Sold item on facebook marketplace WWYD?

[Aussiegirl123456]

Hi, just a quickie! What would you do?

I listed a sofa on facebook last Thursday. I listed it at a cheap price for a quick sale, stating I needed it gone asap. I had over 140 messages from people wanting to buy.

One lady came to view Friday morning and paid there and then. She asked if i could deliver, stated no as have a small car and a newborn. She said she wanted to buy it and would sort out a way to collect it. Reminded her I need it gone over the weekend. She kept asking if I could store it in the house until she could collect, told her twice no as I need it gone asap hence why it's been listed cheap. She paid $150 in cash and left. I gave her my phone number so she could let me know when she is collecting.

She messaged Saturday afternoon asking again if I could deliver. Again I said no. She said her husband would hire a trailer Sunday to collect. Waited in all day on Sunday in case she turned up, but she didn't. I have not heard from her since.

What should I do. I've messaged her twice and she's read the messages but not replied.

You’ve done the right thing. Don’t let her talk you out of the decision!

Oh good point @NewName54321 I wouldn’t have thought of that.
Some people are weird.

Tell her as shes not collected it you have dumped it outside it's all there for her. If she doesn't want it getting were she will be over asap. Its really not hard or expensive to get a man and a van

Definitely register and refund when she shows her face again.She's lucky to be getting her money back at all after not getting a receipt and being such a CF. I see loads of furniture items I'd lovery but can't get delivery so I can't have,its really that simple.

She was trying to push you into delivering. To get you to say "Ok! Ok!" Just to shut her up. What a weirdo.

I'd deny any knowledge of the cash! I'd tell her the sofa has gone

Any word from her this evening?

I would try and make sure someone is with you when you hand over the cash as a witness - otherwise going by her previous behaviour she will ‘forget’

Could you even ask for her PayPal or bank details to return it to her that way ?

I messaged her at 1:30am this morning letting her know as she hasn't collected within agreed timeframe, I'm reselling and for her to let me know when she's in the area to pick up her money.
She read the message but hasn't responded.

The notes she gave me weren't fake as I've spent them already. (I do have cash at home to give her though so that's not an issue). Just bloody annoying!!!!

I think she must have thought I was selling as I was desperate for the cash! I wasn't. I was desperate for the space!!!!!

Tell her that if she doesn't collect the cash within the next hour, then it will become yours to keep! @Aussiegirl123456

Even if it was listed for free people would still try and push for delivery hahah happened with us when trying to get rid of a bookcase! Ended up having British heart foundation furniture shop collect it! Maybe just do that it getting rid is more of a priority than the cash x

TBH now it is not yours to resell you have taken money for it so it is now hers. Give her back the moey before reselling.

You had a verbal contract to sell on the condition it was picked up at the weekend. It wasn't. She's broken the contract. You owe her absolutely fuck all. Sell it to someone else asap, get rid, and return her money when she comes back for it. What a pain in the arse!

You seem to hear this a lot when people mention selling bulky items on FB/eBay or wherever. Unless they see a van or estate car parked on your drive, just what gives people the idea that an individual selling an old sofa or wardrobe (i.e. an individual, not a shop that specialises in selling them) would be any more likely to be in a position to deliver than they are to collect it? Particularly when you've clearly stated 'unable to deliver'.

You can ask, but once they tell you they don't have the wherewithal, you must be rather dim or pigheaded not to understand that you can't twist their arm sufficiently that the rules of physics will temporarily yield and turn their hatchback (if they even have a car at all) into a van.

june2007 Tue 10-Mar-20 22:59:48
TBH now it is not yours to resell you have taken money for it so it is now hers. Give her back the moey before reselling.

whatever. I wouldn't even give her the sofa now. Just relist it. What a CF.

@june2007 the woman left the money in the house against the OP's wishes. The OP has not sold the sofa. It's still hers and the woman's money is still the woman's, it just in OP's house.

OP, stick it back up for $300! If you got 140 messages about it you may as well get some more money for it, especially as you have been inconvenienced by this potential buyer. Why shouldn't you be compensated for the storage?

I wonder if you’ll ever hear from her again.

Och/ayeThaNoo I doubt the buyer will see if that way. Anyway. I think the buyer is being unreasonable that's why I say give her ack the money and relist. If she tried to sel it and the previouse buyer says I already paid for this it won,t give seller a good rep.

The way the "buyer" sees it is irrelevant. If that were the case I could agree to buy a £1000 car, leave £800 on the side and walk out to collect the car later. I would not be the buyer as I didn't go by what was agreed. Same with the sofa.

And as for giving the seller a bad rep, again, irrelevant. One sentence in reply is more than enough.. "Buyer demanded delivery after clearly stated pick up only sale and refused to pick up".

www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/

A perfect place for stories like these.

I heard back from her!!

She said "sorry to stuff you around. This wasn't meant to be. I will let you know with plenty of time when I will collect the cash. Thank you for the cash".

I didn't relist the sofa just yet but will today. Not sure she can leave me a bad review as it is only being sold on facebook, not eBay. And even if she did, I don't really care as she's put me off ever selling on there again!!

Thanks all for your help :)

That’s a good outcome. I wonder if she will actually come to get the money - maybe you should reply with a time frame.

Nah, I'm happy to hold onto it on the off chance she forgets 😂
Jokes.
I'll just keep it in the drawer for if/when she turns up!

Well now you know where you stand. I would list the sofa again. I got my Sofa off facebook. I have had probs on Ebay before as well.