The sense of entitlement on Facebook marketplace.

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I don't sell much as I can't deal with it all. But occasionally still use it, a little bit lately as trying to have a sort out before Christmas.

Recently I listed something probably worth £100 altogether new for £30. Someone messaged me and offered me £5. I apologised and said no. I was given abusive message saying she could get it for new cheaper than £30. She couldn't. It was a whole range of VTech toot toot stuff. Loads of it. I said I'd take £25 but she insisted £5. The cars alone are quite expensive.

Another time some thing was sold pending pick up. I hadn't had chance to list it as sold yet (sometimes I don't until actually physically gone) and someone had asked for it. I told them it was sold pending pick up but would let them know otherwise. I was given abusive messages about now I hadn't lost it as sold yet - literally posted the item half hour before and someone I knew had said they would have had it. It just didn't occur to me tbh.

Another time someone repeatedly messaging me asking if I would take a couple quid for something I listed for £20, worth a lot more.

Then asking if I can deliver, asking is fine. But I said no as couldn't for whatever reason. Left with abusive message again.

I've listed free stuff and they ask if you can deliver!

Does anyone else have these issues? Is it just a sense of entitlement some people have 😅

I've pretty much given up too! I live in London and just leave things outside now and people take them.

It’s not just you it’s a nightmare. I was selling subs off my wedding centre pieces. Person asked if the price rack was the price for the lot 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

They were unique centre pieces not general wedding tat

@Sparklesocks

On creepy - I’m part of a local group where a new member (young looking lad from his photo) posted that his flat had a fire and he and his girlfriend lost a lot of their belongings - mainly clothes. Did anyone have any 34C bras or size 10 underwear they could give to her (via him) until she could get back on her feet? Offers of jeans, trackies etc were rejected of course. Just the underwear. Someone pointed out that you could get a multipack in primark for a few quid and that was probably a better way to prioritise their money, then ask the group for other clothes if needed. Fortunately the Admin blocked him eventually…

Clearly someone with a fetish for used underwear.....weird but takes all sorts!

I was selling an old cast iron fireplace for a couple of hundred pounds. The prospective buyer came and told me it wasn't worth what I had asked for it (it was, and more, but I needed a quick sale) and offered more than a third less.

I told him I would keep his offer in mind, and if I failed to sell the item at the price I had asked, within a couple of weeks, and his was the highest offer, I would contact him to see if he was still interested in buýing it.

He offered me a little more.

I repeated my promise to keep his offer in mind.

He offered me a little more, while telling me it was daylight robbery and he was only offering as he didn't want a wasted journey.

I checked how much he was now offering, said I would keep that offer in mind but now I needed to contact the other people interested in the fireplace.

I somehow managed to get him out of the front door while saying that and shut the door on him. He banged on it for quite a while, then posted the full asking price, in notes, through the letter box.

I waited a good minute after he had finished posting the money before I opened the door and invited him in to collect his prize.

It was a strangely enjoyable transaction. I got the money and rid of the fireplace. He got - as he well knew - a bargain. But the moment the £20 and £10 notes began fluttering through the letterbox was very satisfying.

Use vinted ! Way less hassle

I've had some right weirdos on marketplace. I'll never forget I put our old 55inch tv up for sale a couple of years ago and a girl messaged me for it told me she'd collect it tomorrow, I said great no problem. She then asks where my nearest train station was so she could check train times. Her plan was to get the train to my area, she lived around a 40 minute journey away, get a taxi from the station to my house, collect the tv, get back in the taxi and get the train home. While carrying a 55inch tv by herself.... 🤯 swiftly blocked.
You always get the CFs who want stuff for free too or delivered for nothing.

The other way round here.

Went to pick up a toy listed for £25. It smelt strongly of horses, was broken and shabby.

Messaged her, explaining that it's broken and could I please return for a refund (I would make the journey). She's short with me. Then her husband is really rude in person, huffy and saying it's worth hundreds. Ummmm no, it's really not. As if £25 for a piece of crap is good value.

They were so entitled. Funnily enough, most sellers near me, who charge more than the value are rich with big houses. Why they don't think to give to charity shops is beyond me.

I have only used it once. I sold a phone and a month later the woman contacted me demanding her money back as her headphone cable had snapped in the phone so it didn't work anymore. I told her no and she threatened men saying she would send her male friends to get the money back. I am a lone parent so really scared. I blocked her but a week later saw said woman walking down the road talking on the supposedly broken phone. (It was a bright green smartphone.)

@HireStarter hey there, I can’t complain about my financial situation, we’re doing very well thank God’s why should I donate stuff to charity? Can you explain? We are both working and making money, not stealing money! What it this stupid saying that wealthy people should donate for free? I paid for my things didn’t I? No one gave it to me for free… I always sell things (especially lots of high value baby/child) things and yes I want money for it! Why not? I also buy second hand sometimes too.

I hate people saying wealthy should give away things for free.. no they should not! Wealthy people owe nothing to others, they work hard and they pay for the things they buy so should sell anything they want to sell. End of story.
Why would I give away things for free if I can make money on it that’s beyond me.
I only ever give for free some small toys - as we have a group that we share these things on

I think I can beat you all

I have been informed that he is complaining to my manager.

I have assumed my cat is dealing with it

I haven't had too much trouble, but I did get suckered in by one young woman. She'd posted on several local groups that she was just moving into her own place, a supported hostel place and needed everything. We'd just bought new kitchen knives so I offered her our old ones. She couldn't collect but could I meet her in town.

I felt for her so I agreed a time that I was going to be in town anyway. Twenty minutes I sat in my car waiting for her (I did message her). She replied several hours later apologising, telling me she'd fallen asleep. I replied that it was fine, she was welcome to collect them but I wouldn't be coming into town again. Never had a response, but still see her on the beg on the pages. I don't offer now even if I have what she's after.

Also sold a car on eBay once. Binding contract and all that. Sold for £150. Guy turns up, starts kicking the tyres. Spots a light that I'd been very open about on the listing. Tries to knock me down to £100 'because I'm going to have to sort that'. Told him that the fault had been declared on the listing and that eBay sales were contractually binding, so no, it was the price he bid or he could leave and be reported to eBay. He handed me the money and left.

@Scarby9

I was selling an old cast iron fireplace for a couple of hundred pounds. The prospective buyer came and told me it wasn't worth what I had asked for it (it was, and more, but I needed a quick sale) and offered more than a third less.

I told him I would keep his offer in mind, and if I failed to sell the item at the price I had asked, within a couple of weeks, and his was the highest offer, I would contact him to see if he was still interested in buýing it.

He offered me a little more.

I repeated my promise to keep his offer in mind.

He offered me a little more, while telling me it was daylight robbery and he was only offering as he didn't want a wasted journey.

I checked how much he was now offering, said I would keep that offer in mind but now I needed to contact the other people interested in the fireplace.

I somehow managed to get him out of the front door while saying that and shut the door on him. He banged on it for quite a while, then posted the full asking price, in notes, through the letter box.

I waited a good minute after he had finished posting the money before I opened the door and invited him in to collect his prize.

It was a strangely enjoyable transaction. I got the money and rid of the fireplace. He got - as he well knew - a bargain. But the moment the £20 and £10 notes began fluttering through the letterbox was very satisfying.

@Scarby9 this is just beautiful 🤣 Did you manage to keep a straight face?

@foxgoosefinch
Not a stright face, no.
I maintained a brisk, pleasant detached smile throughout - think efficient primary school teacher.
But inside I was chortling.

I hate fb marketplace and eBay.

They message asking to buy for 70 percent less then wonder why they are blocked.

I have a brand new
With tags pure silk dress in a plus size on eBay ( the larger sizes do usually go for more ) with a starting bid of £10.

Someone messaged me yesterday asking if I'd accept a lower offer than £10 for it?

😮 I mean surely that's the lowest you'd accept if that's your starting bid? And it's a brand new pure silk monsoon dress ffs 🤦‍♀️

Fb marketplace is great when it works - I bought a leather sofa for £200 last month ( paid £60 for a man with a van to deliver ) I didn't offer lower as I felt that was a really fair price for what was probably a 2k sofa at one time.

There are CF everywhere, apparently free cycle is worse!

We had this recently.
My daughter had saved up birthday and Christmas money a few years ago to buy a musical instrument. She's now saved up again for 2 years to get a new one.
We listed her old one for sale at a reasonable price and someone messaged offering me half!
When I nicely replied no, he said he might be able to scape together an extra £20 and that as a single dad of 3 who had been on sick pay for years he couldn't afford more.
He got REALLY horrid when I nicely declined and explained that she needed the money from this sale to buy her new instrument and that I hoped he found one in his price range soon (they often come up)!
Luckily an hour later we sold it at asking price to a lovely family who even sent us photos of their son playing it back home with a huge grin on his face.
I give away loads on our local free site, but... some people!

I've sold loads on marketplace and on the whole it's fine. But I always write 'collection only' and often people ask for delivery. Really winds me up.

Low offers I generally ignore, or just say sorry the price is £x.

No shows piss me off more than any of them.

I'm also wary of giving my address out. For those that immediately ask for the address I usually give postcode/Street name but never door number, I only give that out when price and time for collection is agreed.

Also, free stuff is the worst. It's better to list for a low price a lot of the time. The time wasters with free stuff are unbelievable.

Someone explained it to me once about free stuff not having a value, so people just won't show etc. But if there's a price on it they think they're getting a deal.

We listed an old car a few years back for £795 on gumtree. Had a guy arrange to come and insisted on agreeing a price of 700 before he travelled, as was travelling 3 hours ew. He arrived with his dad, drove and inspected the car and was very happy.

The dad then said the offer is now £600 as they had to drive 3 hours, then drive 2 cars back for 3 hours, we said no, he said he will sit in his car and wait for us to think and agree to his terms.

We put the car back in the garage, got in our car and went out for the day, even tooted the horn to say goodbye.

Apparently he was sat there for 2 hours before giving up and going home. He sent us abuse via text, we blocked him. He even opened a small claims case against us lol, which didn't go in his favour.
Felt sorry for his son, as he really wanted the car, it wasan old XR3 and in good nick. But play stupid games, win stupid prizes

Someone messaged me yesterday asking if I'd accept a lower offer than £10 for it?
I mean surely that's the lowest you'd accept if that's your starting bid? And it's a brand new pure silk monsoon dress ffs

Thats not unusual. eBay introduced the best offer facility a few years ago which encouraged people to offer under start price, in fact a Buy It Now offer can be set to auto decline under a price you're willing to accept, so it's not really a surprise to expect people to offer lower even on a listing that isn't offers or Buy It Now.

eBay is the wrong place for clothing anyway, people want things incredibly cheaply.

@Whammyyammy

We listed an old car a few years back for £795 on gumtree. Had a guy arrange to come and insisted on agreeing a price of 700 before he travelled, as was travelling 3 hours ew. He arrived with his dad, drove and inspected the car and was very happy.

The dad then said the offer is now £600 as they had to drive 3 hours, then drive 2 cars back for 3 hours, we said no, he said he will sit in his car and wait for us to think and agree to his terms.

We put the car back in the garage, got in our car and went out for the day, even tooted the horn to say goodbye.

Apparently he was sat there for 2 hours before giving up and going home. He sent us abuse via text, we blocked him. He even opened a small claims case against us lol, which didn't go in his favour.
Felt sorry for his son, as he really wanted the car, it wasan old XR3 and in good nick. But play stupid games, win stupid prizes

That £795 you could almost certainly add a zero to now for an XR3.

We are lucky in that our selling groups locally are heavily moderated. Rules are you can't ask for a price reduction, anyone who flakes and doesn't collect is reported to mods and if they do it a lot they get banned.

I never tick the box for marketplace. Only post to the local selling sites. Marketplace is not worth the hassle, the weirdos and the abuse!

I accidentally did tick the marketplace option for some playmobil recently. Someone contacted me insisting that I was selling two lots of playmobil (I wasn’t) and would not take no for an answer when I told her that the playmobil she was enquiring about was not mine and I did not have it for sale. So strange!

I tried to give away 2 sets of patio furniture once. I made it crystal clear you would need a van to collect as the tables wouldn’t come apart. I had so many messages from people asking if it would fit in their fiesta. I took it off in the end and held onto it for months before giving it to friends of friends because I couldn’t bear the hassle.

I only sell occasionally but do buy quite a lot and it's then I find it a hassle. Wanted to buy something recently and the lady was so difficult at arranging collection. Could not literally give me a time any day. Was either too late for her (6pm) or she would not allow weekends as she was resting. She would just message me randomly saying come now and it would be school pick up time and she refused to give me her address so didn't know if it was a 2min or 15 min drive away! In the end I blocked her and moved on. I've always had a nightmare when I've offered things for free. People are so cheeky. Now if I'm giving away things for free I just post them on my local village page and they are usually just collected within hours without any hassle