Charity begins with a home

RFW

eeeeeee wrote: »

isnt shill bidding similar too this ?

In a short answer, no, but not sure what you mean.

bruticus

soolin wrote: »

I have lost my sense of amusement at the moment and consider that to be a pathetic nasty waste of the few seconds it took me to read it.

I agree to be honest, haha

yeslek

liana_y2kuk wrote: »

Wow that listing has really made me angry. The greedy bleeps.
Whah whah so they cant afford to BUY a house. How many people cant afford to LIVE in a house or are really struggling to make ends meet.

I wonder if they have any other listings asking for cars and boats.
I reckon that someone will bid on this and not pay. I'm tempted to do it myself, sod the NPB strike.

Grrr

Deep breath

couldnt have said it better
I mean, I'm 27 and still stuck at home with the parent as I cant afford to buy my own house yet (rents cheaper when its spilt so why WOULD I move out just to foot all the bills myself).
This listing is blatant begging.
they should use ebay like the rest of us and try making money. I'm sure they have enough stuff in the house that could raise a fair penny. I mean, I just sell old toys, books, clothes that no longer fit etc and that can bring in an extra £10-£150 a month depending how good a month I have. either way, its money in my pocket from stuff just lying around the house. If I can do it, there's no reason anyone else cant.
Furthermore, if they are that desperate for the house, sell ANYTHING that's not a necessity ie DVD's, CD's etc and follow the moneysaving advice on this forum to cut corners. I bet they'd rack up half the money they're asking for soon enough if they could be bothered to put the work in.

Murtle

Agree with Soolin, dreadful.

luvvlyjubbly

what if someone buys it now but doesn't pay.....are they stuck with a £40 fee????

yeslek

no, they'd be able to claim NPB

liana_y2kuk

I have reported them for keyword spamming. "Charity" in title.

Darlyd

For goodness sake!!

I mean they could of put more interesting reading in the description, and perhaps started it as an auction style... OR even buy it now £2 with many to sell..I am sure feedback freaks would of bought it..

bruticus

This is just digital begging!

RFW

bruticus wrote: »

This is just digital begging!

Although I can't remember the last time I heard a street beggar say

"Can you spare fifty grand for a deposit on a house guv'nor":D