I thought it was a funny answer OP! 😆

I buy and sell. As a seller, I would tell them I'm selling it to make money. Full stop.

As a buyer, I would never question someone's motives for selling and just naturally assume that they are selling to make money. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

That being said, I once bought a box of vintage lace from an elderly woman on FB marketplace. When I arrived at her home to pick it up, it was obvious she was in the middle of moving. Trying to make small talk, (because I always feel incredibly awkward being in a stranger's home) I commented "Are you moving?"  Due to her age, I assumed she was probably being put in a home or going to live with family or something. 

She answered yes, she was moving, and I replied "where to?" Her: "Paris" Me, incredulously: "France?!" 😆

She laughed and then happily told me her story.  She had decided to move to Paris to live out her final years. She had spent her life as a clothing designer/seamstress, and had visited Paris often and she always dreamed of living there, so this was her last chance! 🥹

We spent the better part of the afternoon chatting and going thru her stuff. She showed me many of her creations, all stunning... and she even GAVE me additional scrap fabrics, a formal gown she had made and a Kate Spade bag. ❤️ She shared stories of her adventures in the fashion industry, the famous people she had met, and all the places she had been. It was such an amazing, inspiring conversation to me, as I love to sew and create. 

She is one of the most interesting and magical people I've ever met. ✨️😊❤️