[jyl]

I've been getting rid of stuff from the triplex - refrigerators, ranges, scrap metal, etc. Using Facebook Marketplace. The way it works is, you post the ad, if the price is good you immediately get a bunch of "is it still available" and "I'll take it" replies, almost all of them are flippers/resellers, you either take the first one who'll come ASAP or you scan through to find someone who looks like they really need a fridge for their home, when they say they're coming you mark the ad "pending", ignore all the rest/don't bother to reply, when item is gone mark the ad "sold", done.

Almost everyone buying is a "pro" of some sort, they expect this/are thick-skinned.

I have some stuff I want to give away, even then I put a price on it to reduce the number of replies - anything listed "FREE" gets dozens of replies and it is a hassle, when the person comes if I like them I say no charge have a nice day. As far as I'm concerned, as long as you don't cheat anyone, its all good.

If it is a heavy thing, you make it 100% clear "heavy, stairs, you haul, no help from me", because people will show up without a helper or even a dolly and want you to throw out your back helping scratch the floors.

Also, you can look up the person's "rating" on Facebook Marketplace and skip anyone with below 4.5 or so.