How long do you give FB mkt place buyers?

[Anonymous]

If they say they’ll show up at 11am to buy something and don’t respond when you ping them at 11:30 to ask if they still plan to purchase and ask for their ETA, when do you just move on?

I’m not interested in waiting around any longer.

PS - two other buyers for other items showed up exactly on time earlier today.

[Anonymous]

"when do you just move on?"

Whenever I feel like it on that particular day.

[Anonymous]

Now. A 1/2 past without an "sorry I'm running late" text is an a hole move. Move onto the next buyer.

[Anonymous]

All items are first come first serve. Never wait on FB or Craigslist for anyone. People are too flaky.

[Anonymous]

I give it 45 minutes just because I known a lot of people won’t text and drive, and technology can be flaky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All items are first come first serve. Never wait on FB or Craigslist for anyone. People are too flaky.

How do you handle the logistics? Give multiple people your address?

[Anonymous]

Depends on what it is. If it is furniture that is hard to get rid of, I will give them more time.

If it's something small and I meet at a public place, I move on if they don't text me after 30 min. I never meet anyone anywhere other than a place of my choosing. Gas prices are high and I don't meet anywhere that is more than 5 miles from home. I only leave for the place after I get an ETA from them. I message them an hour before to confirm. No time for flaky people.

Sometimes it's a pain because the next buyer buys something else and you're stuck with your item and have to wait for someone else to show interest.

[Anonymous]

I send one last message, “It is 30 mins past our agreed on meeting time and since you didn’t show I am now moving on.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All items are first come first serve. Never wait on FB or Craigslist for anyone. People are too flaky.

How do you handle the logistics? Give multiple people your address?

When I got rid of furniture I told them I will message them if the first person was a no show. I was giving away stuff for free though. So the address is given one at a time.

[Anonymous]

If 10 minutes late, I text. I *might* try again at 20-30 minutes. After that, I go on with my plans for the day and re-list the item.