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To not want to sell an item for less than the advertised price

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SailorJerry13 · 24/04/2019 13:03

Facebook selling sites are the bane of my life...

Every single person who has responded to my most recent ad has offered well below the asking price - and think because they are offering it in cash(?!) it is a good deal ?

Eg.
Them : is this available?
Me: yes
Them: what’s the lowest you’ll go
Me : £600 as stated in advert
Them: I’ll give you £450 cash

Me: (???) Hmm

The item I’m selling cost £850 and Iv only had a week. The place I bought it from doesn’t accept returns for these kinds of items (it’s not a mattress) plus the cost of shipping it back would be around £100 !

AIBU to tell these cheeky fucker time wasters to get fucked?!

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Mamaslave18 · 26/04/2019 16:15

I came on to post something similar! I'm selling off all of my old baby stuff. I'm selling some canvas nursery pictures for £3.50. I've had someone offer me £3. Really? It's 50p! The pictures are already going cheap.

I'm also selling a Bugaboo Donkey Duo. I got someone offer me half what I advertised it for since she wanted the twin version and would therefore have to buy the extra bits. How is that my problem and why would I foot the bill for it?!

I have had someone buy a collection only item and then insist it's "easier" if I let them send a courier to collect.

The worst was the woman who bought a bed I sold on Sphock. I gave her my address and told her when the bed would be available and to please let me know when she wanted to collect. She turned up at my house the next afternoon while I was at work and demanded that my mother let her in to my house to view the bed. My mother refused (she had no idea I was even selling the bed) and the woman was not happy. I cancelled the sale as I was so annoyed by the woman's CF'ery.

KaterinaPetrova · 27/04/2019 00:00

I once tried to sell a full travel system that was brand new (worth £300) for just £70. I had one person tell me I needed to bring it to her for her to view it because she didn't want to travel the 30 miles to me.

I was giving away a load of baby items (some brand new, some second hand) all going free. Every single enquiry wanted me to deliver them. Completely bloody free items and they couldn't even go to the effort of collecting them. I took the adverts down and dropped them all into the charity shop or bin.

GreenTulips · 27/04/2019 00:12

Yep I had this last week! Collection only for free items. Lady messages me asking me to deliver to her child’s out door activity (like I’d know who she was) got snotty when I said I was too busy! Like I’d use my petrol delivering a free item. We weren’t all born yesterday

Backwoodsgirl · 27/04/2019 00:14

I normally list it for more than I want then drop the price when they ask

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