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Respect the hustle, they say. But how can you, when it’s someone selling half-eaten snacks, haunted dolls, or an old shoe described as an antique? At the very least, I’m going to laugh at it.
To prove that people will try to make a dollar off literally anything, we’ve gathered some of the funniest, most ridiculous, and downright confusing online listings ever posted.
Today, you can describe the internet in many ways, and a flea market is definitely one of them — full of scammers and opportunists.
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#1
I Guess He Was Really Excited About The Fig Trees! Found On FB Marketplace
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#2
A Bargain If You Ask Me
NetworkMan 3 months ago
Afroman? (For those unaware, he was raided a few years ago and released an album to help pay for the damage caused to his house, including a song called 'Will You Help Me Repair My Door'
LizzieBoredom 3 months ago
Also includes the hit 'Smoke Bomb Residue, I Can't Quit You'.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
This actually happened to a friend of mine last year. No the door was never fixed.
Ashlisha 3 months ago
Happened to me because some have the wrong address for a distress call.
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Some social media platforms seem to be struggling with the younger crowd. For example, only 32% of U.S. teens use Facebook today, down from 71% in 2014, according to the Pew Research Center. And many who are still there choose to stay only because of its resale platform, Marketplace.
Launched in 2016, Facebook Marketplace has grown into one of Meta's biggest success stories and now competes with the likes of eBay and Craigslist.
"Marketplace is the flea market of the internet," said Charles Lindsay, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Buffalo. "There's a massive amount of consumer-to-consumer business."
#3
Anyone Looking For A Chicken Suit? No Questions Asked!
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Have you seen the things going on here in Portland? $30 is a steel!
Beth H 3 months ago
I’m in Seattle and I love seeing what costumes people wear. We are going down this weekend, should be fun!
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Nico di anglo-solace 3 months ago
get a sign and be bob from the thunderbolts when he was on mɛth
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 3 months ago
Your username and profile picture just sent me back to my middle school days
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#4
XL Coughing For Sale
chi-wei shen 3 months ago
It's actually quite simple. You just have to listen to the patient.
Load More Replies... CooperDooper81 3 months ago
I have a strange, pot smoking hermit uncle who looks like a wizard gnome and lives in the bush. He has a carpentry background. Since I was a small kid (I'm now 43) he's had his coffin standing up in his living room. He built it. Stood there for decades until he accidentally burned his house down a couple of years ago. So he lived with his coffin for decades for no reason at all. It's super bizarre.
Crystalwitch60 3 months ago
It’s not the cough that carries you off . It’s the coffin they carry you off in 😂
Never Snarky 3 months ago
It ain’t the cough that carries you off; it’s the coffin they carry you off in.
NerdlyGleanings 3 months ago
Kidney failure and hypertension do not seem like the wrong diagnosis
#5
Michael Wave
This is largely because "young people, including students ... , are increasingly drawn to used goods," said Yoo-Kyoung Seock, a professor of textiles, merchandising and interiors at the University of Georgia, who studies consumer behavior among Gen Z and millennials and environmental sustainability in the textile industry.
Meta doesn't talk much about Marketplace as a business — for instance, how its demographics may differ from Facebook overall and whether it has a vision to grow the platform in its annual reports — but unlike, say, Craigslist users, Marketplace has messaging built in on Facebook, making communication really easy.
#6
Toss Da Baby
LillieMean 3 months ago
What, so this isn't a haunted with Victorian-era ghost babies? Well, you'd probably have to pay extra for that, or you'd have to order a reverse exorcist priest.
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Corwin 02 3 months ago
Trebuchet uses a counterweight, it would be a catapult
Load More Replies... Janissary35680 3 months ago (edited)
Hi! I'm interested in this. Does it come with instructions for use?
#7
Air For Sale
Mother of Giants 3 months ago (edited)
Sadly, I bet someone paid actual money for this shortly after it was listed for sale... edit: spelling
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
Air from the concert just doesn't cut it. They should have asked Taylor Swift herself to blow into the bag, so that could market it as authentic Taylor Swift air and ask for a lot more
#8
An Obvious Joke, But I Thought This Community Would Appreciate The Humor
#9
This Lamp For Sale. Found On My Local FB Marketplace Page
visacrum 3 months ago
Until you walk into the room where it is, with the light not on, and have a 1-second panic attack. I'm hoping this thing doesn't invade my dreams!
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However, there's still plenty of fraud online. 73% of U.S. adults have experienced some kind of online scam or attack, and 36% say they purchased an item online that never arrived or was counterfeit and it was not refunded.
Interestingly, younger Americans are slightly more likely than their older counterparts to say they have lost money because of an online scam or attack. About a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds say they’ve lost money in this way, compared to 15% of those 65 and older.
This makes you wonder: how many of these ridiculous listings are actually legit? (Minus the ones that are clearly created as a joke, of course.)
#10
I Believe This Is An Oregon
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
No! 'Looks all around me and waves hands in the air' This is an Oregon.
#11
Ponch
Beth H 3 months ago (edited)
It’s way less funny if you have to explain it for the youths 🤣
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Papa 3 months ago
I think he just looks mad. I would be too if I had to wear that thing.
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#12
Probably
Just off the Goat 3 months ago
Thank God we got an expert opinion! So how much is it really worth... a thousand shekels?
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#13
Catholic Converter
What's worse, fake AI listings are also flooding the internet. According to Dr. Kolina Koltai, who is a senior researcher and trainer at Bellingcat and studies how sociotechnical systems influence our decision-making, major advancements in artificial intelligence in recent years have made it harder to differentiate between what’s real or fake, not just when it comes to photos and videos of people, but also in product listings.
#14
A Connoisseur
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Just picture that in a mosh pit. Then picture a mosh pit at a Nickleback show. Which is more ridiculous to you?
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
That's cute. You think Nickleback fans do laundry.
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olaff 422 3 months ago
Just like The Big Bang Theory, not one person has told me they like them.
Just off the Goat 3 months ago
I liked Howard's mom! The only character you never saw!
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$5000 Lettuce Shard
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Someone's brain was on suspicious substances when they came up with this.
WindySwede 3 months ago
Swoosh. e37.png 
just the sound the logo makes, not that you missed any joke. 👍
#16
First Time I've Ever Seen Something Like That
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Nah bro. that $h!t has been expired since the Clinton administration.
olaff 422 3 months ago
That c**p doesn't expire. It's all sugar, salt, and fake flavors.
Load More Replies... Vexed Panda 3 months ago
Alright... i'll play! I have three skeins of yarn i'll trade for a house in Maine! Anyone?
David Morgan 3 months ago (edited)
Yeah, nice try. Wool is worth what, 25k per? That's not going to be enough. Make it six skeins and get back to me...
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Jane Doe-Doe 3 months ago
As a non American I don’t know what Gatorade is, I think it is a drink of some kind
Crystalwitch60 3 months ago
I’m from uk lol n we had it over here ,it’s a sports energy drink, and bloody vile 😂
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Haul Away A Collosal Mountain Of Trash For Him. It'll Only Cost You $1000
Nadine Debard 3 months ago
Halloween is coming, it may be a huge decoration to p**s your bad neighbours... But for free, that stuff is a giant trash.
Papa 3 months ago
That reminds me of a co-worker who showed me pictures of some playground equipment that his children had outgrown. He thought my son might be interested in it for his children. It was obvious from the pictures that most or all of the wood would need to be replaced. He acknowledged that, but said the hardware and other non-wood parts were still good. I assumed he was hoping to get someone to take it down and haul it off for free (it would not have been worth it), but then he said "Whatever he'd want to give me for it would probably be okay." Nope.
CooperDooper81 3 months ago
Looks like a tidal wave? Looks like a lump of filthy rubbish, you mean...
"Many AI-generated images have some sort of 'sheen' or look to them that can set off alarm bells," Koltai explains.
"Take this image of one of the 'crystal coffee mugs.' At first glance, it looks like a beautiful mug. But if you look closer, you might notice defects in the image."
She says many of us often search for the cheapest items online, looking to get the most bang for our buck, but it is also important to be alert to deals that seem too good to be real.
#18
Perfectly Balanced
Amanda Fondaumiere 3 months ago
If those are new containers i would pay a dollar for that for sure.
#19
Hmm
ttirreg 3 months ago
I thought after seeing the car with bags off fuel it couldn't get worse, i was definitely wrong. HOLY FACK!
Just off the Goat 3 months ago
When my younger brother was three years old he fell into our home's septic tank. Our Mom dove in head first to rescue him. The sewage was about 4 feet deep. Our Mom was covered head to toe like the nut job in the picture and smelled horrid!
#20
Antique Legs
#21
Only On Facebook Marketplace
Digital Fantasy 3 months ago (edited)
Let's not ignore the fact that this is from a roughly 20 year old console.
Koltai says that a good habit is to always look beyond the listing and consider who is profiting from the purchase.
Is this a name-brand item, or does it appear to be some mysterious seller that has popped overnight out of nowhere? Does this seller have a website, or do they only exist on Facebook or Amazon? If they sell other items, what do the customer reviews say? Is the seller using an AI-generated image as their profile picture?
While it's funny to see someone trying to get a few thousand dollars for the planet Juniper, there are many more subtle attempts to lure away our money, too.
#22
I Was Looking On FB Marketplace For A First Toyota. Then, I Came Across This…
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
I remember my first Toyota. '85 Tercel Station Wagon. AWD. I would not be surprised if it would run after this. Toyota makes good cars.
Ashtophet 3 months ago
I had an ‘81 Toyota Corolla Tercel (from before they split those into two different models). I like to think she’s out there somewhere still running…
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Cody Greenwood 3 months ago
What's really stupid about this is the toyota yaris, started in 2014 at 8000.
#23
Used Toilet Brush For Sale
Prius Owner 3 months ago
No stars. Very uncomfortable to use, especially if you have hemorrhoids. Do not recommend, much prefer TP or a bidet.
#24
Just Shy Of 4 Chairs
lucy smith 3 months ago
😂 why does the guy in the pic look like he is trying very hard to NOT look like he m******d the fourth chair.
Jane Doe-Doe 3 months ago
It could be 4 chairs if he got on his hands and knees, a perfect perch
#25
Selling My Pet Lobster. Do Not Under Any Circumstances Play Him Johnny Cash
visacrum 3 months ago
Maybe something good, maybe something bad. Mr. Pinchy does not know.
Load More Replies... lucy smith 3 months ago
That's actually a decent price for a lobster dinner....umm I mean he will be greatly loved(in butter or thermador)!
#26
I Am In
WindySwede 3 months ago
It's the location that stinks. The commute drains your wallet.
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Vexed Panda 3 months ago
If it will get me out of the US for a few years, i'll take my dog and move right in.
#27
Dwanket
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
I love The Rock. He's one of those celebrities who didn't let it go to his head. But why does this exist?
David Morgan 3 months ago
Didn't let it go to his...sorry, was that a joke? Dwayne has needed a serious attitude adjustment for YEARS. One can only hope it was because of all the PEDs he was on, and now that he has stopped/reduced his doses, he'll be less of a tool. He undoubtedly had talent, but he has been an arrogant shmuck too.
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#28
Sunroof
#29
Actual Wtf
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
At least this way if you don't like the people you are buried next to, you can always move elsewhere
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
What's the point of having a trailer that ONLY CARRIES ONE human body? I mean, I mean, I mean... Umm just to be clear I am not a serial killer who needs to dispose of multiple bodies a week...
Bisha Moten 3 months ago
For those curious, it's a cooler. These are rather popular in some circles (you see them quite often at car shows or motorcycle shows). One half of the coffin will have a cooler built into it, while the other half is used for storage or trunk space. They tend to have better paint jobs though. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_oMxYORcAA6g/TcakcHk-EsI/AAAAAAAAAQw/8BujOw5Nz-0/s640/bike%20%20week%20028.JPG Here's a good example.
#30
Portal Potty
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
OMG PORTAL potties are the best. Instead of flushing they just send your 1s and 2s to a parallel universe! It's great! unless you happen to live in said parallel universe.
#31
Got That
Ace 3 months ago
Took me a while to work out. The numbers are the US octane ratings for regular and premium petrol/gasoline. So yeah, they've syphoned it off from someone's tank into plastic bags. Perfectly safe...😮
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
OMG this is so unbelievably dangerous and stupid. What is in the bags is GASOLINE, AKA PETROL, AKA boom boom fire maker liquid! This a Darwin Award waiting to happen. DO NOT DO THIS!!!
Nadine Debard 3 months ago
Plus gasoline will probably digest the plastic bag because oil + plastic does that.
Load More Replies... CooperDooper81 3 months ago
Oh, I thought it was the boot of an Amazon delivery driver who wasn't allowed to take breaks....
Sue User 3 months ago
Thats what i thought when i saw it. Thought tgey were selling urine for d**g test.
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#32
Why The Hell Did They Photograph Their $75,600 Diamond On A Sandwich???
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Dear don't tell me that carrot sandwich is a thing.
Load More Replies... Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
Maybe they wanted a banana for scale but they didn't have one or they were too expensive (no BS, there was a period when banana prices went through the roof due to floods etc, and stores used to have facetious signs saying "No cash or bananas kept on the premises overnight")
#33
Weirdest Looking Gaming PC I've Ever Seen
#34
Any Of Y'all Need A Bing Bag?
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
So that's what happened to Bing! They finally gave up on the search engine thing and started selling furniture to stoners.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
WOW the history on this comment says that I've been downvoted. Are there really people out there who use Bing? Seriously? Bing?
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I Hate Facebook Marketplace
#36
This Terrifying.. “Soup Boy” On My Facebook Marketplace
CooperDooper81 3 months ago
I would totally but that. I collect bizarre art and this would go into my gallery beautifully.
Crystalwitch60 3 months ago
Yeah NOPE !!! n not much scares me tbh ,but dolls n the like “shudders “
#37
"Potential"
#38
Browsing Facebook Marketplace Never Disappoints
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Orrrr.....Elmo was behind it the whole time...
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#39
Mona Lisa Only $1,000,000
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Right... So I'm picturing some dude who smoked d***s I don't even know the name of, and watched A double feature of National Treasure and Da Vinci Code on late night TV with a lot of adds for those get rich quick schemes. That sound about right?
Nadine Debard 3 months ago
They're being not only delusional, but thieves. It's a badly framed shìtty printing.
#40
It's 100% Authentic
#41
Pretty Successful Bookkeeper
#42
3D Printers Will Create Life-Saving Synthetic Limbs They Said
Jan Rosier 3 months ago
seen raptor arms like this somewhere, they looked more fun than hulk arms
#43
So What Are Your Hobbies?
Agfox 3 months ago
I can imagine their significant other saying "Either this this goes or I do"
#44
Human Foosball For Sale
#45
Creepy 12' Tall Elvis Head
Only 10k
#46
Wiled Time In The Camper
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Dude that is a recipe of human trafficking.. "Refreshments"???
#47
Fire Distinguisher
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Most of us use our eyes. We see something shiny and we can generally tell pretty quick if "that is fire" or "that is not fire". Not sure why I'd need a tool for it.
visacrum 3 months ago
I interpreted it to mean that it turns a regular old fire into a fire with curled mustache ends and a top hat. The kind of fire that would look at you and say "I like the cut of your jib, by Jove!" And this device could definitely pull that off.
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20 Stackable Chairs
#49
A Good Deal
Stardust she/her 3 months ago
Why the hell is brim with no yankee cheaper than no yankee with no brim? $29 just for air
#50
The Megatron?
David Morgan 3 months ago
For 20 I'll come to your house with solvent to unglue your remotes together...
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#51
Saw This One FB Marketplace
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
He ruined his car. It isn't even a good car but any new owner is going to have to spend double that to undo those BS mods. TBH his insurance company should just total it. He'd make more that way.
David Morgan 3 months ago
It gets everyone's attention all right. Unfortunately, the Police are a subset of everyone.
DC 3 months ago
"When it rolls coal..." - whoever did the mod, or arranged it to be done, should do some time. Seriously, this is äbuse of a perfectly good machine, meant to make it worse than any cheapo shortcuts the pennypinchers might force the engineers to apply, by making it an emitter of toxic substances, that these shltheads use to try and k**l or hurt people. Drive a so-called Coalroller on public streets should send you to prison, no explainations accepted, for at least a few years. I'm so sick of it, and I haven't even encountered in outside of a screen at all. In europe, smoking those onto a cyclist or Prius-driver would, for sure, make you the recipient of a serious beating, and nothing is wrong with that. Those people are vile, vicious, irrational and nothing about them is any good. If the Coal-rolling exhaust goes inside the car, I see the problem as severely less of one.
#52
That Burger Cell Is Sweet And All, But
#53
So Rare They Censored It!
#54
Wow What A Steal
Stardust she/her 3 months ago
Same thing happened to me but instead of fortune cookies it was chocolates. We had this bag in which chocolates would come in wrappers and one day I decided to take one chocolate but the wrapper was empty so I took another one only to find that it was also empty.
#55
Does This Count?
#56
Thanks But I'll Pass
#57
Just Some Planters For Sale
#58
This Listing On Facebook Marketplace
#60
Wtf
#62
Legit Post On Facebook Marketplace
#63
It Looks So Tasty
#64
Fifty Bucks For A Broken Bottle
#66
Oo La La What A Stick
#67
Artifact
#68
Stealing An Item From Walmart And Then Posting It On FB Marketplace With The Security Alarm Still On It
#69
Leftover KFC For Sale On Facebook
#70
Massive Chip
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
Or possibly a very small basket. That's why bananas are the universally accepted scale measure.
#71
Only $75!
#72
$200 For Around $40 Worth Of Pennies, Perfect For Collectors
Der Kommissar 3 months ago
Some of these pennies are old and might have numismatic vaiue, say 5 cents or so.
#73
Slightly Sat On…
Nadine Debard 3 months ago
I bought a much nicer one brand new (on sale) for that price, delivery included. It's a convertible and the bed is very confortable. I wouldn't take this one for free.
#74
Nightmare Fuel
#78
Own A Piece Of History
#79
Fake Wasp Nest
WindySwede 3 months ago
Or they would charge you for the exterminator, and still shut of your power. And you'd be out of even more money. That could have payed the bill? 🤷♂️
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#81
Anyone Need A Ladies Old Panties?
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 3 months ago (edited)
They're used? They're underselling, then. There are places where they could get 65 dollars for each pair, easy.
Der Kommissar 3 months ago
These would sell like hotcakes in Japan, if the locals knew what a hotcake was.
#82
Nintendo Switch
#84
Does This Count?
#85
Only 1 For Sale
#87
Be Kind. Rewind. Is Cheaper Than Paying The Fee
#88
Amazing Things Are Happening On Facebook Marketplace
#89
I Mean, I Don't Disagree
#90
Warms For Free
#91
Used Mask For Sale
David Morgan 3 months ago
I thought Black Panther was supposed to be one of the A-list Marvel characters. I won't bother with the movie after seeing this...
#94
Elusive “C” And “K”
#95
Spice Jar For Sale
#96
Rest In Peace
#97
Fish Water
PeepPeep the duck 3 months ago
It’s really really good for gardens etc 😂 not so crazy, just not common to see
#98
Pj Mask
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What do you think ?
Janissary35680 3 months ago
BP's got the title wrong. It should be "98 Things Unhinged People Thought They Could Sell Online". There, I fixed it for them.
Janissary35680 3 months ago
BP's got the title wrong. It should be "98 Things Unhinged People Thought They Could Sell Online". There, I fixed it for them.
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