Woman trying to pull a fast one! Advice pls

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I sold a shoe cabinet in face book market place. Very reduced. She picked it up yesterday and looked at it carefully and then decided to buy. I have her a further £5 off as she kept saying there’s a scratch.

my husband and her husband loaded it in the car and this morning I get a message from her saying can she have the other shelves as they are missing! I was confused as it was obviously there. There’s 4 shelves and she opened it infront of us and I saw too. I replied back that’s it’s impossible 3 of the 4 shelves have dissapeared. She keeps messaging me. Where do I stand? Husband not home and I’m home alone with my little kids. Say if she turns up?

She’s a scammer and pls block her and don’t worry any more xxx

Call her bluff and tell her to return it and get her money back

Its bought as seen. If she wanted additional shelves she should have asked before she handed over the money.

Not that it helps now (and I know it’s annoying to say something with hindsight), but for future reference that’s why I would never have someone come to my house. I sold stuff on eBay/gumtree and always met in a pub carpark so it was neutral ground. Too many peculiar/evil people around. Anyway, on this matter, it was sold as seen. She literally checked it over and you were there, she’s trying it on. Ignore, don’t reply, block and if she turns up call the police. Sometimes these people never intend to buy, they are casing houses to rob. Probably not in this case but just worth thinking about. Legally- you’re in the right, hold firm.

Good idea but unless notarised, that isn't worth the paper it's written on legally. No legal worth or value whatsoever

Then she's breaking the Law! 'Sold as seen' applies to used products and doesn't apply to business sellers!
Your daughter is bound by the CRA Act 2015 and cannot relinquish herself of this legal responsibility by repeating a phrase

She's either a chancer trying to get her money back, or maybe her husband has taken the shelves out? Or they could ask be one on top the other at the bottom of the cabinet.
Either way, it's sold as seen - she checked it over pretty thoroughly by the sounds of it and her husband was the one who loaded it. If she paid cash, suggest she asks her husband, or checks the cabinet again, then block her. There is no comeback on sold as seen, especially if she paid cash. If she rocks up at your door, call the police.

This is why I sell nothing on ebay anymore. I bought a beautiful vintage dress. It was handmade and from 50s/60s. It was tiny. I never fitted into it, so I listed it. Now bear in mind it was 60/70 years old, I listed it as vintage, I gave its approximate age, photographed it and sold it.

I received a message from the purchaser about the dress as there was a small pluck/hole in the front. It had always been there since I bought it and so I thought nothing of mentioning it. I figured she bought it and it did fit her either so decided to kick off and presumably wanted me to give her money off. Instead, I told her to return it and I gave her the money she initially paid. She was really annoyed that I didn't refund the postage she paid to return it, but I didn't budge.

I haven't sold a thing on ebay since.

My friend always put things that can be reused outside outside her gate with a big notice.
'House clearance, please help yourself to this item , otherwise it is going to the tip'

Mark each item otherwise chances might help themselves to other things.

Her items disappear within an hour. Saves the hassle of going to the tip.

Hope you have a camera recording of her load up!