help with selling an entire kitchen

silvercar

GDB2222 said:

Sorry to hear about your issues.

When we had some decent furniture to give away, there was one chap who seemed to be a fantasist. He asked loads of detailed questions, and made detailed arrangements to pick it up, but never showed. 

When we had something else to give away, exactly the same chap surfaced, with the same modus operandi.

In short, you need to have a plan B, eg a garage to store the stuff, or someone whom you pay to take it away. 

I'm losing faith in marketplace. I'm now up to 37 idiots/ scammers. Supposedly 4 people are collecting this weekend, none of them want the address!

Plan B is the builders emptying the place from Monday, so it will all be gone. Shame as these are perfectly decent solid wood doors. I may store the range cooker in case anyone genuinely wants it. 

silvercar

GrumpyDil said:

Based on the number of sellers who don't reply locally I assume they go pretty quickly on Facebook marketplace. 

I'm now at the point of not answering anyone who hasn't bought or sold on marketplace before, unless we have FB friends in common. It is just too difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff.

FFHillbilly

how much are you asking for it?
I gave away some kitchen units this year and even giving away stuff seems to attract scammers on FB marketplace. I had people messaging me weeks later asking to collect, and when I told them they had gone they were upset and wanted compensation for me messing them about!

silvercar

FFHillbilly said:

how much are you asking for it?
I gave away some kitchen units this year and even giving away stuff seems to attract scammers on FB marketplace. I had people messaging me weeks later asking to collect, and when I told them they had gone they were upset and wanted compensation for me messing them about!

£400 - it’s big. I have 14 base units, 11 top units, an island and a display unit.

£60 for a range cooker, dual fuel.