Help! Here's my story...

[wrwoolley]

8 hours ago, BigSiouxSaddlery said:

I've actually had pretty good luck selling on FB marketplace.  Only once did anyone try to low ball me to the point that it got annoying.  I just took the ad down rather than deal with it.  As with buying and selling of anything, you just have to remember "you're 21" and stick to your guns.  I've had buyers try every "horse trader's" trick under the sun through the years to get me down in price.  Horse traders tricks don't work on someone that's traded a few horses.

HAHAHA! I haven't traded any horses in my life, but I'm familiar with the word "firm," when pricing items for sale. I'm going to use NextDoor, FB Marketplace and OfferUp (I just discovered that site) to sell items. I really want to sell to local people because I don't want to be bothered with shipping things all over the planet. "Cash and Carry" is another favorite term when selling things! Anyway, thanks for your feedback!

[wrwoolley]

6 hours ago, Ken Nelson said:

I have sold vehicles,  several sewing machines,  and some tools on facebook. And everytime,  I have had people send me low-ball messages and I either send them a smart ass answer back or ignore them. But, I have never put anything on Market Place that did not sell  for asking price or real close to it in time.  Usually pretty quick. There are ignorant people out there and don't let them ruin your day.

Good advice. Thanks! Fortunately, I'm in no rush to sell these items and I'm accountable to other people for getting a reasonable return on whatever I sell because I'm not selling things for myself. Also, fortunately, I've become pretty good at ignoring obviously unreasonable offers. 

[Sheilajeanne]

18 minutes ago, wrwoolley said:

HAHAHA! I haven't traded any horses in my life, but I'm familiar with the word "firm," when pricing items for sale. I'm going to use NextDoor, FB Marketplace and OfferUp (I just discovered that site) to sell items. I really want to sell to local people because I don't want to be bothered with shipping things all over the planet. "Cash and Carry" is another favorite term when selling things! Anyway, thanks for your feedback!

Me neither! Most of what I was trying to sell was china and other breakables, so I didn't want to risk shipping it. I did make an exception when one lady asked for ONE teacup to be shipped within the province. She must have really wanted it as shipping was nearly as much as I was asking for the cup and saucer!

You're lucky if you do decide to ship - leather working tools are pretty much unbreakable!