Facebook Marketplace Annoyances. They are BU!

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I like selling stuff on marketplace, it's great to make spare cash.

But. The most annoying things are:

'Bundle of girls clothes. Don't have time to take pics. Alongside pic of black rubbish bag'. Who would buy this?

'Don't want the money, just looking for penny's for daughters piggy bank'. Sure.

'No time wasters' as if someone is going to think, 'oh I would like to comment but better not as I'm a time waster'!

'What's the lowest you'd take?'

I hate listings with no price - 'make me an offer.' It may be just what I'm looking for, but I'm not getting into a bidding war. Just tell me what you want for it! Then I can decide whether to contact you or not.

Recently i was selling a 'next' shelving unit which was used but still in great condition. Just asked a few pounds for it as i was just wanting rid of it. Posted all the measurements on the advert but still had several people asking for them! This unit would fit in any car with the back seats down so i asked for collection only. My personal favourite enquiry was for us to dismantal the solid unit and post it free of charge 60 miles away!! I sold it eventually a few days later to a very grateful buyer who wanted it for her craft room!

Items listed as free. In the description- ‘obviously not free, sensible offers only’ Listing something expensive and attaching photos that don’t show it properly - somehow I don’t think that anyone is going to buy the small antique haberdashery cabinet for £900 based on one blurry picture taken in poor lighting from a bad angle, with a thumb in it Upcyclers who slap a bit of chalk paint on a cheap old side table and ask for £200 because it’s now apparently ‘bespoke’

Needs gone isn’t event grammatically correct and I won’t even look at ones that say that! They give me the rage!

Agh!! I spelled even wrong, not cool! Serves me right!

I clearly state my location in all listings as we are rural and it could be too far for some people. Still get people asking 'where are you?' I then tell them and they say it's too far/where's that/can you post? Read the listing properly and if I was happy to post it, I'd put it in eBay.
And half the time, once they've paid for postage etc, it could be bought new!

'What's the lowest you will take? ' I had once -
I replied the same price that I had advertised the product for-
She replied 'oh ok'
And then I replied 'no problem '
Then us was a battle of having the last message lol-
Some people are so cheeky -

Will you accept a lower price if I can come now?
I've seen one cheaper but I'll buy from you if you match the cheaper price

I think "needs gone" ("needs done" too) is perfectly acceptable grammar in Scotland. Less so in the Home Counties.

I was giving away a baby walker back in the day when they were acceptable. Giving it away. For free. Woman wanted me to deliver it to her. No, sorry, it's free so you can come and get it, especially as I see you at the school with your mum in her Range Rover ALWAYS parked on the double yellow lines, so I know you have access to a lift from someone...

She agreed to come and get it. Then messaged me on the day to say she couldn't get a lift now so could I deliver it after all?

No love. You can just fuck off and don't message me again! I'm still annoyed 8 years later.

People who give you an emotional story to try and get you to reduce the price.
The price is the price regardless of your circumstances.

This may sound heartless but I was selling a unicorn toy once, electrical, for a pre Schooler. Someone messaged me saying could they pay half as it was for her granddaughters grave.... she then sent me pictures of said Grave.
I just found it such a weird thing to do! Why explain what you need it for? And why send pictures!!!!

@williowrosenburg you need to look at the Reddit sub - choosing beggars
This type of weirdness goes on all the time. “I need that washing machine for my kid who’s dying - cue photos of said child in hospital” it’s incredibly strange.

I sold a rowing machine recently for a bargain price of £25.

The first buyer didn't bother turning up. The second ghosted me after saying he was interested. Another asked if I'd accept a fiver.

Thankfully the actual buyer was brilliant and picked up and paid as promised.

@Wellthisismorethanabitgrim

I saw one this week...2 very large, filthy dirty cheap looking sofas "free to anyone who can collect from my third floor flat. You'll need 2 people as they are very heavy to get down the stairs". She was basically looking for free rubbish removal!

The other week someone posted a gingerbread man shaped cookie jar with "needs gone by Saturday". I'm not going to comment on the grammar, but what harm could this poor little biscuit tin possibly have done if he was still there on Sunday? I can understand how large pieces of furniture etc could "need gone" by a certain date, but a cute little biscuit tin? I felt so sorry for it being unwanted I nearly bought it!

Yeah, that was me. It's haunted and Sunday night was the first night of the three that it wakes up each month (new moon).

Last year I gave loads of stuff away as we were moving abroad, the number of CF that expected me to deliver the item was outrageous. It was also very stressful. Hate Market Place

“I need that washing machine for my kid who’s dying - cue photos of said child in hospital” it’s incredibly strange.

Which illness was the washing machine to treat, and what cycle?

the people who need things for free or cheap don’t say.

Going back a good few years I was selling some baby towels for a few pounds. Agreed the sale (I was to drop off as round the corner) and she messaged to say can it be in a few days time, after I get 'paid'. I just gave them to her, figuring she needed the money more than I did.

Oh.
I nearly forgot, I had one last week, I have just laughed about it though tbh.
So, when new its £160, an industrial 6ft shelving unit.
I wanted £40.
All information, measurements, pictures, and I stated the size of it when dismantled and that I had already dismantled it.

Conversation.
Potential buyer: Is this still available?
Me: Hello, yes it is.
PB: excellent. I assume it can be dismantled???
PB: I can offer you £25?
PB: As I'm coming from (location 100+ miles away).
Me: yes, is currently is 4 poles with wheels attached, and 5 separate metal shelves. Only uploaded for sale today so not really ready to lower the price yet, sorry.
PB: OK let me know ASAP i can collect today.
Me: Sorry, if I let you what?
PB: If u let me know is U wish to make a deal I can collect today
Me: The price is £40.
PB: OK. Whats the best you can do?
Me: £40.
PB: there's no point in taking this further!

I actually had several offers of £25 after that, people wanting free delivery 50+ miles away. 3 days after uploading it a lovely woman came and collected it for her son, full asking price.

I gave away pram wheels for free, they were attached to the pram but the buyer asked if I would remove them.

I removed the wheels, washed them and lubricated them, (sent the buyer a message letting her know the above) and she collected that evening.

Barely a word was said as she took them.

Not even a thank you message.

@LuckyNumberThirteen

A personal highlight from this week.

No one is going to buy this!

I saw that one too!

The wanted ads are the ones are the worst.

"Need new TV. Show us what u got"...

No please, no thank you.

Someone will post a request such as “stair gate wanted-cash waiting” Then someone will reply with a photo of one to sell and before the person who posted the add has a chance to reply, some CF will say “can I have that please, will collect now?” Fair enough if the OP doesn’t want it but to jump in first is pure cheek!

Also people who are clearly just getting rid of old crap they don’t want like a stained chair and broken garden toys but put the line “free to a family who really need help and have nothing” Not bad in itself but then there will be comments like “your so generous hun” and “I wish there were more people like you” before the giver puts something on like “well I just want to do my bit I know people are struggling”

I think "needs gone" ("needs done" too) is perfectly acceptable grammar in Scotland. Less so in the Home Counties.

No. It. Isn’t.

Yeah that too. Guy was giving away a piece of furniture a few weeks ago. He bought it online and the first one arrived damaged so he complained & got another one sent for free, so he was giving the “damaged” one away.
He posted a photo of the damage, it was a small scratch on the back of the unit. I had to stop myself from telling him he was bloody ridiculous to have made such an issue about it.
But cue the “oh you’re so kind, if only there were more people like you”
Erm no, we don’t need more people who put companies out of business through ridiculous complaints.
Like what else was he going to do with it?

I have sold two items recently;
A small chest of drawers, advert clearly stated dimensions, location etc including that it would probably need two people to carry to car and i would not be able to help.
Eventually agreed to sell it to someone who could get to me that day. buyer arrives and conversation is as follows
Buyer: Oh it's a bit bigger than i thought
Me: oh is it? Do you still want it?
Buyer: Yes, i think so. i only have a corsa, do you think it will fit?
Me: I don't know.
Buyer: well i will take it, can you give me a hand to the car?
Me: no sorry, did you not bring someone with you?
Buyer: no my DP had to stay home with my DC
Me: Oh, well i carried it from the back of the house to here so you might be able to manage
Buyer: my car is just down there. please can you help me
Me: no im sorry, i have a bad back
Buyer: oh ok, well I'll see if i can manage
then awkward two minutes of her wrangling it out of my front porch and tottering down my path with it. I then closed the front door

2nd item was some of my DS toy's he had not played with. still playable just not wanted
Agreed to someone collecting bag of lego (fully advertised with amount, price and location including that it was random lego from different sets, no instructions etc but did mention what sets there were).
Buyer:Do you have the instruction books from the sets
Me: No sorry, they've gotten lost/damaged. My DS just used the bits to build his own inventions
Buyer: oh, which sets were they?
Me: um not sure, i put them on the listing i think this, that and the other
Buyer: oh, I wonder if i could get the instruction books online? Are all the bits there
Me: possibly, I've never tried it. I don't know, like i say this has just all been in a big container in our conservatory.
Buyer: do you know the model number (each lego set as a number)
Me: no idea, these were bought a long time ago
Buyer: ok, could you message me if you remember? and if you find any other bits that might go with it
Me: If I remember
Buyer: Ok, thanks. Speak soon

Next day - message from buyer: don't suppose you remember the model numbers do you or found any of the instruction books - happy to come today if you have. Also did you find any more lego?
Seriously mate, you got a huge bag of lego for less than a tenner - piss off. I blocked them after that