To be amazed at the entitlement?

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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.

Yabu for selling something for a pound its not worth while.

I'm shocked by the number of posters who don't have any idea how lucky they are not to need £1 and who are quite happy to tell the OP that even after she's pointed out why she needs it.

The buyer CF stories no longer shock me though!

I stopped selling on ebay and fb because of this. It's just a total headache but I do understand you needing to get some money in.
I think it would be cool to have a scheme where you could "trade in" good quality used toys and get money off vouchers for toy shops. Obviously a pie in the sky idea that would be a nightmare to implement.

@Bananarama21 another one who can’t read.

@Bananarama21

Yabu for selling something for a pound its not worth while.

YABU for not realising that £1 might be worth more to others than to you.

Oh I hate FB marketplace. I was recently selling a large bundle of baby sleeping bags. Normally they retail for £15-20 each, but I was selling them for £1 each just to get rid on a 'collection only' basis. Honestly more hassle than it's worth. I spent ages dealing with various messages from people wanting photos of sleeping bags from every angle, saying they were going to turn up and then not etc. One woman asked if I would deliver to her 5 miles away for free as she was pregnant and going out was a "hassle" - I felt like telling her it was even more hassle for me as I would have to wrestle two kids into the car, and spend more on petrol than what I would make back in profit. After a shit load of effort I eventually have sold two sleeping bags for a wonderful £2 profit. I cannot be fucked selling the rest. They are going to the charity shop.

I was giving away a fully working electric organ. Hardly used but none of us play and it was in the way

You would not believe the number of messages I had from Liverpool (4 hours away from me) from “pastors” of various religious groups who called me dear and wanted it delivered. Free of course!

In the end it went to a young music student who borrowed a mates van to pick it up. I hope he has many happy hours playing it

I think I've been lucky. I've bought half a dozen or so largish items over the last 18 months for DGC and always offered the asking price. The latest purchase was am outdoor toy for DGC's Christmas present and as I was looking at it with her, the seller was knocking the price down! I had to stop her and say no, I had the asking price and it was worth that, being in such pristine condition and 40% less than the new price.

Now I'm selling quite a big set of things, not for myself, and nobody has tried to knock the price down or be cheeky, though I did have one daft enquiry. Unit price is £45, and someone asked how many they get for £50. One, and £5 change!

We once listed a sofa, free collection only.

Someone messages they want it. Arrange to come and collect at 1pm the next day. I tell them ok but needs to be 1pm as my husband has plans.

3pm rolls around, no show. My husband sticks the sofa out the front of the house and goes to continue with his plans.

I message, you're at least 2 hours late, it's been put out the front of the house, if it's still there when I get home I'll offer it to the next person.

They respond....but it's forecast to rain, it better not be wet?

IT'S FREE AND YOU ARE AT LEAST 2 HOURS LATE

And thus, I have never used market place since!

@shakingmytambourineatyou

Yabu. But that's for using fb marketplace - I think they're all deranged on there. You might do better at a local car boot sale. It's shocking what people will buy from them, so you could try to sell allsorts that you no longer need

I dunno, I did a car boot a couple of times and people were ridiculous. I had something in a plastic box, can't remember what and they were £1 each, probably 50 or more in the box. They were offering like £10 to take the whole box!

There has been an upside with some people though, I've been given a bottle of wine for a dog kennel I put on Freecycle, 3 bottles of lager from a lovely young man for some rather odd pictures that he was thrilled with, plus some of the recipients of items have been so pleased they've emailed me back to say thank you or even knocked my door to say it in person.

Still glad I don't have to do it any more though!

I'd rather sell it direct to someone for a £1. I get £1 and they get something they may not have been able to afford otherwise. If I gave it to a charity shop they would price it at a lot more and I know that would be too much for many.
On the other hand, I'm selling a basic bed frame for £10. On Weds someone asked if I could hold it until today for them. Fine, only a 2/3 days. Messaged them last night to ask what time they are planning to get here today, and have heard nothing! Thankfully, someone else in the same village is interested so I will be messaging her later!
I could have listed it as free, but know I'd have had even more time wasters!

i do agree op , this is why i just dont bother selling anything and just give to charity instead , its been like this for years the entitlement its nothing new , when dd was still a baby i upgraded her from her john lewis wooden swing crib complete with the mattress to a cot , advertised it on gumtree for 40 quid and promptly had a woman on the phone who wanted it , but only wanted to pay 20 . it bloody cost nearly 85 pound new , i told her if i wanted to give it away i would , to a charity and then she hung up ! i actually did give it away in the end to a reuse centre ,

it was the same with a brand new guinea pig run i didnt need anymore , woman offered less than half the price i wanted , said no and still kept fucking about offering this and that , in the end i agreed to a little bit less and then she hit me with wanting it delivered , well id said in the advert collection only as i cant drive,

its just so painfull , so many piss taking wankers about , i just give it all to charity now

I've deleted the original posts and raised the price. Will see what happens.

Also, when I go in charity shops most stuff is no longer a bargain. Things like Primark items that would be the same price as buying new. I know they have to cover their overheads but it is another reason why I always try to sell my things at a bargain price for people who really can't afford things otherwise.

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!

to the people sneering about £1 and they wouldnt bother, a £1 is still worth having and as OP has said she has 15 items for £1 each.

Worst time waster/CF I ever saw was when I was giving away my cooker (old style gas cooker with oven and eye level grill: very old, but worked fine and was very clean etc) on Freecycle. I posted the ad up on Freecycle, added pictures and measurements. A lady messaged me loads of times, asking for extra pics/descriptions etc. At the time, I needed it gone as was moving back to my parents place, so I made sure I gave her all the info she needed. She was shitty about having to come to my place and pick it up (I didn't drive at the time and made it clear that it was collection only). When she did deign to show up, she took one look at it and had a MASSIVE go at me as "it wasn't what she wanted AT ALL!". All the pics etc she had of it, yet it suddenly wasn't what she wanted . WTAF?!

On the other hand, I've had some really positive experiences, both on Freecycle and FBMP, so that kind of evens things out. OP, I hope you manage to sell those toys and bits x

@Basilandparsleyandmint

My worst FB Selling item was a pair of curtains from next they were something like £80 new so I advertised them for £15 they were in very good condition etc. Anyway a buyer messaged me and wanted to pay £10. Said no etc and then she agreed to the £15. She turned up but didn’t get out of the car but sent her two children up to my door to get them with £10. Putting her children that situation, couldn’t believe it

jesus christ , the brazen lack of shame wouldnt have got her very far with me , id have been well you need to go back and ask your mummy for another 5 pounds and then come back to me with it and i will give you the curtains . lol . i might sound like im joking , but im deadly serious , she wouldnt have got away with that stunt with me .

Yes they are cheeky. I now only give stuff away/ sell through people I know, since I once delivered a table (we haven't a car big enough) and they took it from me at the door and slammed the door shut in my face and so I waited and waited and messaged and waited and they didn't reopen the door to pay me. It was only £20 for an as new table

Once put washing machine on for £40.. the amount of begging messages I got asking for it for free was unreal. Freebies pages are fantastic for those in genuine need but they have been the death of marketplace

I have used ebay, gumtree, facebook and freecycle in the past. Can't particularly think of any good stories, but at least a few times I've had people buy things on ebay for £2 collection only and see they live 100 miles away. Send them a message - when are you collecting? Reply "can I have my money back?"

I think the first things is to know why you're doing it... if you are looking to clear space then just get things out of the door. If you are raising money then maybe take a different approach.

I think that the key is to be clear with the advert and then just reply briefly once, or simply ignore, the people who don't appear to be good at reading or comprehension.

If the price is firm then make it clear it's firm before they turn up and literally shut the door on them if they start bartering.

If it's freecycle make it clear that it is first come first served (but obviously if someone says they will collect at 2pm you won;t give it to anyone else before 2.30). Make this explicit - I AM CLEARING SPACE. THE WARDROBE NEEDS GOING ASAP. YOU'VE SAID YOU WILL BE HERE AT 2PM, IF YOU'RE NOT HERE ON TIME I'LL BE LINING THE NEXT PERSON UP TO COLLECT AT 2.30. PROBLEM? WELL TURN UP ON TIME OR PASS ON THE ITEM AND I'LL GO STRAIGHT TO THE NEXT PERSON.

Selling cheap often gets things out of the door quicker than freecycling.

Ebay can be a complete pain, but then again for more expensive items it can maximise your market size and there is no hassle of dealing with people face to face... list it sell it package it post it.

Then again loads of people are so nice... I remember a teenager and his dad coming over to buy my son's old guitar... the son spent quite a long time checking it out (fair enough, instruments need to be right and it wasn;t cheap), they were so nice.

@authenticforgery

I stopped selling on ebay and fb because of this. It's just a total headache but I do understand you needing to get some money in. I think it would be cool to have a scheme where you could "trade in" good quality used toys and get money off vouchers for toy shops. Obviously a pie in the sky idea that would be a nightmare to implement.

You can trade in for voucher or cash at CEX - this is for electronics toys. Dvds of films or games, Xboxs/ consoles, skylanders, tablets and phones...

@AutumnTreesBloom

We had this only last week. We were selling something on FBMP for £50 when it was easily worth £200. Someone came and said 'I'm not going to pay £50 but I'll give you £40'. DP just said 'looks like you've had a wasted trip then mate' and opened the door for them to leave. So they said 'ok ok I'll pay £50' and went on to pull a massive wad of £50 notes out of their pocket!!!

some of the audacity of people is unreal , but not surprising , this thread is fascinating lol . DP sounds like a man that could win over my cold dead heart lol , i just wish id been there to hear that !

@Ariela that is appalling! I'm so sorry that happened to you.

@halloweenqwueeeen

Is it really worth selling stuff on Facebook for One English pound?!

My cousin does it and I’m just like or she’ll drive to someone house to pick up something for £2. The petrol would cost more….

@Artie30

I advertised a vetch toot toot garage a couple years ago. They are quite expensive now and I also had 4-5 cars that go with it that are around £10 each I think (can't really remember tbh).

I put it on for £20 which was a bargain I thought. Was like new.

Had a woman message me asking if I'd take £5, I said no sorry and she got all funny cos her kids wanted one and she could but it cheaper new? I'm not sure if she was just really confused because the garage alone is usually £40 plus the cars! It still baffles me to this day!

theres nothing baffling about it , its just cheeky fuckery , beggers belief and you have to laugh or you would cry , i work for a large pharmacy /beauty store which is on a retail site opposite a huge tescos , this reminds me of the time i had some bloke moaning about the price of our own brand asparin and saying tescos one is cheaper , i just replied with well tescos is over the road , just come out and turn left and you will see it , honestly i dont know what these losers expect you to say to them when they come out with this stuff