Concerned About Marketplace Scammer – Gave Address to Potential Buyer Who Now Seems to Have Blocked Me

[aplle7]

Thank you for all your comments everyone. I will sleep now tonight

 

[therapy1120]

If your worried about anything put a mug on your door handle at night. Anyone try to come in it breaks on the floor

 

[carmstrong1976]

Not really it happens all the time! The amount of people who have my address is unreal Said they were coming then just ghosted! It's highly annoying but happens a hell of a lot!

 

[latrese80]

I wouldn’t worry there are plenty of time wasters on there. I hate marketplace it used to be so good

 

[foreverbounds]

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[foreverbounds]

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[jdfm123]

Happens all the time. It's the new way of dealing with things apparently, just block people

 

[happymommyof4]

I had this kind of, although the person then turned up two days later unannounced! Was so weird - even weirder that she didn’t even seem to think there was anything wrong with it - she didn’t even know I was in but travelled on public transport across the city for the item

 

[obrolord]

had it done to me over a free bag of. again, actually said she was leaving then didn’t appear. then blocked. i think they just get some sort of weird buzz from it!

 

[mjcbakker]

I’ve had it happen a few times selling things, I think they just change their mind or don’t make it for whatever reason and that is their way of dealing with it (or not dealing with it).
I really don’t think it’s anything more than that so try not to worry.

 

[monopoly]

If you ever give stuff away free Olio is your best bet. People tend to actually turn up when they request things.

 

[sadie316]

@monopoly yes I deffo vouch for this. Ppl on there actually turn up and usually can come same day

 

[aplle7]

@monopoly not heard of that before. Thank you xx

 

[monopoly]

@aplle7 you get some right goodies on olio. Not only can you give away household items you can give away food. Some stores instead of binning food donate it to local volunteers who then list the food for free collection. Well worth signing up.

 

[weeunc]

@monopoly Olio is fab. I’m one of the food collection volunteers. Tesco donate for free and instead of going in the bin, we can give it away free. Brilliant idea. I had 200 bananas this evening and they have all been collected

 

[monopoly]

@weeunc I had just under that the other day and managed to get rid of them all too I kept all the split ones and made some lovely banana bread

 

[studymum]

Yep that’s mine …

 

[godschild8713]

I was selling a bike on Marketplace a guy messaged me asking it was still available, I said 'Yes' he sent back 'I don't believe you' I didn't reply because I was already thinking 'Weirdo timewaster' then 2 days later he asked if I would sell him some of my used underwear.

 

[dadman]

@godschild8713 I hope you said yes, easy money

 

[godschild8713]

@dadman oooh no, I wouldn't like to think of my Sainsbury's specials ending up in a weirdo's spank bank!