Marketplace Flakes

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r know you cannot make it or are running late. It drives me nuts! My time is valuable to me, and if I am running late or change my mind, I would be sure to let them know. Within the last two years, I’ve consistently had flaky no-shows for almost every single item listed for sale such as this.And, it’s not only the flakes that annoy me. I get agitated at people who do not read the ad and ask me questions about details that are already posted in the description. When I listed my truck for sale several years ago, I posted it with 27 pictures to show the inside and outside, including any scratches and dents, and listed the most recent maintenance done on it. I thought for sure that would be enough detail for anyone to make a decent decision on if they want to see it or not.Apparently not. I had the most annoying person write back to ask questions about details that were already listed in the ad, including mileage, what year it is, the average miles per gallon, etc. I just wanted to scream at her, “CAN YOU NOT READ?!” Plus, she asked for more pictures. I asked her what she wanted to see exactly since there were 27 pictures already uploaded, including

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under the hood . . . she responded by saying, “I would just love to see more pictures.” I then realized it was pointless, and stopped replying to her. I often wonder if people with too much time on their hands do this in an attempt to aggravate others. Or, in this case, was she truly that clueless?Then there are the low-ballers. I get all of those too. With each item (even my property rental), I consistently have at least one person ask, “what’s the lowest price you will take?” when the ad states “price is firm.” I’ll typically respond with “as the ad states, the price is firm,” and almost every single time they will still ask, “will you take $XX instead?” I do not get that either — what part of “the price is firm” did you not understand? I get so frustrated.So the bottom line is that using Marketplace is a great test in patience each time for me. I mentally prepare myself with each item and think positively that I will have the perfect on-time, non-haggling buyer, yet I prepare for the absolute worse. I’m still waiting for this couch to sell, so we’ll see how that goes . . . if I keep getting flakes, I might just donate it!</article></body>

Marketplace Flakes

If you ever advertised anything to be sold on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Nextdoor, etc., it is likely that you experienced a flake that completely wasted your time by not showing up. When it happens once or twice in your life, that’s kind of acceptable, but it seems that I always get the absolute winners in this category.

I’m thinking about this now because I’ve had a couch for sale on Facebook Marketplace for the last week, and so far nine people messaged me to ask if the couch is available. Over the course of the week, four of them were scheduled to come over to take a look. Of those, three were no-shows with no responses, and one person actually let me know she changed her mind because she found another couch with her first choice color. It seems those courteous people are a rarity these days.

What happened to common courtesy? I do not understand why it is so difficult to send a message to let the seller know you cannot make it or are running late. It drives me nuts! My time is valuable to me, and if I am running late or change my mind, I would be sure to let them know. Within the last two years, I’ve consistently had flaky no-shows for almost every single item listed for sale such as this.

And, it’s not only the flakes that annoy me. I get agitated at people who do not read the ad and ask me questions about details that are already posted in the description. When I listed my truck for sale several years ago, I posted it with 27 pictures to show the inside and outside, including any scratches and dents, and listed the most recent maintenance done on it. I thought for sure that would be enough detail for anyone to make a decent decision on if they want to see it or not.

Apparently not. I had the most annoying person write back to ask questions about details that were already listed in the ad, including mileage, what year it is, the average miles per gallon, etc. I just wanted to scream at her, “CAN YOU NOT READ?!” Plus, she asked for more pictures. I asked her what she wanted to see exactly since there were 27 pictures already uploaded, including under the hood . . . she responded by saying, “I would just love to see more pictures.” I then realized it was pointless, and stopped replying to her. I often wonder if people with too much time on their hands do this in an attempt to aggravate others. Or, in this case, was she truly that clueless?

Then there are the low-ballers. I get all of those too. With each item (even my property rental), I consistently have at least one person ask, “what’s the lowest price you will take?” when the ad states “price is firm.” I’ll typically respond with “as the ad states, the price is firm,” and almost every single time they will still ask, “will you take $XX instead?” I do not get that either — what part of “the price is firm” did you not understand? I get so frustrated.

So the bottom line is that using Marketplace is a great test in patience each time for me. I mentally prepare myself with each item and think positively that I will have the perfect on-time, non-haggling buyer, yet I prepare for the absolute worse. I’m still waiting for this couch to sell, so we’ll see how that goes . . . if I keep getting flakes, I might just donate it!