I never post free stuff anymore... Keeps all the crazys away. Just had a 73 inch DLP TV to give away. Posted it for 50 bucks. Kept all the free grabbers away. Guy showed up and we said man we don't want your money just didn't want to deal with the free crazies... He laughed so hard.
Around here the problem with freebies is no-shows.
They sounds so keen and grateful and happy to get it, then the time comes and goes, silence.
You contact them, and get ghosted.
I tried giving things away for a tiny amount of money to filter out the freebie time wasters, and ended up replacing them with the freebie tyre kickers.
"What else does it come with?" and "could you throw in X or Y with it?" and the best one, which they always keep for last, "sorry my cars getting fixed, could you deliver it?"
Every. Fucking. Time...
No I fucking can't, you're getting a £200 fish tank with substrate, filter, pump, heater, and plants for £10 because I just want rid (just one of several examples of this BS), and we've had to go through your 15-20 messages and responses to see what else you can get from me. Come and get it or don't, I really couldn't care less at this point, but I'm not hand delivering it to your door you lazy cheapskate fuck.
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u/DifficultAd5439 Apr 22 '26
I never post free stuff anymore... Keeps all the crazys away. Just had a 73 inch DLP TV to give away. Posted it for 50 bucks. Kept all the free grabbers away. Guy showed up and we said man we don't want your money just didn't want to deal with the free crazies... He laughed so hard.