WTF is wrong with people - Free Stuff

[Iamnotagoddess]

So I have some furniture that I have offered on Facebook Market Place, for free.

The furniture is in good condition but it has slight (cat) damage so I have offered it for free.

Women messages me asking for more photos which I sent, she then messaged me saying they are “too worn” and she’ll keep looking. They aren’t worn at all, it’s our furniture and has been for some time and there is nothing wrong with it - and it’s free!! Why not just say no thanks and leave it at that.

Other people messaging asking if it’s still free and if they don’t get a immediate reply sending another message “??”.

I reckon I would have been better off asking for a tenner. Wtf is wrong with people?!

YANBU. There are some proper CFs out there. Free stuff seems to bring the worst out in people!

Ah, Marketplace, the natural home of the CFs and absolute weirdos. Sending you strength OP.

Stick a tenner on it and let someone haggle to a fiver.

It totally does

“Can you deliver?”

Being free doesn’t mean She cant be fussy,

People are fuckers when it comes to free stuff online. I now always put £20 on it and it’s usually gone by the end of the day for half that.

I agree. I found it less hassle to list something for £5 than free.

@summersherewishiwasnt

Beggars can’t be choosers and all that BUT yes she can be fussy but she doesn’t need to be rude!

I found putting a price on things seems to weed out the CFs and time wasters.

I then usually tell them when they pick it up (if they're polite), not to worry about paying.

@StillRunningWithScissors

That’s a good plan!

I met my first CF today. I'm selling some computer games really cheap. Guy asks if 3 are available and I tell him they are. I got back "I want x,y and z, £x come to "town centre" today to meet me".

Erm hang in a minute mate! No where does it say it will be delivered, why would I offer delivery when the cost of the game wouldn't even cover my fuel, and what happened to manners?

I just replied sorry I don't deliver and got back a thumbs up.

YEah people are just insane. I have had people ask me to deliver a £15 toy 40 miles away. I had someone who thought that my sons toy workbench and toolkit was real despite it being very cheap and being shown on a carpet in what was clearly a childs room! Apparently I was the unreasonable one for not specifying the obvious!

Before I emigrated I had a massive clear out. Some things went to charity shops, some things given to family and friends, some things I sold and some I started to give away to strangers. By far, giving away stuff to strangers was the most stressful part of an overseas move. There were some items of clothing and I got questions as to which brand they were and when I replied I got responses such as “not keen on that brand” or similar. I was so tempted to say that if you are in a position where you are looking for free donated clothes then you can’t afford to be fussy about the brand. Either you need clothes or you don’t. It as clear they were hoping to re sell. And don’t get me started with the “I’ll take the xxx off your hands” people, like they were doing me a favour!

I fucking detest marketplace for this reason. Actually gives me instant rage thinking about it 😂

I don't find people rude, per se but it's hard fucking work some times.

I listed a pushchair. Good condition, rain cover etc. Don't need to money and I live in a 'deprived' area so I thought I'd give it away for free on the proviso that the person collects it. First two messages "how much?" and "will u deliver?". Then someone asked me to "inbox them". To what end am I inboxing you, woman? Just tell me if you want the pushchair.

It's still in the garage.

Of course she 'can be fussy' as in there is a lot of free stuff out there and the item might not be what they are looking for. However, when some-one offers you a free gift, whatever the motivation is, it is just common courtesy to treat that person politely. These have been someone's treasured belongings. What's wrong with just saying something like, 'the furniture looks great but I think a bit big for my living room. Thanks all the same though. It will be ideal for someone.'

As for asking for it to be delivered? Also free of charge? People do have nerve for anything. I strongly suspect that there are also people who want to sell items on. If I genuinely don't want it myself I'm not too bothered about this but they should be honest. A charity might take it off your hands op then any cf's who want it can pay the charity for it.

Advertised some bedroom furniture - bed, bedside tables, dressing table. Mattress not included (bought same size new bed so kept mattress). Free. ‘Buyer’ needs to dismantle and transport. We would help dismantle but didn’t specify that.

Got 3 calls:

1. would take if he could have the mattress too
2. Wanted duvet and all bed linen and curtains too.
3. Can we deliver 80 miles away?

There was a post on our local page from a lady saying she'd moved into a new house and needed the following items free and delivered. There followed a full list of household items (bed, mattress, sofa etc) including an Ikea Kallax Unit in white. Someone posted to say that they were getting rid of a Kallax and they were happy to deliver it to her but it was Beech effect not white. The response? "No, it must be white as Beech will ruin my colour scheme!!!" Some people are just truly entitled

Giving anything for free brings out the CFs! I always ask for a token price now.

Even with a price it's constant 'can u deliver', well no it's a few quid I'm not paying to bring it you! Recently listed an old games console for £30 with a load of games- first message was 'I'll give you £10 if you deliver' 🙄

@shiningstar2

Exactly!

I havent done this on either side but if say, im looking for a new sofa, I don't want just any sofa in my house regardless of its condition, even if it is free. If they take it because it's free, they then have the same issue as you in trying to get rid of it.

Yeah I'm really struggling to get rid of some stuff and make some much needed spare cash for Christmas. I tried schpock or whatever it's called and the same weirdos are loitering on there. I advertised quite a nice brand new high chair toy on there, brand new and still in packaging for £5 which is less than half what it's selling for online. Some cf offered me £3 and wanted it delivered. 👎🏼

I'm selling a tv unit at the moment. 3 people have been interested and 3 people have had "emergencies"/unforeseen events and backed out last minute.

I messaged one woman back and asked if she was still interested and she said she was too stressed and had too much going on on her life to think about a tv unit. This is after she told me to keep it by for her I even offered to deliver!

Tempted to leave it outside the front of my house, would soon be gone...

I have a list of 10 people who all want them, so not struggling to get rid of them.

Ive stopped offering free things now, my stuff goes down to the furniture store at the council tip and people can pay for it. I got sick of continual rudeness and people asking me to deliver.