To think people want a lot of money for their crap?

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Person on FB marketplace is trying to sell individual sections of wood train track for £1 each. Some of which have kids felt tip scribbles all over it?

The whole lot would be around £20

I can buy a 60piece brand new set for £12

Plus these beautiful pieces are surrounded by complete sets at around £7

I buy quite a lot of my sons toys and clothes second hand, I also sometimes buy second hand furniture.

There are always sofas advertised with a ‘small rip’ the small rip will be the entire length of the seat cushions yet it still has ‘life left’, yes, if you need to sit down when at the actual skip. My favourite are the second hand mattresses with stains on.

You see clothes bundles with stains etc, yes when I buy my son second hand clothes I wash them before he wears them, but I’m not going to buy clothes your child has literally just slept in.

A few days ago there was a lovely velvet covered wardrobe 🤢

Some people do throw things away so quickly though, I bought a really nice g-plan vintage 59 sofa, this particular one is £1,600 new. I paid £120 for it because one of the legs had come off, the screw has snapped so all I needed was a small square of wood, four screws and about ten minutes work to fix it. It comes with a lenghty guarantee but they didn’t want a repaired sofa.

it is a cheek ,the few times iv had to sell stuff on guntree iv more than halved the price i paid . to be fair though some of the buyers take the piss , i put up for sale a hardly used ,stored in the shed guinea pig run that cost me 40 quid for only 20 and i had a week of this silly bitch who wanted it but only wanted to pay 15 or 20 arguing with me . and she wanted it delivered for that price . i hate selling second hand stuff for this reason as they practically want you to give it to them

@lyinginthegutterstaringatstars

Oh yes I know what you mean. I recently came across a second hand scandi top with a glue stain for a baby for £60. Very trendy label and design but I did laugh to myself

Another mum selling a wooden climb on ladder type thing for £200 and yes I laughed to myself again

That was probably a triclimb and they’re near £300 new. They do hold their value if you sell in the right place.

I had a conversation with someone selling a gift card for face value , I tried to explain that wasn't how it works but she insisted she would get the money . I said only if someone was feeling kind otherwise there is no point and too much risk . She didn't get it !

It probably was a triclimb . I have seen a lot of them on selling groups lately but never actually seen them sell on the groups.
Rrp is crazy for such a tiny wooden ladder and the add ons are just as expensive.

For IKEA and bikes I can kind of just about understand it.

It could well be easier to collect a Billy bookcase from someone than schlep to the store and then assemble it yourself, especially right now.
Similarly if a bike needs construction.

My weirdest FB purchase was an item for my daughter's room that would cost around £15 new.

Saw it advertised for £8 described as unboxed but unused so I thought fair enough and I passed through the village she lived on on my way to work...

The seller lived in what I would describe as probably a 5 or 6 bedroom country house, huge garden, a gym/swimming pool attached to the house and 3 4x4s with personalised number plates in the drive.

I laughed to myself; why would this person even be arsed flogging tat on FB? Ironically, my daughter didn't like it so I gave it to the charity shop...

Some people appear to be using market place as a rubbish tip. Recently I've seen, dirty van seats that have bee in a shed £50. Beaten up 23 year old vauxhall corsa £2000. Empty perfume bottles. Empty spirt bottles.

People seem to think someone will want their old crap, which can sometimes be true - but don't charging people to take your old shit off your hands is a piss take.

Yes! One of my acquaintances is trying to sell baby clothes eg brand new with tags dress for £20, where tag says £22. Why would I go to the hassle of messaging you, coming to your house etc for that price??

If I had £20 to spend on a baby dress I could easily find something online, especially with sales on.

Also it’s a summer dress.

I wonder if she ever sells anything?!

It probably was a triclimb . I have seen a lot of them on selling groups lately but never actually seen them sell on the groups.

I see this a lot with the things people swear hold value well. Icandy prams, islabikes, pikler triclimbs... I see these on local buy sell groups but they just get relisted over and over and don't seem to sell, and everyone I know who has bought one second hand has paid quite a bit less than people on mumsnet claim they go for. Eg people will say you can resell a Frog bike for £200+ (new price about £300), but everyone I know who has bought one has paid £100.

Some people don’t view it as a transaction and seem to impose a higher price as a result of the enjoyment they’ve had, while others see that as a reason for a more reasonable price.

A case in point is the OP on another thread this week who couldn’t bear to give books away for free to the charity shop as she had “invested” time in them. For me that would make me more likely to give the book away gratis as I would feel I’d got the value from it.

@BounceyBumblebee

Some people appear to be using market place as a rubbish tip. Recently I've seen, dirty van seats that have bee in a shed £50. Beaten up 23 year old vauxhall corsa £2000. Empty perfume bottles. Empty spirt bottles.

People seem to think someone will want their old crap, which can sometimes be true - but don't charging people to take your old shit off your hands is a piss take.

This!

The best one I saw the other day was a concrete coal bunker.... offering for free but the buyer had to dismantle and take away.

Imagine trying to get that out so it could be reassembled and into your boot!

I also have several friends who use multiple accounts etc/get friends to "buy" their items so they appear sold for a high price when in fact they had no takers.

What’s the point in that if it doesn’t mean more money in hand?

I really wish that there was a more regulated selling market place that only had decent people - eg time wasters / anyone who says they'll buy and then doesn't show us blacklisted.

And for sellers, not allowed to resell for more than 50% if used or 75% if in new/nearly new condition and updates their lists so they don't list stuff that's already gone etc.

I can't be bothered with these selling groups as there's too much time wasting on both sides and I don't have the bandwidth. I'd still prefer to sell locally as I'd rather not have all the postage.

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland

It probably was a triclimb . I have seen a lot of them on selling groups lately but never actually seen them sell on the groups.

I see this a lot with the things people swear hold value well. Icandy prams, islabikes, pikler triclimbs... I see these on local buy sell groups but they just get relisted over and over and don't seem to sell, and everyone I know who has bought one second hand has paid quite a bit less than people on mumsnet claim they go for. Eg people will say you can resell a Frog bike for £200+ (new price about £300), but everyone I know who has bought one has paid £100.

I think people sometimes forget that it still depends on the condition! I would disagree with the Islabike comment based on my personal experience - I have sold 2 on local selling groups, both for £200 and both collected and paid for within four hours of listing. But then I live in "Islabike heartland" where demand is high, and both mine had been well cared for and were bought new by me. Some people try and fob off older ones they themselves bought second hand.

I've seen so many people sell things from IKEA especially with prices above what it costs brand new!

Yes and most of them seem to be on bay
That said, IKEA's closed now and given their huge delivery prices I'm going to have to suck it up for the Variera shelves I need ...

It's hilarious when people are only able to think from their own point of view and don't give a passing thought to how a stranger would approach it.

They figure that they paid £100, it's still in very good condition (often isn't, really), so it's only lost maybe £5 or £10 maximum of its value. They want the money for it, so they simply advertise it for sale and then somebody will come along and pay their perceived value in exchange for it.

From the stranger's pov, they have multiple seller choices - just one of which is you. Even if your item is genuinely as new (maybe still wrapped/boxed/with tags), they still don't know how trustworthy you are - plus there's the faff of having to arrange delivery/collection. If they can give you £90 for the above completely unknown quantity or pay £100 for Amazon to deliver a guaranteed brand new one to their door, free, the very next day, they'd have to be absolutely crazy to go for yours.

You have to go from a standpoint of zero and work out how much above that what you have might be worth to somebody else (especially considering that you no longer want or have a use for it) - you can't go on the new price and knock 3% off that.

In fact, the new price will include VAT that never actually goes to the producer/seller or towards the intrinsic value of the item itself - so if you're asking more than 83% of the brand-new shop price, you're actually expecting to receive more for your used one than the shop receives for their brand new one.

@SnooperTrooper12345

I've seen so many people sell things from IKEA especially with prices above what it costs brand new! Saw somebody selling a Kallax Shelving unit for £100. It's 45 brand new!

Some people would go for that. If ikea is closed and the item is out of stock online, someone might be tempted to pay over the odds (although perhaps not double!)

It’s not CFery to only want to pay 50% RRP for something second hand!

Someone local is currently selling £50 worth of vouchers, for £50 on fb???

Someone is selling some sort of special cheese plant (Monstera) on my local FB. It has 3 leaves. £250!!

I was so shocked that I googled and they are pretty rare. But ffs who wants to spend £250 on a small houseplant? Answer: probably only the overpaid millenials who have taken over my neighbourhood.

It’s not CFery to only want to pay 50% RRP for something second hand!

I completely agree - but it is CFery telling people that they must reduce their price to what you're willing to pay. If it's more than you're willing to pay, maybe make them a polite offer, but otherwise, just walk away.

@lyinginthegutterstaringatstars

Oh yes I know what you mean. I recently came across a second hand scandi top with a glue stain for a baby for £60. Very trendy label and design but I did laugh to myself

Another mum selling a wooden climb on ladder type thing for £200 and yes I laughed to myself again

You would be surprised. I've seen a duns babygro with stains, fading and the zip coming loose sell for £100 on ebay 🤷‍♀️

I agree re buyers offering what they are prepared to pay. An item is worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it. If the seller doesn't want to accept the offer, they can just decline it. It isn't rude, in my opinion, to make an offer.