Facebook marketplace selling irks!

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ThePartyArtist · 31/01/2023 12:28

Bugbears when you're selling things on Facebook marketplace:

When trying to arrange a time they'll collect, why do people say 'I can come after dinner' or 'I can come on my way to school pick up' - really annoys me because how am I supposed to know what time their dinner is - it's meaningless unless they actually say a time?!
And when they come, why do so many of them not ring the doorbell but just knock really softly? It's not a video doorbell so shouldn't be because of fear of surveilance.

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Pleiades2020 · 01/02/2023 08:02

Most of the above. You get used to it though and develop a hard skin - it is what it is and you can't change it. I wouldn't not sell anything just because the person tried to bargain me down on collection, that's just part of the process. You can either say no and they get the chance to buy at the original agreed price or walk away. It's all valuable life experience 😀

Ihatepcos · 01/02/2023 08:05

Whammyyammy · 31/01/2023 13:32

Hate selling on MP. My husband sold immediately of his motorbikes a few years back. Sent more pictures on request to a potential buyer, they agreed a reduced price, and a date.
Seller drives 259 miles, inspects the bike, is happy, then offers £500 less than the already reduced agreed price.
Husband just said never mind and wheeled it back into the garage and came in the house.

They knocked, we ignored, they then messaged agreeing to pay what was agreed, he just said no thanks as he doesn't deal with time wasters. They sat there for an hour, then left.
It was the cocky dad trying to show his son how to barter, it was son who wanted the bike (rare one). A lesson was taught that day

What a nasty thing to do after they had driven over 250 miles. Not sure why you think that's something to brag about to be honest.

You had no obligation to say yes but he was only asking and was willing to pay full price.

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