To be amazed at the entitlement?

[80Dodgeballs]

I advertised a toy on FB. In pristine condition for £1 (would normally sell new for £8).

Someone living in a very wealthy area has asked me to deliver the toy to them when they know it's a 15 mile round trip. They don't want to know now that I've suggested a few pounds delivery charge for petrol and my time. It would still make the toy half of what it would cost in the shops.

AIBU to be flabbergasted at how some people expect the world to owe them something when they're already getting an amazing deal?

They seem really miffed at my suggestion of a delivery charge. Why on earth would I deliver something for £1 when it would cost me more than that in petrol let alone my time? CF!!! I can't believe the gall of some people.

I also wonder whether it's easier to 'chance your arm' with strangers than people you know? A nothing ventured, nothing gained approach?

I too had this, the eyed up my lovely bench and asked for it. I said no, and she rolled her eyes.
I asked if I could have her car, and she looked at me weird!

Absolutely mad. What actually goes through the minds of these people?

I also wonder whether it's easier to 'chance your arm' with strangers than people you know? A nothing ventured, nothing gained approach?
Possibly but then there are also loads of threads on here about 'friends' being CFs. Maybe CFs are just CFs to everybody they come across?

I generally offer slightly below asking for something on FBMP if its something I need but can't afford. I am struggling financially and it makes the difference between being able to afford it or not e.g. second hand breast pump, second hand pram. Totally fine if people say no but lots say yes! Hope they don't all think I'm a CF just for asking

@smoko

Hear you OP, this kind of cheeky fuckery gets my goat!

Recently I sold a vintage stained glass front door on FB for $100 - worth a fair bit more, but had found it by the roadside & enjoy putting up a good deal which is a quick sell in an hour or two

Had a message from someone offering $50

Messaged back & said no, price firm

Then they message back to offer the asking price!

So text them back & said no, on principle I won’t sell it to you now, because you’ve taken the piss with such a lowball offer.

They apologised & offered $150!

I still said no - based on your rudeness to offer such a low asking price when you can obviously afford me pay more, am even less inclined to sell to someone like you.

Think people like this need to be called out on their cheapskate attitude.

Sooo... did you eventually manage to sell it? Or are you holding on to your door -and grudge- forever?

I had an old games machine - the type you get at the seaside etc, it was in the way and I just wanted rid of it so advertised it for free and explained that it was huge and heavy and would need two people to lift - I couldn't, I was 7 months pregnant.
Woman replied saying she'd have it and would arrange someone to collect it for her, then wrote back that it was £50 collection, would I go halves! She expected me to pay £25 to give her something for free!! She then slated me on FBMP when I refused! Some people...

Large wooden cot on our local selling group for a tenner. Can I deliver it to another county but they can't pay me anything for it because they are skint.

Oh and it has to be this week because she is being induced on Tuesday.

WTAF?!

@traka

Do you not value your time more than £1?

You listed an item, had conversations with ppl and then made a post on here about it. We just bin things or go to the tip

Selling stuff is not worth the effort

@traka She needs the money for Xmas. Pounds add up. Nice that you're in the position to value your time more than £1 - not everyone is in that position. That could represent a days food for someone. Why bin/tip when someone else can use it? (think of the planet).

Selling small baby things, guy came, as we'd just gone up a size in nappies and had about 6 left, we said do you want these too? Cheeky fucker said okay, what else will you give me?! I'll give you a door in the face. Get out!

I wonder if a lot of the people are CF because they're just plain stupid?

Making, that's so lovely about the suit and the little boy

@PigeonPigPie

I generally offer slightly below asking for something on FBMP if its something I need but can't afford. I am struggling financially and it makes the difference between being able to afford it or not e.g. second hand breast pump, second hand pram. Totally fine if people say no but lots say yes! Hope they don't all think I'm a CF just for asking

I suppose that’s the other side. I’m desperately trying to sell stuff because I need the extra money and it does piss me off when people ask if they can have it cheaper. My first thought is, “what a CF” but they might be struggling with money too and desperately need an item. For baby items (sleeping bag, clothes bundle) , I usually ask if they can meet me in the middle, but if they say no, I’ll just give it to them for their low offer. I’d rather a few pounds than no sale at all and I don’t want their baby to go without stuff they genuinely need. I’m more likely to stick to my guns with women’s clothes prices though.

I think it's a combination of stupidity and not giving a toss what people think of them. If someone isn't useful to them they move on to the next person without giving it a second thought whilst the rest of us stew for ages wondering if we've accidentally offended someone

- Free washing machine - advertised as worn but working. Person turns up an house late, inspects it, says there are too many scratches on it, then wanted me to pay her fuel for time wasting

@fromdownwest that is some top level CF'ery!

I put a flymo & strimmer on Faceache marketplace.
FREE! - because they'd been given to me, & I wanted to pay that forward.

CF texted - "I want this but have no car, could you deliver 20 miles?"
me - "er - no."
Agreed 'sale' with local non-CF.
CF texted - "I have sorted out a lift can i collect tomorrow"
me - "sorry, items are now given away, better luck elsewhere etc"
CF - "people like you are the worst! It shouldn't be allowed! I NEED it! You should have delivered it to me not sold it to someone else. I asked first! You have to cancel the other person & give it to me!"
me - "don't be ridiculous"
CF - "Your shouldn't be allowed! I am reporting you to Faceache Police!
me - "have fun with that"
BLOCK

Hope they don't all think I'm a CF just for asking

That probably depends how you ask
If something's £50 and they get "Could you manage £40 please, and when's convenient?" it's one thing, but a blunt "£10?" is quite another

I'm not suggesting you are one of the "£10?" crowd, but there are too many of them and people get sick of it ... hence why polite requests tend to get a much better response

@NewModelArmyMayhem18

I also wonder whether it's easier to 'chance your arm' with strangers than people you know? A nothing ventured, nothing gained approach?

There are plenty of people out there who genuinely believe that if you don't offend the seller then you've offered too much.

I generally offer slightly below asking for something on FBMP if its something I need but can't afford. I am struggling financially and it makes the difference between being able to afford it or not e.g. second hand breast pump, second hand pram. Totally fine if people say no but lots say yes! Hope they don't all think I'm a CF just for asking

I understand your position but I guess that the seller could be like the OP and every pound is important so yes I'm afraid some will think you're a CF. Sadly the real CFs who could easily afford it at the asking price or who think they're entitled to choose how much to pay have made most of us very cynical about these things.

@PigeonPigPie

I generally offer slightly below asking for something on FBMP if its something I need but can't afford. I am struggling financially and it makes the difference between being able to afford it or not e.g. second hand breast pump, second hand pram. Totally fine if people say no but lots say yes! Hope they don't all think I'm a CF just for asking

I don't think that there is anything wrong with making a sensible offer. In some cases - eg a silly high asking price - I might even make an offer when they've said no offers... after all they're wasting my time with adverts of second hand things at new prices, so why not waste their time with an offer they don;t want.

@Sweetpeasaremadeforbees

I generally offer slightly below asking for something on FBMP if its something I need but can't afford. I am struggling financially and it makes the difference between being able to afford it or not e.g. second hand breast pump, second hand pram. Totally fine if people say no but lots say yes! Hope they don't all think I'm a CF just for asking

I understand your position but I guess that the seller could be like the OP and every pound is important so yes I'm afraid some will think you're a CF. Sadly the real CFs who could easily afford it at the asking price or who think they're entitled to choose how much to pay have made most of us very cynical about these things.

It really does depend though... if someone is selling £10 toys at a pound each then it's cheeky to offer 50p.

If someone's selling a nearly new, £50 RRP toy for £40, then offering £30 to £39 is far from cheeky.

Also, if someone wants to message an offer then however CF they might be it rarely annoys me... you can always ignore or block them, but sometimes that ridiculously low offer is also a good one (eg a large item that you need gone that hasn't sold in 6 weeks of trying.)

I get it all the time, I flip it back and ask them if they would take time out of their day to deliver something that's a good bargain for free
They usually don't answer, which then gives me my answer
Also Ebay, when I list something that's collection only, then they ask me to post it.
Makes my teeth itch, thank God for the block option
The peoples arseholery is astounding and I've really got no time for them

Do you not value your time more than £1?
You listed an item, had conversations with ppl and then made a post on here about it. We just bin things or go to the tip
Selling stuff is not worth the effort

BEHOLD, A RICH PERSON HAS SPOKEN!

My humble thanks for your advice @traka.
I may be poor, that obviously makes me ignorant too.
But lo! - I am now enlightened.

When rich lazy people refuse to resell or recycle, it does no harm whatsoever to the environment.

Unlike us chavs, whose lowly status means we actually understand that £1 makes the difference between having milk for our tea or bread for a cheap filler. When WE recycle, we are just reaping the consequences of our defective moral fibre.

TL:DR FFS. Eat The Rich!

Dd sells lots of dgs's outgrown stuff on FBMP she is very firm on collection only. However she did get asked if she'd consider delivering to somebody who happened to live close to me. Dd agreed arranged a time and date that coincided with her usual visit here and was really surprised when she was offered petrol money when she dropped it off. She refused the petrol money but appreciated the offer and will of course be willing to deliver there again.

Giving a double bed away for free. Collection only, as I don't have a bloody van! I was asked if I'd deliver it to Bristol. I live about an hour away from Bristol.

Someone also asked for the bed, with a sob story about her baby sleeping on the floor. WTF.

Selling an iPhone. Some twat offered me £45 for it as I wouldn't get more than £100 for it anyway, apparently. Honestly, what kind of logic is that?! I got £180 for it in the end.

To be fair, when OP herself said:

It's just those CF who are in their 5 bed detached houses wanting something for nothing or don't want to pay the already bargain price that gets my goat!

It's just as judgmental. Nobody knows other peoples circumstances. You can live in a 5 bed detached and be on the bones of your arse just the same as in a 1 bed council flat.

TBH I never use FB marketplace these days as I get sick of scroungy people that have never worked a day in their life wanting the moon on a fucking stick for free, with free delivery.

My friend, a small but feisty elderly lady, was selling a table for £25. Buyer came and all three of us wrangled it into her car. Seller brought out £20 and said "Is that OK, I haven't got the rest." Elderly friend gave her a hard stare and started getting the table out of the car. Buyer looked in her purse and - miracle! - there was another fiver in there.