To message him and tell him??

[Sony3203]

Long story short, I was selling an Ikea desk on Facebook for £15, originally bought for £25 and has only been used a little bit before going in the loft so apart from a couple of teeny scratches on the legs(not the desk itself) it is in immaculate condition. It was also missing one leg balancer hence the price drop. I had a guy come look at it tonight and he said he wouldn't give me any more than £5 as I'm asking for £15 and he found it on the Ikea website for £16(showed me a screenshot) so he could get a brand new one delivered for £18. He said how about I give you £1 more and make it £6 and was very quite pushy. So I just said ok, whatever. I am feeling so damn stupid and angry with myself right now as I feel ripped off. It didn't sit well with me so I went on the Ikea website and found both desks on there. Both the same except the £16 one is smaller hence why it's cheaper and yes I remember correctly that I didn't pay £16 for it and that I definitely paid more. I put the dimensions in the description on the ad on Facebook as well so am I in the wrong here?? I feel so stupid and ripped off!! Wibu to message him this : 'Just thought I’d drop you a message as I’ve been feeling really stupid thinking I got ripped off by Ikea. Looking at their website, I didn’t and I remembered correctly that I didn’t pay £16 for that desk as the one you showed us was a smaller version hence why I mentioned the dimensions in my description. I thought £15 was a reasonable price for the size and condition it’s in as it has hardly been used but oh well it’s done now I just wanted to message you and let you know because I feel pretty stupid right now.' He knows where we live so I'm a bit scared to message we have a little baby and I know it's only £1 but it could have bought her a nice outfit or something she needed. I'm basically £21 down and I'm so pissed off!!! Please someone tell me if I'm being over sensitive and should just move on? I just want him to know he was a d*ck basically and he ripped us off. He probably knew exactly what he was doing or even rehearsed it

I'm just amazed at how little value everything has second hand

This - when I started selling stuff on ebay, the biggest lesson I learned was how worthwhile it is to buy stuff secondhand.

You've referred to yourself as stupid - twice!

What do you think his response would be if he reads that message?

Don't send it!

You were selling it for more than it was worth. He offered you a price and you accepted that price. End of story. Just move on. What are you hoping to achieve now?

He probably got the dimentions wrong!

Plus £15 for an old desk that was £25 was missing a part and hard scratches? That’s a rip off!

@Aus84 if you're on an iPhone, hold the $ down and it will pop up with other symbols.

Oh and op YABU.

Sorry op but I think you need to let it go. He could have been trying to rip you off or he could have been mistaken. Bottom line, you accepted his offer. We’ve all seen enough on here about cf’s to know that if you are selling things, you need to be tough and able to push back.

Going forward, if you want a certain price for something don’t be afraid to insist on it. You are not obliged to sell to anyone, even if they have come out to buy it. Genuinely though, it isn’t worth dwelling on. See it as a lesson learned.

YABU. It's a done deal.... just forget about it and learn from it for next time.

Very good advice to assume he made a mistake. That will bother you less.

Assume he wasn't too smart. The desk you didn't want has gone!

The only mistake you made was thinking you could set the price at £15! No one would have paid that much for a second hand Ikea desk, even if it was immaculate, which yours wasn't. 6 quid is a fair price, especially as it wasn't in a good condition.
And for the love of god don't send that message, it will make you look incredibly naive.

I bought a shoe rack/bench for £35 + postage i sold it today immaculate for £10... its really not that big of a deal

I say this kindly.
desks like that have almost no second hand value.

I think you did well to get
£6.