I've shared this before I think. So, I lost my mum in 2019. We had a very difficult relationship due to her addiction and the circumstances in her death were quite traumatic. Then her life insurance didn't pay out and she didn't have a funeral plan. I had to go through the shame of crowd funding her funeral (although my friends had suggested it) and my friends and family raised the cost for a basic funeral in less than two days. Which was amazing.
My mum didn't own her home, nor did she have much money, so while clearing out her place (which she'd recently decorated on a budget and furnished) I began listing her belongings on Facebook Marketplace, to raise money for her ashes to be interred back where she was born, as per her wishes.
CF messaged me on the Friday, wanting to buy her desktop printer. Fine. However, it was my mum's funeral on that day, so I didn't read it or reply obviously.
He keeps on sending more messages through the day to get me to reply, he's not to know I'm at my mum's funeral, but I ignored him.
I reply on Saturday, it's £15 for a new £45 Epson printer. He agrees he wants it and we arrange for him to collect from my mum's same day, as I'm there with my friend, doing more sorting and cleaning.
He texts to say he's on his way and adds "£10, okay?" Um, no. Not okay. It's £15. He arrives and I tell him it's £15. He starts pulling a face, I'm like, "As you can see, this is a sheltered accommodation, not my house. I've lost my mum and I'm raising money to bury her. So it's £15. The software is all there unopened, it's good as new!"
He huffs and puffs, he then pulled out a wad of about £300 of £20 notes and very reluctantly pays up.
He then asks what other things I am selling, so I show him around. He says he likes a beautiful side table and asks how much. I say £20. He replies, "But can I have it for free?" I repeat that sadly not, I'm raising money to bury my mum, remember?
He then starts literally poking around all of my mum's belongings like he's at a boot sale and asks, "So what is here that I can take for free then?"
I'm normally very outspoken and defend myself and others with confidence. I should have said, "Absolutely nothing you vulture, piss off!", but I didn't say that, as I was too numb, exhausted and not firing on all cylinders so I apologised that nothing was for free. He took his printer and fucked off.
It was only afterwards that his entitlement and rudeness actually clicked and I was so angry with myself for not telling him to fuck off and sending him packing empty handed.
In hindsight I was utterly numb and just in practical mode, I wasn't "me" at all. I ended up having a mental breakdown six months later. I still get angry when I think of that prick!