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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Jess Flaherty

Mum baffled after being 'harassed' by 'bonkers' parent over free Facebook Marketplace item

A mum has been left scratching her head after receiving a barrage of "bonkers" Facebook messages from a parent demanding a free playpen.

The mum listed a number of items on Facebook Marketplace - a popular forum on the social media platform which enables items to be listed for sale or for free - for "people to take" as she's having a "big clear out".

She listed a playpen in the morning and operated on a first come, first served basis. Half an hour after listing the item, she "got a message from a lady who will come and take it" that evening, which the mum thought was "brilliant".

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