This is why I give things away to friends and friends of friends. If they ask to borrow something that I’m happy to get rid of, I tell them they can borrow it on the condition that they never bring it back or even mention it to me again.
I’m not leaving my home for $9. Y’all that hard up?
I’m afraid this price is all wrong. That looks like a Vitamix.
My first thought too. That guy won’t get robbed because whoever pays $9 for it is already kinda robbing him anyway lmao
Yeah I would’ve sold it from my door
Not if that Subaru right behind him is his car. That car just depreciated in value more than $9 on the drive over.
Buying used at last somewhat lowers the amount of garbage out there, especially quality products that last.
That’s a $300- $400 blender.
Was gonna say, $9 Vitamix listing would be sus
Yeah… who’s murdering who here?
If it’s a powerful enough blender… maybe the wife is disposing of the means by which she disposed of the evidence.
Who the fuck is paying hundreds for a blender? You can get one for $20 and it will last a lifetime
$9 is reasonable price for 2nd hand
I thought that before I was gifted a Vitamix by a rich relative fifteen years ago. The difference is in the motor. If you try to make nut butter or nut milk in a regular blender it will seem more like a “stirring machine” than a blender. Blending things like kale doesn’t really work in a regular one either, you end up with a bunch of strings tangled around the blade and in your drink. A high powered blender is closer to a juicer that doesn’t extract the pulp, it blends it so fine that it doesn’t need to be removed.
You can throw a bunch of whole veggies and a scoop of Better Than Bullion in a Vitamix, let it blend for 3 minutes and you’ve got hot soup- that’s how they sell the motor running hot as a feature. It does make it impossible to use it to make mayonnaise, since it will melt very quickly instead of emulsifying. But it blends frozen things fast enough that you can still do a cold smoothie. It’s just a different tool. Like someone mentioned above, you could probably use it to dispose of a body, one pitcher full at a time.
Right. The blades dont even have to be sharp on those vitamix they are so powerful. In fact brand new, they come not sharp. I got a refurbished vitamix for 200 bucks and I love it.
There is often a big difference when you’re willing to spend more and do the research to ensure it’s not just a cheap product dressed up in an expensive price for a wide variety of things. I’m not familiar with that particular brand but it is very possible that that second hand blender is still significantly better than a brand new $20 blender.
Another commenter mentioned the motor, but also the way it is put together can drastically affect how easy it is to clean or repair if some small part wears down or breaks, which is also less likely to happen because the materials are both more robust and there’s more of it used.
That’ll pay for the fuel there…
Meet up with strangers at a police station. Especially if you are the one bringing cash. Bad actors will refuse to meet at a police station.
Ya, but you might end up getting shot by the police instead.
“SIR!!! What is that box in my hands?!?! Drop it now!!!”
“It’s a blender! It will break if I drop it.”
“Johnson, I heard explode if he drops it”
Bam bam bam.
Job well done. Time for my “administrative leave” while the union sort this all out.
That’s funny and I chuckled, but for real the police station down the street has designated parking spaces specifically for these types of transactions.
Unless it’s a specifically designed for it, I probably won’t go to a police station with a box.
Had a guy threaten my life after meeting on OfferUp. I’m done w it. Over a bike I was giving away that someone else got to before him btw. If I use any of those marketplaces again it won’t be free just to keep the psychos minimized. I just give to goodwill now
Set the meetup location to be in front of a police station. If they’re not comfortable meeting there then you know that they’re not people you’d want to meet.
Imagine being afraid of meeting strangers.
Most of my second hand sales, I have them come to my home address and pick up. If I am not home I’ll leave the stuff on the porch and let them pay once they have picked up.
I do OfferUp and Craigslist all the time. I have yet to meet anyone other than pleasant, helpful people. Knock on wood I guess.
Well america is a great example of why not to trust strangers.
I never understood why people sell things like that. Why not give them to people in need. It might be $9, but to someone who needs it, could be life changing. Maybe they will make a delicious milkshake, who knows.
Donating shit online marketplaces is just plain shit. You get either people flipping it for profit, or some assholes asking to deliver the item to other side of the continent for free. Either donate to some red cross pawnshop or similar, or sell for lowish price to get rid of it quickly - price that makes no sense for someone to try flip it
Obviously if you know someone who needs it, the sure go ahead and just give it to them
I’ve too have tried giving stuff away for free and I always the worst experience, unappreciative people who want to manipulate any way they can, or no show etc.
But when I post it for a low price it completely removes that group and suddenly I get nice people who have wanting this thing for so long but struggled to afford it and they will go out of their way to meet up. Usually I just giving it to them free after they’ve been so easy to work with and their mind gets blown. They show initiative, they work hard for what they want and get rewarded for it. This is the way.
I’ve started doing that too. List something for a low price to weed out the entitled freelisters, then give it free to whoever shows up without being a pain in my ass.
Unfortunately it doesn’t weed out the scammers or the folks who just ghost after saying “is this still available?”
Is it still available though?
Buyer-“Hay kid i got the good stuff, come closer”
Seller-“Umm your the guy selling the blender right?”
Seller-“Blender?”
Your characters are so confused in this scene.
I mean, usually the main reason I sell things like this is to make sure it goes to someone that needs it, rather than a landfill or our clutter cabinet. The $9 is sort of just a small benefit, and used to make sure someone actually sort of wants it, as opposed to taking free stuff for hoarding.
I felt the same way about my stuff until I had a garage sale and realized that most people were buying just to resell it at the flea market for a higher price.
I wouldn’t get to worked up about it. Unless you’re ready to spend your time running a flea market stall, then your goals are basically still met, but someone who values their time differently is going to capture some of the value you’re not inclined to work for, and it will eventually go to someone who is willing to pay for the privilege of shopping in person. Even if it does eventually end up in a landfill, it had a few more bites at the “usefulness” apple first.
Maybe it’s because I’ve only ever bought stuff on FB marketplace instead of selling most of my stuff there, but I’ve never really had much of a problem with it. Everyone’s super accommodating, and super nice every time. Especially when their stuff is free, I’ve gotten like 3-4 CRT monitors from there, a sick huge bean bag with the memory foam, an old IKEA tv stand from like the 90’s or early 2000’s. I dunno. If you’re really that nervous, just meet up in a public location, and make sure you’re packing heat, it’s not too bad.
Y’all got any more of those $9 Vitamix?
Yeah the deadly risk of… being in public?
