To think people really are CFers when it comes to second hand items?

[TheIckabog]

I am selling an item on a local selling page. It cost me £280 which included the main item plus some extras. The item is in ‘as new’ condition, all original box etc, in fact I think I only used it a handful of times. These items don’t come up very often as they are expensive but they are desirable.

Anyway, I’ve had lots of interest in this item and have had at least four people agree to purchase it, right down to arranging to meet up. Each one of them have then said they won’t take it unless I lower the price! Someone wanted to pay £80 and said they could get it for £200 new. When I refused to lower the price I got a load of abuse!

AIBU to think this is CF-ery to the highest degree? I’m not about to practically give it away and it’s unlikely that they would be able to get this item in such a excellent condition for any less.

I sell a lot second hand on local pages so I know about pricing items at a reasonable price to sell however I think that given it was £280 new and I’m asking £150 it’s a bit cheeky to then try and undercut by another £70!

We got rid of stuff on freecycle so yes free and we had 'can you deliver?' and other very pushy questions

people do negotiate on selling though so although low is cheeky I would just say no I am not bothered by it

@Fbearsmum

Retail worker here the amount of removed tags found stuffed into pockets of other garments is astonishing. Websites like wish sell detaggers .

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@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll

I remember reading years ago in a magazine about somebody doing a boot sale and one of the items of old household bric-a-brac they had for sale was a tacky printed stone (might have been a snow globe) clearly depicting a hotel somewhere abroad.

An older couple stopped to look at the stall, noticed the stone and were both instantly visibly overjoyed to see it as it happened to be the hotel where they'd spent their honeymoon many, many years before, and they were enthusing about all their happy memories.

They excitedly asked how much they wanted for it and the stallholder said "Oh, just give me 10p". They put it straight back down and walked away without a further word!

Just wondering why, did they want it to be given to them for nothing?

Retail worker here the amount of removed tags found stuffed into pockets of other garments is astonishing. Websites like wish sell detaggers.

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Made perfect sense to me, as an answer to somebody responding to something that I posted.

Just wondering why, did they want it to be given to them for nothing?

I can only assume so. Boot sales are strange old places where people will quite happily spend the time of day haggling over literally 5 or 10p. Others will just wait until your back is turned and help themselves. I suppose it must be the frisson of overall victory and not just the 5p saving on a bit of old tat itself that enthralls those with very sad, dull lives. Most of them are not hard-up at all - plenty will go and pay £4 for a burger or £2 for a coffee without complaint.

I always put something along the following lines in my ads ... "Sorry but no offers. This is the lowest price I am prepared to take".

@MrsCollinssettled

A friend always arranges to meet buyers in a supermarket car park. Apparently the CF buyers never show when they have to go there. We assume that it's because either a) it's more difficult to be threatening/abusive if there are likely to be other people around and/or b) they don't like not knowing where you live

To be fair, I wouldn't meet someone in a car park. Dangerous, even if other people are around (what if something happens when the only people around are Grannies etc? Tho most importantly I'd not be happy to buy anything more than clothing or something that I can immediately see any faults with. I wouldn't buy something like a laptop/phone that turns out to have some fault that a quick switch on wouldn't show. Definitely not. As soon as they said we were to meet elsewhere, I'd immediately drop the idea altogether

@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll

I still remember the time I sold my aga. The guy was getting it for a steal (£100). When I said I wanted him to pay for a gas man to disconnect properly he said I had to pay the £30 and when I refused he was so abusive that I cancelled the whole sale. I know I was probably being overly cautious but my house, my rules. Anyway, a couple of weeks later when the kitchen fitter came, he was CORGI registered and removed it at no extra charge and we sold it for £200 to another lady. That guy really missed out on a bargain

I'm not sure I agree on this one, tbh. By all means include the cost of disconnection in the price you ask - as with offering 'free' postage, you want to make sure that the whole deal and amount you'll be left with is acceptable to you; but I don't think the would-be buyer was at all unreasonable in expecting the stated/agreed price to be the full amount he could pay you in exchange for turning up, loading the item straight into his vehicle and then taking it away. You were the one who benefited from having it disconnected in your own house, enabling you to get money for it and be in a position to have a new one connected. Like in the recent threasd about moving house, you can't expect the people buying your house to load up the van with your possessions to enable them to move their own in.

I agree

See, if it’s a large item, I would ask if they would deliver for a fee.

Most people say yes and name a price for petrol which I agree too as they are doing me a favour

Only occasionally do I get a no. It’s when people demand delivery for free that I think pisses people off

once tried to sell a 125lite fish tank, cabinet it sits on and all the gubbins. Not exactly the thing loads of people are looking for. The fish tank and cabinet alone was worth something like £360 and was selling it for £100.

I had three or four people get in touch, want it for £50 and then when I said no, the price was £100 since you get the cabinet and bits and bobs worth £50+ new, promptly tell me they got one elsewhere for cheaper.

I was like WTF, who is this person selling multiple 125 litre fish tanks for under £50?
We got a 150 litre, plus cabinet, delivered for £65. No haggling either.

It depends on the item really. I come across even friends trying to sell secondhand stuff at nearly RRP and I call them all the names under the 🌞 in my mind as I can go and buy a brand new one for £10-£50 more. One friend recently tried to sell her maxi cosy car seat for £225 where she has used it for years with her toddler pissing and shitting on it. You could get the same and brand new one for £250 in John Lewis that's a CF situation imo.

My DH sells vehicles and everyone expects to pay less than the price being asked, the same with property, everyone expects their lower offers to be accepted.

CF ... definitely cunt fuck

@Chicchicchicchiclana

Yanbu. The cheeky fuckery I see on my local selling forums is astounding, but not always from buyers.

Someone joined our local neighbourhood forum to sell an item for about £50. I think it was a piece of furniture iirc. But they live about 10 miles away (we are in London, so that's a long way). They declared it collection only or could deliver for £10 petrol money. Definitely cheeky. They went a bit quiet when someone asked in the comments why they were advertising miles from home if they weren't prepared to deliver.

sorry, how is this cheeky? People don't have to buy it once they know where it is located and could collect if they do not want to pay delivery or could seek it their own delivery company to facilitate. Perhaps the person advertised in multiple places. This really isn't the same as people offering significantly below the asking price on items or making demands about delivery when they're getting a good deal

I also agree. You'd have had to get it disconnected

I'm just boggling at anyone delivering a free item for free on a local site. The whole point is that someone local arrives to take it off your hands.

Thing is just because an item was purchased for £200 doesn’t mean it’s worth £200 and selling it second hand is going to get you £75

If you want to hold out for £75 and no one wants to purchase it for that amount - then it’s not worth £75

It can also mean you are selling the item to the wrong audience/market. If it's antique/collectable and likely valuable then I wouldn't advise selling on a local Facebook page.

Stuff is only worth what people are prepared to pay. I wouldn't try to barter as I think it's rude but if people aren't buying at the price maybe it is too steep? I thought it was a general rule of thumb to drop the price by 50% if the item is new and charge maybe 20% of the retail price if used but I. Good nick?

It's worth what people are willing to pay.

Can it be bought for £200 now? If so then I'd be offering under 150

There is currently someone on our local Facebook selling group advertising a grubby used IKEA high chair for £15. They’re only £12 new!!

On a more positive note I gave away a cot that had been gifted to me and the lady brought a dozen eggs from her chickens. Very happy!

And this is exactly what we do, any favour or kind gesture is rewarded with a load of eggs.

alwaysinpain as a single woman living on her own she'd had bad experiences of buyers turning up and offering far less than agreed then threatening her with "we know where you live". Meeting at a supermarket during daylight hours has proved to be a much safer experience and she hasn't had people trying to drop the price at the last minute. If she doesn't like the look of someone she can get away - not so easy if they come to your home.

She's only sold stuff when she's needed the money otherwise she would just take it to a charity shop.

Aha, but you should try giving something away for free. Then the real cheeky fuckers emerge. Like the lady who took my IKEA armchair which had never really been used. She then was furious with me when she discovered that she couldn't in fact, by removable washable covers for it from IKEA and wanted me to source them for her!! She had three young children, so why on earth did I think that she would want a cream armchair for if it didn't have covers?! Firstly, I also have young children. Secondly, she never mentioned that she had children nor even asked about whether it had removable covers. Thirdly, no, I am not going to drive across town to collect it from you. I am in the process of moving house, hence giving away many nice items of furniture. And fourthly, no I shall not be reimbursing you for the cost of your petrol. Now feck orf you entitled cheeky fecker!

I had someone in eBay message me that he had bid on his item but then realised he had no money and could I send it for free or remove his bid!