When I list something on FB Marketplace, I do it with the intention of selling it basically right away. This means my price is very low and firm. I hate getting "is it still available" messages.

A few days ago, I was selling a set of new takeoff tires and wheels. MSRP was in the $2,500 range, used prices were in the $1,500 to $2,000 range. I listed these at $1,000. Within an hour, I had probably 20 messages about them. One of the guys who messaged me offered $250. These are near-instant sales at $1,000; there is no world where $250 was an appropriate offer. So I told him word for word, "No."

But that didn't stop him. He justified his offer by sending several listings showing other tires, etc. So I blocked him and moved on. Fast forward 10 minutes, and I get another message from a different FB account with the same offer. This guy was now using a second account. So I blocked the second account, and then he did it with a third account. This guy was relentless. His strategy was to literally annoy the living crap out of you until you just said yes.

So I told him I would accept his $250 offer, but that he would have to meet me later that night. He said that he was about a 2-hour drive from me and asked to meet halfway. I said no.

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