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Perhaps sellers obsessed at "finding a good home" for their unwanted objects should write in bold in their listings TO A GOOD HOME ONLY, NO RESELLERS
You can't dictate what a buyer does with an item once a transaction and a handshake has been done.
I'd personally be overjoyed to know someone might make a profit on something I'd sold for my initial asking price. Pretty monstrous outlook on life to think otherwise. You've both done each other a favour.
Nourish the earth, let matey have his fun, the bike will find itself a "good home" eventually. User456446345🤣45 might need that extra £400, times are tough!
Sticking an ad up on a public forum is like putting something on the table at a car boot sale. First buyer to the table wins the prize. You can't assume "good faith" from whoever that might be, after all they got up at 5am on a Sunday morning for the privilege - or in this case was pressing F5 on their computer keyboard repetitively in pursuit of the next quick flip.
Make the Classifieds section private and vet users if Average Joe getting a bargain is a problem?
You can't install and guarantee a sense of grassroots morality on a public internet marketplace in 2024.