Just me that experiences this on Facebook marketplace?

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I rarely sell items on Facebook but when I do I always find people to just be so fucking impatient and rude. Is it just me?

I'm moving next month so decided to have a good clear out. I'm wondering why I even bothered now and didn't just give everything to charity instead. A few examples -

I listed a coffee table and a woman contacted me the next morning around 9 to say she was interested. She then messaged again a couple of hours later telling me to forget about it as I "clearly wasn't interested in selling it" . I work in a nursery and can't use my phone unless I'm on a break. I went on my lunch break just after 12 and messaged her straight back explaining why it had taken me a few hours to respond. No reply!

Another one was when I listed my sideboard. A man contacted me just after midnight and then again at 6am. He also told me to forget about it as I hadn't replied in a timely manner. Seriously, I was asleep!!!

This week I've listed my electric fire. A woman messaged me this evening and asked for my address. I sent the details and then gave her dates and times that I'd be in for collection such as tomorrow, Friday evening or the weekend if easier for her. She replied and said "I wanted to pick it up tonight". I explained that I was going out at 6 to my sisters for tea and I wasn't sure what time I'd be home. I said if she could pick up before 6 that would be fine otherwise it would have to wait until tomorrow or whenever she can come. She replied and just said "ahh that's a shame, I wanted to pick it up tonight" . I reiterated that I wasn't going to be in but that I'd hold onto it for her if she wanted to wait until the weekend or next week. I'm in no rush to sell it and I'm happy to hold onto it if she's serious about buying it. No response.
Was she expecting me to cancel my plans so she could pick it up? how bizarre.

I honestly don't think it's me, I don't take the piss to reply. People just seem to be so impatient nowadays. I work, have family, friends and I'm not glued to my phone 24 hours a day!What do people expect?

AIBU?

I find it’s a nightmare- people contact and then don’t follow through, I’ve just held an item for a fortnight for someone who said she wanted item but made no attempt to collect. Now sold to someone else.

So YANBU

I've only sold something once on Facebook Marketplace. It took ages dealing with all the flakes, time wasters and weirdos until we found a normal person who actually wanted the item, had money to pay for it and came to collect it. Never again.

I have had some entitled people on Marketplace. Listed a dining set for £20 - probably worth closer to £70 but we wanted it out of the house . 2 jokers both offered £5, one of those wanted delivery to a city 20 miles away.

Market place is boom boom sell it now or fuck off. It must be for people who can just drop everything because it’s exactly the same for me.

In fact it only works out for me on there when it’s something massively obscure that I’m looking for which no one else wants.

I was selling a wardrobe

clearly stated I couldn't bring it downstairs and whoever wanted it would have to arrange this, thus the price was £10

woman says she wants it and can she collect Saturday morning

sorry no im working but afternoon is ok

woman - can you make sure its outside and ready for us to collect

no, it was clearly stated that can't happen

woman - well you've disappointed my son as he wants it and now I have to tell him he can't have it

me - well it clearly stated

block....

Im a fb marketplace newbie. Listed a bunch of things last week. At prices that less than they sell for on ebay.
Zero interest at all - apart from one person who wanted a discount. Something that is worth over £100 - sells for £35 on ebay - Ive listed it for £20 and she wanted a discount. Meh.

I might have to at long last figure out Ebay.

I've heard this exact same story so many times.
This is why we've decided to ask the council to collect our off-loadings.
We payed them to collect whatever we listed and they collected. Our council re-uses anything that's in fairly good condition by putting it into a central facility that those on a low income can buy for a few quid or get free , if they're in a very low income/ UC.
The rest gets recycled or incinerated to produce electricity to local homes.

We can't be bothered with grabby , 'I want it now' folk.

Nope. Not BU. My friend sold some stuff before she moved house and people were real CFs. She was selling a table for £25 and they struggled to get it into the woman's car, but did eventually, and then the woman "found" she only had £20 on her. Friend said to get it out of the car then, and woman miraculously found another £5!

We sold a blender the other week, for a fiver. The bloke turned up and asked to see it working - fair enough. We plugged it in and showed him it worked. He wanted to come into the house and try for himself. Erm, no, Covid. He then asked how he could make ice-cream in it. No bloody idea!

It's not just you. People lose their minds. I was selling a vtech toot toot garage, accessories and cars - worth loads - not sure if you have kids and are familiar - but they are quite expensive. I was selling the lot for £25, probably worth £100 new. I had a woman asking if I'd take £5 for it all. Clearly trying her luck and I said no sorry. She then started having a go as she's 'broke' and she could afford to buy it new for not much more than I was selling it - which is rubbish - the cars alone cost £10 odd normally I think. So complete rubbish. I told her to go buy it new if it wasn't much more and blocked!

People on FB want everything for nothing, I only sell on eBay now

I’m finding the same and they offer ridiculous prices for items too, everybody seems to want it for £10/20 less all of the time.

You all have my sympathies 😆 it's a bloody nightmare at times isn't it! It's not too bad if people don't mess around, just come and pick it up and pay with no bother. Some people just take the mick.

@FenceSplinters some people are so strange 🤦‍♀️

I’ve offered things for free & had people ask can I deliver - erm no!
I put a sling up for a tenner (close caboo) & had somebody message me asking for it for free!
You can’t sell branded baby stuff on there at all, people won’t pay for it. But I hate eBay so I’d rather just charity shop it, I give it a go because I could do with the extra cash on mat leave but unless dirt cheap things are always up for ages.
People definitely want everything for pennies or free.

Can you find a local FB buy & sell group instead? I'm on a couple. Everyone is really nice and polite and friendly. You're only allowed to post on it if the item you're selling is located in the specific area. Much better than the zoo that is FB Marketplace!

"Is the item still for sale?"

"Yes"

Then you don't hear anymore

I agree with the suggestion to join a buy and selling group. Doesn't avoid all problems but somehow filters out a lot of difficult people.

People are so impatient (rude) I've found the same on ebay. I sold some clothes on a Sunday night, posted them Monday and had a snarky message on Tuesday morning saying "I haven't received these yet. Have they even been posted??"
Yes love they have but I'm a mum selling outgrown stuff not a big store with next day delivery.

I quite enjoy all the fuckwittery, I sell a fair amount and always get some amusement out of it.

I'm an excellent buyer though, quick and reliable, you'd like to sell to me!

Well it isn't like ebay, the reality is people are listing stuff on marketplace to save themselves the trouble of going to the tip or charity shop and so I do think buyers see it differently to other buying sites. So long as you go into it with that in mind it is a great way to get rid of things.

I thought marketplace would be a good place to sell a few bits but my experiences are putting me off using it.

I have something on at the moment, I've lost count of how many people have asked if its still avaliable to never hear anything back, why ask then?
Numerous people saying they are going to come collect, then cancel last minute.
Had one really rude person a while back, asked if still available, yes I say, she replies saying great I will pick up at 4pm today, err hello, you can't just turn up when you like, anyway I then went into a work meeting, only to come out to find a barrage of messages asking for my address and why was I ignoring her. Told her I wouldn't be selling it to her as I found her very rude and she had interrupted my work and she just sent a thumbs up, odd behaviour.

So many time wasters, not sure I will bother again

However buying stuff on there has been only positive, I even had someone offer to drop a bookcase off to me as they had a big enough car and didn't ask for anything extra.

Oh God, it drives me crazy!!

Listed lots of stuff for free and they still want you to deliver, even if you clearly state that it's collection only 🙈

Had someone buy an item for £20 after trying to haggle down and she sent her mom to collect it, when she turned up she only gave me £10 and when I said no, she was shocked and said "Well I've picked up another one for her today and that was only £10!" Tough, we agreed £20. She gave me the extra but moaned about having to drive 45 mins to fetch it! Ermmmm, not sure how that's my fault, your daughter knew where I lived before buying it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Had someone else message me about something I advertised for free, having a go because she'd been near my house the night BEFORE I put it on FB. Eh? How was I supposed to know that?! 🤦🏻‍♀️

The ones who insist that they were "first" to ask for stuff make me laugh, how do they bloody well know that!