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Stated price Or Best offer -- selling etiquette on Facebook

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Rabbit2004 · 20/08/2018 10:55

Am I being unreasonable to sell an item to someone on Facebook who could make a higher offer than my stated price? First person said she was interested, and asked my pick up location, but didnt say agreed to buy yet. I told her what my pickup location was and proposed a pick up time ( next day morning), then no response from her for two three hrs. Then someone else said he was interested in paying my stated price and could pick up at my stated location. I messaged the first person and told her that someone else was also interested. Then she asked if I could deliver. Within one minute, she already asked "why no response, that means no".. I felt she was unreasonable as she did not even tell me her location. Then she told me she wanted me to deliver to a location at least 15km away from me and I normally don't drive out that way, so I said I would have to charge her more to cover the cost. Then she still offered a price lower than my stated price. Then I told her someone else was offering to pay my listed price and could pick up at my listed location. I did tell that second person someone else was asking first, so had to wait till first person passed. An hr later, the first person said "ok deal, but pick up at a location mid way between her and my listed location" , still 10km away from my listed location...Then she proposed pickup at my listed location, but on next day evening. She sent this last message at midnight, expecting me to see it.. The next day I didn't reply immediately as I was not available in the evening at my listed location. Then during the day a third person made an offer much higher than my listed price, so I ended up selling to that person. Then in the evening, the first person messaged me and said "not sure if I should still go to the listed location to meet you as you never replied". I felt surprised to hear that as I never confirmed that I accepted her offer. It was her who said "ok deal and meeting in the evening", but I never accepted. I said "no. Sorry the item was sold". Then she said "you know what you were doing, so you don't need to be sorry". Am I being unreasonable to sell to someone who asks about an item later than others, but could offer a price even higher than my listed price on an OBO item?

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Shitonthebloodything · 20/08/2018 10:58

You didn't agree to it and she messed you around. I wouldn't give it any more thought.

HostessTrolley · 20/08/2018 11:00

One person was offering you a lower price and messing you around, another person was offering you a better price and less hassle. No brainer really x

sonjadog · 20/08/2018 11:03

Not unreasonable at all, but I would maybe have sent her a mail telling her it was sold when you accepted the offer from the third person.

Pengggwn · 20/08/2018 11:14

Nah, she was taking the piss. I would just have said, sorry, pick up only. Let me know if you can pay X and pick up, otherwise I will move to the next best offer.

Merryoldgoat · 20/08/2018 11:45

Not at all unreasonable. However I have clear parameters when selling - I don’t deliver and first person who says ‘yes, definitely’ gets it.

Have ‘rules’ in place so you can weed out these piss takers.

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