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[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 139 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

Even if I want to get rid of something for nothing, I'll put it up for a fiver.

The number of fucking idiots that come out of the woodwork rises exponentially when you list it for free, proper unreasonable or a ludicrous false sense of entitlement.

I'll wait until someone wants it, offers to pay, and tell them to keep it and put it in a charity box on their way home or some shit. Saves a lot of hassle.

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 65 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

I used to do this, too, until local charities started complaining about all the lamps being posted into their donation boxes.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 23 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

It was all in the post in front of you.

[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Ah the ol Lemmy-roo

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 29 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah for a week my sister had so many people grilling her about the condition of or asking her to deliver the couch she offered free. She relisted at 20 bucks, someone "talked her down" to a fiver and grabbed it that day

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 8 points 12 hours ago

I gave a load of my stuff away for free just before emigrating about four years ago, and you wouldn't believe how much palaver people will go through to organise picking up a couch. I'd be making time come hell or high water if I wanted something like that for free.

I just put stuff at the end of the driveway with a $20 sign on it.

Someone will come 'steal' it in under an hour.

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 19 points 15 hours ago

I just donate things to thrift stores. I can't be bothered to sell anything. I did enough customer service jobs when I was younger to know that I have zero patience for customers.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You misunderstand.

Keep the payment, take the goods.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 14 hours ago

What color is it