I did say the following in the first message, but I don't know if that makes it a contract:
We are very interested and would like to buy it. Could you please hold it for us? Jim and Carol Wilson. Thank you.
Tue 8:50 AM HER
Yes, I will hold it for you.
It's an antique Book case/Secretarial Desk. Not a ton of value, just wondering.
We do have an on record message thread where she did agree to sell it to me as quoted below.
Tue 8:50 AM ME
"Hi, my wife Carol Wilson, contacted you about about this item yesterday and you had told her that you...
Made offer to buy at listed price on Facebook Marketplace. Offer was accepted and because seller was out of town until the weekend she agreed to hold the item for me. When I contacted her today to pick it up she reneged on her sales promise and said she was going to have the item appraised. No...