but people were offering £100! That's taking the piss.