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I am looking to buy a couch for my new apartment and I was wondering how to transport the couch? Obviously it won’t fit in my Honda Fit but what is the best way of getting the couch from the buyers house to my place? It is a sectional so it’s kinda big. Anyone have experience with this?

The seller said no delivery which I thought was kinda bogus but it’s a helluva deal so I’m willing to transport it myself. Are sellers more inclined to offer a discount if I pick it up.

I’ve been getting rid of a few items before I move, and I set up a meet with someone who was looking to purchase my old Samsung phone I used for a year. The listing price was $450 and I was pretty firm because it is a Galaxy S24 Ultra in great condition. Buyer agreed on the price and I met up with him.

He told me in person that he only has $150 and that is all he has and that he is a student (looked over 50 mind you) and kept trying to give a lower price. I think he was from India based off his profile location and his accent in person. Dude brought like 4 people too, I was quite uncomfortable because they were all huddling around me. We then agreed on $200 because I just wanted to get out of there and to be quite honest, I really don’t have the ability to say no to someone and I would feel bad if I wasted his time.

Do you guys have any tips on how to weed out people like this before even setting up a meet with them? Because I had no idea he would do this and I drove 45 minutes to his location and I didn’t feel like leaving without a transaction happening.

I am new to selling on marketplace, if someone offers to pay in installments should I keep the item until they give me all the money over the course of the month or should I take one or two payments so I know they’re serious and then give the item? It is some Milwaukee tools and a nice ratchet set that I used on my old vehicle when I did maintenance myself. I’m trying to get rid of stuff before I have to move and I move in 3 weeks exactly. So I would only get 2 or 3 payments before I have to move and get rid of it.

He is actually offering to pay asking price, everyone else seriously lowballs me and I am sick and tired of it.

Let me know! Help me please!

I listed a Miele coffee maker on marketplace which retails for over 2 grand and I got a hit instantly because I was selling it for 1 grand and it was in mint condition. I told the guy about the repair history and gave him all the documents about the repair because he requested them, so no problem I gave them to him. A few days later he messages me and told me that the coffee machine tracks the total amount of coffee that has been brewed over the course of its life and he says it’s too much and he thought he was purchasing “a lightly used item”. No where in the description did I say that.

Being the nice guy that I am (mistakenly) I agree to meet up with him and buy the coffee machine back. This is where it goes south.

He asks me to give him extra for his troubles and he drove 6 hours there and back two times and he needs some sort of compensation. I gave him an extra hundred bucks for gas and troubles for driving back and he asked for more. I said no that is plenty and I’m doing you a service by coming out here and buying it back from you. He said alright and took off.

I get home and the serial number is different than what was documented. I’m like alright maybe the repairman messed up the serial number when he came to fix it a couple years ago because it was the same exact machine so I didn’t think anything of it. The screen is black, however it does power up. I think the buyer gave me a broken machine. I was going to fucking list this machine again. I think he swapped it out. I just don’t know what to do and I don’t think I’m gonna get a response from him. He hasn’t messaged me back.