Selling on gumtree is exhausting

Put them on ebay with cash on collection and the auction starting at 99p.

if you think thats bad go join a few cars for sale groups on Facebook and see what people expect on there for even £100. some absolute dreamers out there wanting blood. you advertise a car with MOT and a few minor things like a scratch or a window not working or a blowing exhaust yet youve priced it to sell fast with the faults taken into account and then you get 3 thousand foreigners call up asking if youll take xyz "cash tonight" etc. ive often seen many where the cars have been bought by these inbreds only to be readvertised back on the same groups a few days later fitted with an air freshener from poundland and a new price substantially more than they got the car for a few days previous. thats why they take the piss - far too many private wheeler dealer types out there trying to make a fast buck.

Oh what am I letting myself in for just about to sell mine, thinking now it'll be much easier just to start a new insurance policy and have two cars.

It was because of that thinking that I now own 4 cars

On the opposite side I bought a car from Gumtree the other day. Non runner, turned up had a look round, handed over some cash and drove it home. No fuss at all and an absolute bargain

I may be due a parrot here but

for a £400 st box?

Really?

Funnily enough, about a week ago i thought "sod ebay and their shocking fees - im going to use gumtree for the first time and sell for free".
Im selling a G-shock watch, advertised at £70, and a computer graphics card (GPU) advertised at £60 - both fair prices - and im stating cash on collection (Berkshire).

Next night:

This joker ("Saeed, from Slough") actually calls me up the next day:
"You still got the card bro?"
"Yes"
"Whats the last price?"
"Last price?"
"Yeah the last price"
"Its advertised at £60"
"Yeah, so will you take £40?"
"No"

Then another 'tard starts asking about the GPU:

I see emails as a 24hr communication, because i would say the receiver can decide when to pick them up. But i wouldnt dream of texting someone in the middle of the night because i'd assume they had left their phone switched on beside their bed.

3rd communication about the watch:

After this, i thought "if i wanted to get into a barter, i'd have just stuck them on ebay"

So a couple of days ago i cancelled the gumtree ads and stuck them on ebay. Still getting retarded messages, but they are a slightly better class of retard.

Also, why do people think that when you enquire about an advert on either site, its ok to not say "hello" or even "hi", and to just launch into a low-ball offer? Just immediately gets my back up and makes me think "i will set fire to this item before selling to you at that price..."

What's wrong with that? Watch is advertised for £70 non?

(Totally agree with you re: gfx card numpty).

try selling a phone on gumtree!

asking £100, text message offers coming in at £40,lowest you'll take mate, calls saying its last years model mate ill give you £50 (yes im aware its last years model hence £100 and not £350!)

I did however manage to sell my old van on the first call, but i had stated in the ad that texts would be ignored and offers would only be discussed once the van had been viewed.

The other trick i have used on gumtree is a payg sim in an old phone,that way you know what the call is going to be about.

Try using Freecycle, a whole new level of time wasting idiot. After answering 10,000 idiotic questions, good luck getting the 'buyer' to actually turn up and collect the fking things. Or better still when they do actually turn up, it's on foot, with the expectation you'' drive them back to their house with a TV in your own car.

I'm still signed up from when I tried and failed to get rid of some (perfectly usable) stuff. Some of the requests are incredible. Some chump wanted an "XBOX or PS4 (with games)" this morning. Sure thing, let me just give you this £300+ item for nothing. Another wanted a free dishwasher "but only with a year or more guarantee left on it". If it's still under guarantee, why would anyone give it away for nothing?!