Yahoo Lifestyle "Thanks For Not Understanding": 34 Utterly Unhinged, Entitled People Who Made Selling Things Online Literal Hell
1.This person pulled out a random story about a pregnant dog that was 100% not true, then got real nasty when the buyer said no.
2.This person expected a seller to pay for their gas when it was their fault for driving over with no confirmation in the first place.
3.This person just wasted a buyer's time.
4.As did this person.
5.This person wanted a seller to mail a FREE item to them at their own cost.
6.This person had concocted a whole sob story — that didn't even check out, btw — to get an item for free.
7.This person also had a likely fake sob story — then got aggressive when they didn't get something for free.
8.It got worse, too. Turns out they have plenty of money???
9.This person just decided to be annoying.
10.This buyer made their seller drive to a location and wait 30 minutes before even replying — and then said they didn't have enough money.
11.This person did something similar.
12.This prospective buyer got angry that a seller didn't reply within the hour.
13.This buyer was just very, very confused.
14.As was this person.
15.This person kept jerking around this "seller" (he was giving an item away for free) and then got mad when he was too late — even though it was his own fault.
16.This "mother" (I doubt that story's even true) wanted a $2500 car for free.
17.This person not only wanted this futon for free, but they wanted it delivered.
18.This person tried to use Facebook Marketplace to ask a stranger out.
19.So did this person.
20.This mother tried to guilt a good samaritan (who was giving a nice coat away for free) into giving them a $900 coat for free.
21.This person threatened to rate a seller one star over an item they couldn't even afford.
22.This person wanted free delivery on a free couch — so, basically, they wanted to have their cake and eat it, too.
23.This person also wanted delivery on a free item — from a person who didn't even have a truck.
24.This person bought a wooden table and then expected the seller to convert it entirely into something else.
25.This person didn't understand that "if I wanted to, I would have" goes both ways.
26.This person tried to get a free dropoff by reasoning they could just order the cups online instead...which, like, yeah, so why don't you?
27.This buyer wanted a discount for the tiniest nick in the world.
28.This person wanted to do a swap with a completely unrelated item.
29.This person wanted an iPhone for $20 — and got aggressive about it.
30.This person didn't even look at the photos and then called the seller a "smartass."
31.This buyer refused to believe these AirPods were real.
32.This buyer expected a massive discount.
33.This person changed their mind real fast.
34.And finally, this buyer threatened legal action with a £5 cat bed.
The letter reads (with some grammar and spelling mistakes fixed):
"Accept this letter as a warning before starting a small claims court procedure to recover my £5 spent on an extremely filthy and smelly cat bed advertised as 'like new, barely used.' I have a law degree, so this time, you have found the wrong person to cheat on — if, within 14 days of the date of this letter, the amount of £5 is not in my account, I will start the small claims process, which will end up with you paying not only £5, but also the court fee of £50. I have solid evidence of how the product has been advertised and what I received instead. In addition, you immediately blocked me in Marketplace, so I was unable to contact you any longer. To your detriment, though, I had my friend in the car just across from your building, plus my daughter, as witnesses to support the exchange of goods for money. You can consider yourself lucky that I am not taking you to the criminal court as your act of selling an item that does not meet the description is against the Consumer Protection Act, and it is classified as fraud. In addition, I am also considering reporting you to the DWP, as I am sure they would be happy to know that somebody who is potentially receiving benefits is earning extra cash via lies and fraudulent activity. It is not about the £5 here; I can afford to be without it. However, what I cannot accept is the act of treating a buyer the way you did. My whole car still smells of the cat bed, and the bed itself is fully unusable. I can return the cat bed to you by leaving it in front of your door, and you can try selling it again to someone else. Yet, I do hope that this lesson I am giving you will be enough for you to consider not doing it ever again. I have reported you to Facebook and Marketplace, so they are aware of this issue. The bank details for the transfer are: [blocked out]."
