Getting lowballed on a stroller sale like.... (Updated)

"zipfuel" (zipfuel)
09/01/2018 at 19:05 • Filed to: None

I really want to send this meme back at her but I fear not everyone communicates in F&F quotations

This one’s been kinda fun, she’s tenacious...

UPDATE: Just sold it to a very reasonable human being for what I expected. Which was.....wait for it ......

Also my wife just looked up the lowballer and apparently she’s got a similar model listed for sale on her Facebook for $250! (Which is stupidly close to retail price) So yeah she was totally a flipper.

DISCUSSION (33)

DipodomysDeserti > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 13:37

Stroller spa?

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 13:37

Wait strollers have year models??

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 13:38

i dont know why this set me off... but it did... so pardon me for a sec

its a fucking stroller! pay up or piss off.... jesus fuck me christ if you can find a cheaper one buy that.

i feel better now

BJ > DipodomysDeserti
09/01/2018 at 13:48

Yeah, what the fuck? Ever hear of a brush, soapy water, and a bit of elbow grease?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/01/2018 at 13:49

Yeah, a lot of places that buy second hand ones only buy stuff less than 5 years old...they’re date coded. I assume its because of plastic fatigue on the buckles and stuff on older items.

zipfuel > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/01/2018 at 13:50

Oh for sure, all baby gear has years and serial numbers in case of defects etc.

In fact the other stroller I’m selling actually had a recall against it: the bar that goes in front of the kid was made of foam which they could bite chunks out of and potentially choke on. They sent us a zip on nylon sheath to cover it as the fix.

zipfuel > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/01/2018 at 13:55

Oh man you don’t know the half of it, I am selling all 3 of our old strollers ATM and the moms of Facebook are brutal.

I never got lowballed and hassled anywhere near this much when I sold the car.

Stapleface > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 13:57

Is it wrong to me to think that if she’s married I hope the husband got a prenup? She will leave the dude fucking broke.

Either you pay the price or move on. Wtf.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 13:59

oh man i know those feels. its the same thing with pack-n-plays

“Well the velcro is worn, would you take 30 dollars off?”

...no

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 14:00

O.o

this why when i sell things i mention the price is non negotiable

its either worth it to you or it aint.... dont try to talk me down... i will get angry at y0u

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/01/2018 at 14:15

Just wait until they roll out trim levels.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
09/01/2018 at 14:23

There are.

Chariotoflove > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 14:25

I’m selling a bed right now. I put the price as firm in the ad. They still tried to carve off $20 in the text. They can ask, but I still said firm. Now, if they start to argue with me, I’ll just block them. I don’t have time for that crap.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove
09/01/2018 at 14:28

I don’t want to live on this planet anymore

Kiltedpadre > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 14:55

I tried to sell two car seats I no longer needed. You would’ve thought I was negotiating a multi-national arms deal from all the attempts at haggling and complaining.

I was trying to sell them for all of $25-30 each. One lady wanted me to install it in her car, and if the local fire department check station said it was installed wrong she wanted a partial refund. Um no, the plan is you hand me money; I hand you car seat and hope I never see you again.

I can’t imagine if it were a nice stroller that was actually worth something. After that experience I found a battered women’s shelter that took baby items as donations or gave them to friends or family.

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/01/2018 at 14:57

zipfuel > Stapleface
09/01/2018 at 15:00

I think it’s the absolute opposite, he’s a lucky guy because his wife will never overpay for anything ever!

I actually wonder if t his one might be a pro, like shes got a store or something. there’s been a few where it’s seemed like they were looking for margin; y’know buy cheap from yuppies who just want it out of their space, fres hen it up and resell in a smaller community or the outer burbs.

But I know what I got

LOREM IPSUM > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 15:31

I had a woman try to lowball me when selling a Mamaroo electric baby chair. The things retail for nearly $400, I was asking $100. She makes sure it’s still available, then lowballs the shit out of me.

I declined, and she gives a snippy reply that her husband found one cheaper elsewhere anyway.

I waited about 2 days, then responded that I was glad that she was able to find one elsewhere and was extremely glad that she didn’t buy the one that I was selling as it caught fire while I was re-testing it.

Sleep tight there new mom.

Quadradeuce > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 15:34

We no longer sell any kids stuff because of this reason. We just give it away to ou r friends.

My oldest son starts kindergarten next Tuesday. I'm more terrified of the other parents than I am about issues with other kids.

Cash Rewards > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 15:38

We have a 2 and 4 year old and my wife is on a mom's Facebook group. She has made legit money flipping strollers. Mom's just want that Bob revolution out of the garage, my wife snaps it up, and it's gone for $150 on Craigslist on a week.

Jason Spears > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 15:39

Stroller spa. No. Just no.

smobgirl > Kiltedpadre
09/01/2018 at 15:46

She wanted you to install it?!? Umm, if you can’t take responsibility for making sure your damn child is sitting safely in the car, maybe you ought to give the kid to someone who can.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
09/01/2018 at 15:48

You have no idea what’s waiting for you.

Chariotoflove > Quadradeuce
09/01/2018 at 15:59

Same here. We pay it forward. We sold a car seat at the garage sale since no one we knew wanted it. But that’s about it.

zipfuel > Kiltedpadre
09/01/2018 at 16:17

All my car seats went to the kerb on garbage day missing critical components, I want no part of the liability for selling something safety critical that’s designed to break sacrificially to absorb an impact!

zipfuel > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/01/2018 at 16:24

I’m cool with a little negotiation and price up above my floor for that reason - people like to feel they are getting a deal.

But you come in with a BS lowball bid up front then my high price suddely go t rock solid!

Kiltedpadre > smobgirl
09/01/2018 at 16:32

And it would’ve been a completely unnecessary step anyway. The places that are designated as check stations in my area will install them free anyway.

I strongly suspect she would’ve knocked me unconscious to harvest my organs and figured if I was already in the car installing the seat she didn’t need to pick me up.

zipfuel > Quadradeuce
09/01/2018 at 16:35

Would that I could but I’ve left it too long and none of my friends need this crap either!

sony1492 > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/01/2018 at 17:18

I always set the price higher than I hope to get because people like haggling and thinking they got a deal.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > sony1492
09/01/2018 at 17:22

i always set the price at exactly what i want

and if someone says yeah but ill give ya whatever i hang up

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
09/01/2018 at 19:16

Shit and then I’ll be required to buy a three seat stroller with 8 inch wheels just to get the two tone color roof that I always wanted.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Jason Spears
09/01/2018 at 20:32

So you don’t want to go in on the stroller spa business idea where we serve pumpkin spiced lattes while they wait for the stroller to get detailed?

Kiltedpadre > zipfuel
09/01/2018 at 21:04

TIL there are stroller flippers. I’m not at all surprised though.