It's more the people on kijiji/FB Marketplace are the scummiest most entitled people you've ever met. You'd find a more wholesome group at the cantina on tatooine.

They don't show up when agreed, they want free delivery, you get to the meet spot or they show up and they only have half the money you agreed upon as a shitty form of haggling.

I had one lady tried to get us to take a chair we drove to her house back because she changed her mind (she said she was disabled so we delivered it to her, I don't think she was because she was just a piece of shit all around when we got there).

The only people who I've ever been happy to give stuff to are the ones who seem to be looking for free stuff, so now we just give stuff away. People show up, they're excited, there's no haggling, it's great.

[–] Furbag 20 points 3 months ago (5 children)

The only people who I’ve ever been happy to give stuff to are the ones who seem to be looking for free stuff, so now we just give stuff away.

I've had similar experiences. You ask for a price and then you get hagglers and lowballers tickling you with messages all day, asking a million questions, and then they vanish or ask for some totally unreasonable price when you were just hoping to offload something quickly for a lot less than what it would be worth brand new.

I once bought a bike from Target for about $100. It was a piece of shit, but at least it functioned. I rode it basically into the ground (broke the pedal right off off it) and I doubt I was going to be able to sell it for much considering the thing was $100 new, so I just offered it for free on Craigslist, mentioned it was not in good condition, and that I would hold it for whoever wanted it as long as they were on their way to get it. A lady responded within about 2 minutes, said she was one town over and driving to my place, and when she got there she offered to trade me a bottle of wine for it since she felt bad for just taking it for free (I didn't ask for anything, but I accepted the trade). Genuinely the least stressful and most rewarding thing I've ever given away.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The best one I've ever given away was a couch listed as free to anyone who could get it out of the building. It was a third floor walkup, and the couch had like 3/4" clearance down the hallway.

This couple showed up ready to help and very excited about the couch. It was like 30C that day, we took the legs and removable parts off, and got to work the four of us, but it still took us an hour to get the thing down the stairs because it had to be lifted above the railing and carefully rotated each flight.

We were all sweaty so we shared some beer with them after they got it on their truck, and they were just super excited to be getting this good condition and very nice couch. They were some of the nicest people I've ever met.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pivot! PIVOT!

Sorry, I had to.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We started with that joke, but it got too real.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yep. Turned down one rental many years ago due to too many flights of stairs and no lift - and being too poor to hire movers.

I got a good, thankful laugh when I watched the episode a couple of years back.

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