3 things to sell on Facebook marketplace.
One I was happy to give away- brand new Aldi pushchair bought years ago for the grandparents but never used- bit grubby from storing in the garage but otherwise in great nick.
A strimmer, for a tenner
A baby swing, £150 new, again for a tenner as the vibrate function doesn’t seem to work anymore.
Lots of interest in the swing, lady came to collect 45 minutes before she said she would without warning- I’m still in my PJs but at least she came and went paying the tenner.
Free pushchair- first of all man goes to wrong postcode and insists he’s outside. 45 minutes later he arrives, after many messages and repetitions of the postcode with him claiming to be outside when he’s in the wrong street, has a look, is happy and leaves with the free pushchair. Suitably apologetic so I don’t begrudge him.
Then the strimmer. One person asks if I can deliver- it’s a 40 minute round trip so I ask for an additional fiver. She goes quiet. Next person says she can collect at 6ish today.
Great, all agreed. Then she says she might be “slightly early”. I say I’m out until around 5.30.
She messages to say she’s coming “in the next hour” at 4pm.
I’m going out, and I’m happy to take the risk so I say I’ll leave it behind the bins and she can put the money through the door.
She messages to say she’s here at 4.45. Then she messages to say she’s “only got £10 no change. It’s my fault I’ll have to leave it” Slightly confused, I reply to say I only want £10 for it.
I get home, strimmer is gone and there’s a fiver pushed through the letterbox.
I fully accept IABU for leaving it and taking the chance but Christ this has been hard work for £15!
So AIBU to think it’s not worth the effort and it all should have gone to the charity shop who have made decent money for it?