"I sell you the Thermomix, but I want to visit her from time to time" and other nonsense that pass in Wallapop
Fundada en 2013 por tres veinteañeros en una habitación de Barcelona, en poco más de cinco años Wallapop se ha convertido en una de las plataformas más utilizadas para compraventas entre particulares. Su éxito es tal que un informe digital asegura que, entre los usuarios de smartphones de España (un 86% de la población) que han descargado en su aparato una aplicación de compras, un 22% usa Wallapop.
According to the company, the most offered product in Wallapop is clothing.Only in April more than 250.000 garments.But the best -selling article, they affirm, are the tables, followed by bicycles and clothing.
With so much traffic, what Wallapop has also become an endless source of anecdotes.So many that a website has even emerged, Wallapuff, in which users' stories are collected.We have consulted on our own and these are the stories that have emerged.
-I'm going to buy a bike and they sell me sexual services
Alejandro, unemployed, Madrid, 43 years: "I found a bike in Wallapop very well price, which was just what I was looking for.I wrote to the seller telling him that he was interested in her and told me to write to his mobile phone because the application chat did not work very well.So I proceeded.When I sent him a WhatsApp telling him that he was the one who was interested in the announcement had five photos of women in underwear.I then send me another whatsapp telling me that it was 100 euros an hour.I went up to how I could respond that I was referring to the announcement of the bike and then yes, I spent photos and price of the bike.I didn't buy it and bloc its phone number.It gave me bad vibes ... ".
-I sell you the Thermomix..., but I go from time to see it because I have a lot of appreciation
José, computer engineer, Madrid, 41 years: "An uncle of fifty -many sold a Thermomix, either price, practically new and with an extra vessel for free.Had commissioned the new model and wanted to sell the old.But he had a lot of attachment to his former Thermomix and he was very sad to say goodbye to her.Then he dedicated himself to making a kind of casting to make sure he bought it 'a good family'.As the price was good, we agreed to what I wanted, which was to come home with it from Pinto [periphery of Madrid] to the center by train, demonstrate with a recipe, and give the grill while.Soon he started writing, that he missed her, that if we sold it.We stopped answering because it smelled everything to Chamusquina.Per month the subscription of the recipes expired.I had mine paid, but the password is necessary to migrate.The fact is that the guy did not release her and I had to access my house 'to check one thing'.Come on, I wanted to see her again.I even told him to give him a farewell hug ".
-I buy myself so that they don't buy me others
Jota, English teacher, Madrid, 37 years: "Contact me a boy, interested in all the garments of the same (national) brand that I sell; insists in all possible ways that I send everything to Valencia, offering me to more moneyI asked for.At the same time, I discover that this person works for that brand and I find out that their work is to get everything that is sold second -hand, to prevent a market for such and that people consume that new brand only ".
-Pest me with your boots and other fetishism stories
Eva, Asturias, a graduate in Fine Arts and Design, 24 years: "On one occasion I sold some boots and one asked me if I could rent them.What I wanted was for me to put them on and step on him.The stronger, the better.And I wanted to be by sessions.There was also a time in which I sold my mother's novel lingerie nightclubs.I took some photos and uploaded them.And they asked me if I also had panties that paid me 20 euros per garment.Which were 40 if I sent the panties used.And I paid me more if I put them on three days, sent him photos with them on every day and gave them to them in person.It was like prostituting my personal smell.Others asked me used socks.I've seen people who do it.In general, there are people of all kinds.For example, people who bought me things saying they were for their wife, but I don't think it was for their wife.And people are very scaras too, they racane you up to 90 cents ".
-I sell you the jacket that I have previously stolen you
Marcos, Aeronautical Engineer, Alcorcón, (Madrid), 24 years: "A friend of the University was bought a hunter of 600 euros and stole it from the motorcycle drawer.He started looking and found her in Wallapop.He made a girl's profile, he told the seller that he was for his brother, he stayed with him and called us some friends to accompany him.We get together 12 or 13.We divided, he stayed at a traffic light and we put ourselves close.He wrote to the seller and told him that he had to go, but that his brother stayed.The wine wine, a flipado in a BMW.We had stayed that he looked at her and if it was his he put it on.That was the signal for us to all.He put it on, and told him that he is chance, that he had stolen an equal.The uncle began to get aggressive.Then we were all packed.We told the police station to clarify it with the police.The uncle said he was in a hurry, no, that we returned the hunter.We told him no and we gave him an email address: if he sent the invoice there we returned it without problem.We went each on our side and nothing was known again ".
-I sell you false tickets
Eduardo, music promoter, Madrid, 40 years: "I once saw one who sold money.Sold 50 euros for 20 euros.It is clear that they were false tickets ".
-I sell you a shelf and, if you want, a ristra of "semi -new" underpants "
José Ramón, Systems Technician, Madrid, 43 years: "I bought a shelf from a guy, who told me to look at his profile in case I was interested.Well, in his profile there were only 'semi -new' underpants of cheerful colors that he could try without obligation.I alleged that I am a classic person and that my underwear is all white, I paid the bookshelf and left.Another curious anecdote is a type of about 60 years (the previous one would have just over 20), which crossed Madrid by taxi to buy me a IKEA CD shelf that new is worth 30 euros for 15, and that the return was goingTo do in taxi too.Apart from that, he insisted on inviting me to eat 'for my kindness'.I also did not access, we leave it 'to again ".
-What people can fit in a tent...from Geyperman?
Miquel, journalist, Barcelona, 55 years: "I sold a Geyperman toy tent and a guy asked me how many squares it was.The same with an English soldier uniform for the same doll, which asked me what size it was ".
-That 45 minutes of planton I gave the playstation
Cristina, creative of advertising, Barcelona, 35 years: "I was linked with a move and I stayed with one at a subway stop to sell a playstation and many games for 30 euros.I started waiting next to a street belt seller who asked me about the play.Ten minutes waiting and called him, sounds like snorting, as if walking quickly and tells me that he is coming.15 more minutes and calls me.The same, he tells me that he already had a message and that he is arriving in the square.Another 20 minutes in the sun waiting, and super friend of the uncle of the belts and mega pissed off and tells me that it comes down the street ... 'What street? ...', 'The back, the parallel ...', 'already , but which? as it is called?'.Bip, end of the call.I gave the play to the seller for his son and I returned to my move ".
-I don't sell you anything, I entertain you and (if you endure a little more) you will rob you
Álex, publicist, Madrid, 37 years: "A lady tells me that she has something I am looking for.When I arrive, it does not know what I am looking for, nor does it seem to have heard it in your life.Instead, try to sell me a meltadelo and shattered phye.He also tries to sell me one of the flags that give for free at Bernabéu and surroundings in the previous parties, for about 20 euros.I ran - without saying or goodbye - and I blocked it as soon as I took two apples of advantage: I still convinced that I was gaining time while their crisks came to dock ".
-I want the coquilla if you use it before
Lorenzo, personal coach, Madrid, 37 years: "A few months ago I put a coquilla for sale [testicles when contact sports, such as karate] are made without brand new and wrote a boy wondering if I was used.I replied that as I said in the announcement was new.He replied that then I was not interested and that I only bought it if I used it before.I did not do it.Sometimes I think how much money I could have asked for it and that it would have been worth satisfying your fetishist wishes ".