Even though I now suspected a scam, I carried on the conversation to see where it would lead and arranged to collect the items but subsequently made an excuse and didn't go.
The items were building materials which the seller said were on a site they were working on down the road from where they live and that they would meet me at the site.
Obviously a scam but why did the seller carry on the pretense and arrange to meet up - the only things I can think of was to potentially mug me or sell me items that weren't theirs - are there any other reasons that I could be missing?","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51314343","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"RealOldMonk"},"datePublished":"2023-10-31T00:52:09.000Z","text":"Mugging is real, my neighbour got mugged after agreeing to drop a bike at location agreed with buyer on FB.
It was not even a dodgy spot, just a secluded spot 10 meters from high street."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51310736","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Willy_Wonka"},"datePublished":"2023-10-30T17:15:17.000Z","text":"\"Facebook marketplace? You will be inundated with the same scammers wanting you to either: Post it, send a friend/brother around to collect or arrange a courier, take paypal etc etc. NONE of which you should do under any circumstances. You will get dozens of them.\"
Rinse & Repeat"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51311358","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"devshib"},"datePublished":"2023-10-30T18:17:04.000Z","text":"Scammers as as bad as the phone call, scammers all scum of the earth, I've had money taken off me, never saw the item, or got money back. People like that have no place on this planet."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51314161","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"darlodge"},"datePublished":"2023-10-30T23:52:12.000Z","text":"Facebook marketplace is fine if you trust your Spidey senses. If it seems a scam walk away, if it's too good to be true walk away.
I've picked up some bargains before, building materials that should have been £100 a sheet for £15 each. Lego at ridiculous prices for my son. Sports equipment (bike etc.).
I've sold plenty of items as well, only had a few annoying issues like people going AWOL after discussing an item.
It has a place and it isn't all doom and gloom."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51312387","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"deleted2862047"},"datePublished":"2023-10-30T20:11:48.000Z","text":"Seller sells building materials from a site he has found and will ask you to go down after hours where you will indeed purchase building materials but they are not his to sell as he doesn’t work at the site and is just a chancer."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51311955","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"tardytortoise"},"datePublished":"2023-10-30T19:21:47.000Z","text":"IMHO the only thing risky with FB is using it."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51312649","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AndyRoyd"},"datePublished":"2023-10-30T20:36:10.000Z","text":"Usually reckless to even consider purchasing anything via FarceBook MarkupPlace."}],"commentCount":13,"interactionStatistic":6,"articleSection":"Ask"}