Facebook marketplace
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bobtail4x4 said:
message on our local one this aft for a connecting mains lead for the camper,
messaged and collected,
paid his £6 asking without quibble
For all the bellyaching on here about FB users, this is how a lot of Marketplace transactions take place. You just never hear of the simple, painless, ones.messaged and collected,
paid his £6 asking without quibble
Desk for sale: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/41090474...
r3g said:
Selling a car just recently, I had one woman ask me how much the insurance would be for it.
I used to get similar working for a dealer. How much is insurance? ‘Somewhere between £1 and £20,000.
How much for my focus in PX, I didn’t bring it today. ‘Somewhere between £1 and £40,000.
It normally helped them work out the stupidity of the question, but not always
hairy v said:
Desk for sale: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/41090474...
The second photo is really scary, why would anyone dress-up like that and then post it in a Facebook advert?If it's worth less than £15 I punt most stuff down to my local charity shops and theyre always super thankful. My nearest one is bolted onto the side of a special needs charity where they take kids and young adults for the day to give their parents/carers a few days respite. Quite a lot of the games and stuff like that makes it's way through the centre which is great.
Recently I've put a few things on Freecycle or freegle in the hope that it might help someone out who's in need and it normally goes quickly. People love free s
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What does annoy me is when that then appears on gumtree and Facebook marketplace for £30+ within a few hours. Sometimes even using the same pictures.
Recently I've put a few things on Freecycle or freegle in the hope that it might help someone out who's in need and it normally goes quickly. People love free s
t. What does annoy me is when that then appears on gumtree and Facebook marketplace for £30+ within a few hours. Sometimes even using the same pictures.
SJfW said:
Have a set of BMW wheels in the garage now surplus to requirements. Been trying to psyche myself up for listing them and dealing with the messages for about 2 months now 
If you're planning to do Facebook Marketplace correctly, your first sentence above is your entire advert text. It justs needs a blurry picture looking into an unlit garage, with a couple of items in the gloom that might be wheels. Ambleton said:
If it's worth less than £15 I punt most stuff down to my local charity shops and theyre always super thankful. My nearest one is bolted onto the side of a special needs charity where they take kids and young adults for the day to give their parents/carers a few days respite. Quite a lot of the games and stuff like that makes it's way through the centre which is great.
Recently I've put a few things on Freecycle or freegle in the hope that it might help someone out who's in need and it normally goes quickly. People love free st.
What does annoy me is when that then appears on gumtree and Facebook marketplace for £30+ within a few hours. Sometimes even using the same pictures.
The latter used to annoy me but now I don't care as it would have otherwise gone in the bin anyway and not having to deal with endless "is it still for sale? Can you deliver it to me" messers is 'worth' about £20 just to retain my sanity.Recently I've put a few things on Freecycle or freegle in the hope that it might help someone out who's in need and it normally goes quickly. People love free s
t. What does annoy me is when that then appears on gumtree and Facebook marketplace for £30+ within a few hours. Sometimes even using the same pictures.
Unfortunately it seems it's pretty much impossible to get rid of furniture items that are heavy/bulky/needs more than 1 person to move/won't fit in a car, even when you offer them for free. FBMP is absolutely awash with what appear to be good quality and expensive-when-new sofas and cabinets/drawer units that sit there for months untaken. People just need them out and gone at the end of rental tenancies, for example. I wouldn't be surprised if some would actually pay YOU to take it, as it would be cheaper than hiring in a house clearance outfit.
SJfW said:
Have a set of BMW wheels in the garage now surplus to requirements. Been trying to psyche myself up for listing them and dealing with the messages for about 2 months now
"r dey stil avlbal?""Are they fer BMW"
"best price?"
"I messge u 3 mins ago n u not reply"
"Wil dey fit my Focus?"
"Have PS4 fer swap"
"Have moped 4 swp - runs fine just needs small part..."
"XL Bully?"
"Where bouts r u?"
"Hello, my name is Charles Bustlethwaite, the Earl of Cadogan. I am very interested in your items. My associate will be attending your premises and will pay you £100 more for shipping. This will be dealt with by escrow."
SJfW said:
Have a set of BMW wheels in the garage now surplus to requirements. Been trying to psyche myself up for listing them and dealing with the messages for about 2 months now
You’d make a lot more selling them individually I’d sayBloke at work needed a single alloy for his golf, he purchased a set and sold the other three off
If you have the luxury pop them in the loft and wait, they will sell
I am often tempted to put questions in my listing to prove people have read it
“What day doe Christmas fall on”
Who is the PM
what country is London in
If you don’t get the three answers simply ignore
r3g said:
FBMP is absolutely awash with what appear to be good quality and expensive-when-new sofas and cabinets/drawer units that sit there for months untaken. People just need them out and gone at the end of rental tenancies, for example. I wouldn't be surprised if some would actually pay YOU to take it, as it would be cheaper than hiring in a house clearance outfit.
We've bought most of our "big" furniture off Facebook marketplace. Dining table and 6 chairs was about £100 and solid hardwood. Weighs a tonne.
Bed frame for the spare room think that was only £25
Sofa set was £200 and less than a year old and cost the owner £1200 the previous year in the sales (RRP was £1800 iirc) but it was too big for her room. Got all the receipts, warranty and everything.
Hand made Welsh dresser from a farmhouse (made by a local carpenter to fit in an alcove in the house). God knows what that would've cost to have made. Picked it up for about £150 I think.
Like you say, you can find some real bargains if you're not too fussed about having everything new, shiny and matching.
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