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I’m selling on Facebook Marketplace right now, and I’m doing it smart.  

I’m heavy on gym equipment to sell, and extremely light on patience when it comes to all the BS that comes with it. 

So, I’m selling cheap.

I’m accepting I won’t get premium rates. But in exchange, I get a lot: 

I’ll get rid of things fast. I’ll be able to skip all the nicey-nice chit chat and get to the sellin’. And I’ll get to be a massive doodle to anyone being a tosser, cos I’ve got what they want at a steal 😈 

And to make it super easy, I included all the need to know info that usually makes up the bulk of stupid questions you get. 

I explained why I was selling, what I wouldn’t deal with, where I was located, and when I’d reply. 

And confident with my planning, I launched my ads. 

I’M SELLING MY COMMERCIAL GRADE GYM KIT. AND I’M SELLING IT CHEAP!!!!  

i wasted cash keeping it stored for my home gym but i changed my mind and want it gone.  

i am also a grumpy b@stard and don’t wanna deal with tyre kickers and turkeys so if you can take it or leave it for someone else to grab, but don’t be annoying 🤣 

here’s the deal:  

*first come, first serve  

*I only reply end of day because im getting bombed with messages  

*I will possibly be a little blunt due to the volume of enquiry  

if you can handle that, here’s the details:  [insert specifics]  

COLLECTION IS xxxxxxxxxx AND IF THE AD IS LIVE, IT HAS NOT BEEN PICKED UP YET AND YOU CAN MESSAGE.  

And guys. 

Listen in. 

When I tell you that I’ve absolutely cracked the code on pain-free Facebook selling? 

It’ll be a big, fat lie.  

🥴 

That was the most agonising experience of my entire month.

Look, I wrote my ad at a third grade reading level. 

So either a bunch of second grade children (with adults posing as their profile pictures) was on the prowl for gym equipment last night… 

Or the 76 people that messaged me last night JUST CAN’T FREAKING READ?! 

Like, one guy messaged and told me he couldn’t see the price??? 

Brother, you can’t post an ad without a price? And this platform puts it in the same place, every time? 

So you’ve got a problem with either reading or seeing, and neither of those things are what I teach. 

Far out, man. 

I have straight up never dealt with so many freaking IDIOTS in such a short span of time. 

Just a non-stop torrent of absolute twits asking me questions that clearly didn’t listen to anything I said.  

For goodness sake. I just wanna give you guys a good deal and make it easy for everyone. 

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS LISTEN 😫 

Ah, well. You can’t help everyone. Life goes on.  

And while I spent my morning throwing all my gym equipment in the bin to scorn those who scorned me, I had a thought: 

This is precisely why I am so ruthless about working with only ideal clients. 

I have absolutely zero qualms talking about how successful my coaching process is for my clients. But before culling anyone who wasn’t a perfect fit for my style, I remember agonising constantly over the same issue. 

I’d tell my clients to the letter what they needed to do to finally get in their dream shape. I’d spoon feed them the right training volumes, nutrition protocols and psychological strategy to just about guarantee success. 

And they’d just ignore what I said, and then piss and moan about getting nowhere. 

And just the same as these Facebook fudgewits, all you had to do was listen.  

But also the same: you can’t help everyone. 

So now, I work exclusively with the kinda cats that want what I deliver: 

A top-to-bottom blueprint for getting in world class shape and putting it on autopilot. 

But also meet my criteria, which includes (but is not limited to) being able to see, read and listen to WHAT THE HELL I’VE GOT TO SAY 🤣 

Alright. Enough raging. 

Last week, I said I’d post up about the coaching spot I had opening.

This is that post. 

But now I’m worried about the strength of my dummy filter. So if you want in, do exactly the following: 

*1. Hit reply 

*2. Type ‘Details’ 

*7. Include the digit at the start of this line so I know you can see numbers lol 

If you can do that, I’ll send you the rest of my criteria and we can go from there.

First come, first served. 

Benjamin Throssell