Here we go again

debodun

debodun

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I've discovered FB Marketplace and have been posting numerous things. Now I am getting inquiries, but one woman was supposed to come at 1 pm yesterday. It got to be 3:30 pm and she didn't show up. I sent her a PM and she said that she got involved shopping and forgot and wanted to reschedule. I told her to come on Monday at 11 am. I have not heard back.

Another woman asked if a blanket chest would fit in her car. The dimensions of the chest are right in the ad and she's asking me that? Another woman asked if the chest "smelled" and could I bring it to her to look at. I am not running a delivery service!
 

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In selling used stuff, you are bound to be dealing with ultra frugal cheap steaks who will do whatever it takes to get the best deal. It comes with the territory. You of all people should know this by now Deb. Surely this shouldn’t surprise you.
 
I don't know how you do it Deb, I wouldn't have the patience to put up with all that's involved, especially if the money I made was minimal. I'd either donate my stuff to charity, or if it was really valuable, sell it to a collector. I've sold a few things on Craigslist over the years, including my car, easy peasy for me, they came when expected and all paid in cash (at my insistence). You seem to really work at this for years now, so deep down you must really like the challenge.
 

It is a bit funny but it would annoy me also. I don’t have that type of patience. We REALLY need to clear out stuff and have thought about doing a yard sale but I am not sure I have the right temperament for such things but I think you do Deb and like Seabreeze said, you probably enjoy the challenge.
 
The woman who was a no-show sent you a clear message that you/your time is not important to her...you should never have contacted her. But you chased her. Soooooo, instead of crossing her off your list you RESCHEDULE her!! And - surprise! - she has left you hanging again. And you continue to wait to hear from her. :rolleyes: You won't hear from her, or if you do something else will go wrong and you will come back here and whine about it.

Indeed, as your thread title states: "Here we go again".

debodun, you create your own problems, over and over. When people offer solutions, you respond with reasons why their suggestions won't work. Challenge?? Nah. For you, creating/involving yourself in frustrating situations then complaining about them are a way of life - and you like it that way. :whome:
 
I've been using FB Market place after helping my friend clear out her mobile home. It does take patience to do this. Some people are just totally off the wall. At first I made sure I was home and then wasted a whole day because they never showed. The items I am selling aren't worth a lot of money so most times I do porch pick up. I leave an envelope and the item on the porch. If they steal it they have to live with that. So far it has worked out.

They want the item for next to nothing but it does add up if you are willing to put up with it. I was able to give my friend $125.00 the last time I saw her. The items I sold were worth four times that but it's better then nothing which is what she would have had if I hadn't brought the stuff home to sell.
 
My main gripe is that, like Ruth said, you put your life on hold waiting for people that are inconsiderate and think the world operates at their convenience. If I had made a promise to be somewhere at a particular time, I damn well will be there and not go out on any shopping trips. It true, though, a very few HAVE shown up and at the time they said, so I always make it a point to thank them for their punctuality.

And guess what, The woman that has already put me off twice just PMed me and said her dog is sick and she can't come again! How many excuses do you think she''s going to use? And when and if she ever gets around to it, sh'e probably going to try to get me down on the price, then be miffed she had to come all that way when I won't dicker. Seems to me these people should discuss the price before making a long trip.
 
With one other put off from this woman (said her son-in-law was taken to the ER), I told her I was going to move on to other people that were interested. Then she sent her son to get it. It was a drawn out method, but I sold the chest for $75.

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It amazes me that the last two items I sold, the buyers sent other people to pick them up. I really don't like that - later they can say they weren't satisfied, or that it wasn't really what they wanted. When they come and look themselves, at least they see things in person and decide right there. That's why I don't do a shipping business.
 
I'd sell anything with a price like that or higher "as is", so they can't return it if you're concerned about that Deb.
 
I am having better luck selling on FB Marketplace which reaches a wider area that the local FB Online Garage Sale. I am just not getting any interest in my things within a 5 mile radius. Most of the people that have contacted me are 10 to 15 miles away. I wounder why that is? However, I am still getting a lot of them having to constantly re-schedule the times and dates that first said they would come. Can folks be that busy?
 

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