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Sister selling DS furniture

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Givemethechocolate · 01/01/2021 09:30

I'm quite upset about this. I sold my DS bedroom furniture to my sister 2 days ago. It's in excellent condition and it wasn't cheap when we first brought it, it's a good quality brand.
I'd sent her pics of the furniture before came to collect it so she knew what it was like. I only charged her 50 for the toddler bed/mattress and chest of draws.

I had a notification like night on my phone to say my sister had listed these items on the marketplace on social media. She's put the price on for £180. She didn't tell me she didn't want them, or unhappy about them.
I know it's now hers to do what she wants but 1) surely you would mention it to me first and as politeness say its not quite right I'm going to sell and 2) why is she charging so much more money. I feel like she's making a profit out of my kindness to charge her hardly anything for it because she's my sister.

Aibu to be upset about this?

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Givemethechocolate · 01/01/2021 10:47

She isn't tough on money, he partner earns good money. If anything I'm the one who struggles being a single parent.
I've given her my DS clothes for my nephew all for free even though I knew I could have sold them for money. But she's my sister so I didn't think about the money.

Not sure if this was her plan all along. She did say she couldn't find a matching wardrobe and also doesn't think her DS is ready for a toddler bed now. I'd sent her pics so she knew what it was like.

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ReceptacleForTheRespectable · 01/01/2021 10:48

@AwaAnBileYerHeid

Jesus Christ, who looks at their sisters generosity and thinks 'oh, I can make a quick buck out of this'. Cheeky cow. YANBU.
A complete cow.

OP - It must be very hurtful to realise your sister values your relationship at less than the profit she's aiming to make from this. I'd be really hurt.

doasitell · 01/01/2021 10:48

As a pp mentioned- 1) I would never sell unwanted stuff to family and 2) You would risk falling out with your sister over 130? But I mean, someone who sells unwanted things for £50 would of course be pissed off about this but overall, I think you're the one who is being unreasonable and cheeky!

HikeForward · 01/01/2021 10:50

It’s hurtful but maybe she didn’t like them or her child didn’t want them. Maybe they’re short of money?

Nobody’s going to pay £180 for them so I wouldn’t worry about that.

ReceptacleForTheRespectable · 01/01/2021 10:50

@Givemethechocolate

She isn't tough on money, he partner earns good money. If anything I'm the one who struggles being a single parent. I've given her my DS clothes for my nephew all for free even though I knew I could have sold them for money. But she's my sister so I didn't think about the money.

Not sure if this was her plan all along. She did say she couldn't find a matching wardrobe and also doesn't think her DS is ready for a toddler bed now. I'd sent her pics so she knew what it was like.

She hasn't suddenly found that stuff out in 2 days. And if she had, she should have returned them to you. Selling them on after two days makes it obvious she knew she was never going to keep them.

(Also, why does she need a matching wardrobe? Do toddlers care if their furniture matches?)

Mydogissnooring · 01/01/2021 10:50

My sister did this once. She asked if she could buy my sofa, so I gave it to her for free instead of selling it for myself which I easily could have done. The next day she sold it herself.

Twiddlet · 01/01/2021 10:50

YANBU. You sold them at a lower price to her because she’s your sister not so she could instantly resell them to make herself a profit. If you’d known she didn’t really want them you could have sold them for more yourself! Ask her for half the profit and see if she finds that equally cheeky!

Purplecatshopaholic · 01/01/2021 10:52

Wow, she’s a CF! I would be raging. Lesson learned op, no more favours (selling her something at a very low price) as she is just going to take advantage.

Chamomileteaplease · 01/01/2021 10:53

I would be very surprised if this is the first time your sister has behaved liked a bitch.

I would stop being so nice to her just because she is your sister, see her for who she is and keep your distance from now on.

ReceptacleForTheRespectable · 01/01/2021 10:53

@doasitell

As a pp mentioned- 1) I would never sell unwanted stuff to family and 2) You would risk falling out with your sister over 130? But I mean, someone who sells unwanted things for £50 would of course be pissed off about this but overall, I think you're the one who is being unreasonable and cheeky!
Did you miss the bit where the OP said she was a single parent and hard up for money? There's nothing wrong with selling to family if you can't afford to give things away, and the OP sold it very cheap.

And it's not the OP who has risked the relationship for £130, it was her sister who did that.

If my hard up sister sold me something cheap and I decided not to use it (being generous here - I think the sis knew all along she would sell it), I'd return it to her so she could sell it properly. Or tell her I was selling it and offer to give her most of the profits.

CoraPirbright · 01/01/2021 10:53

Am i the only one really hoping that they don’t sell!! She is stupid, rude and short sighted - for the possible profit of £120, she has materially damaged the relationship with her sister. I am guessing that nothing will come her way from you again!

ariana1 · 01/01/2021 10:55

Sell stuff yourself rather than hand it on to her in future; she was really sneaky.

Maves · 01/01/2021 10:59

That's really bad I'd have to say something, the fact she didn't tell you means she's blatantly done it just to sell it on. Someone done that to someone I know recently except they were a stranger and the person who sold the stuff went all out on social media as she was so upset. I'm not suggesting you do that as it's your sis but my point is if someone is upset of a stranger doing it it must hurt being your sister def call her out.

TatianaBis · 01/01/2021 11:02

It’s incredibly CF to charge your sister for unwanted furniture.

I rather than think you’re hoist by your own petard.

Maves · 01/01/2021 11:02

Sorry you have called her out...she don't care shows you what she is sorry!

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 01/01/2021 11:02

That’s rubbish off your sister and she’s a CF

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 01/01/2021 11:03

Of

TatianaBis · 01/01/2021 11:07

Either way she won’t get £180 for it. It’s very difficult to sell beds generally but particularly in the time of Covid.

She may be able to sell the base, but not the mattress. And she won’t get more than £20 for a chest of drawers.

Mattresses you generally have to pay the council to take away, unless you can take it to the tip yourself.

GintyMcGinty · 01/01/2021 11:11

YANBU she's a total CF and to do this to her sister - bloody hell.

thosetalesofunexpected · 01/01/2021 11:16

Hi Op
I don't like the sound of your sister.!
.
You need to screenshot that image of her selling those furniture on website and pass this on to her,

Then call her out what wft does she think she is doing,you give her a discount cause she is family fffsake !!😬
Make a Comment on the listening on whatever Auction online website
That you sold this to your sister for 50pounds a couple of days ago!

(So everybody potential buyers will know they will seriously be getting ripped off.!!!
So obviously will deter,seriously put them off..😂😂😂

Serves her right ,Teach your sister a lessonlesson

Cheeky fucker

Toilenstripes · 01/01/2021 11:22

She came by the furniture by deceiving you. She’s a fraud.

FamilyOfAliens · 01/01/2021 11:23

My sister and I also have an unwritten rule that if we give each other a high value item and sell it later on we give the other half the money we got.

You have rules for when you sell on unwanted items between family members? And you think the OP is weird for selling something to her sister for a fraction of its original price?

BluebellsareBlue · 01/01/2021 11:25

Drawers, it's a chest of drawers not draws.... sorry I can't read on as this makes my teeth itch

TatianaBis · 01/01/2021 11:25

The original price is totally irrelevant. OP would only get peanuts for the stuff on the open market anyway. (Facebook marketplace, eBay, gumtree etc), and she’d have charges to pay.

rwalker · 01/01/2021 11:29

Offer to buy it back

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