8 True Scary Facebook Marketplace Stories
Lets Read!February 22, 202148 min255,285 views
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- 💡 A seller offered a free Xbox One S to a child with a rare disease, but inconsistencies in the buyer's story and a slip-up about the child's name revealed it to be a scam attempt.
- ⚠️ The scammer became verbally abusive when confronted, making threats and revealing they had access to the seller's personal information.
The Gerbil Lady's Home
- 🏠 A user responded to an ad for free gerbils and found the owner living in squalid conditions with an overwhelming number of unhealthy gerbils.
- 🚨 The situation was so dire that animal rescue had to be called, leading to the removal of nearly 100 gerbils and the owner receiving assistance from a local charity.
The Mysterious TV Buyer
- 💔 A couple selling a TV offered it for free to a man who claimed to be down on his luck, but he asked them to wait three weeks to pick it up.
- 💀 When they went to his house, they discovered the man had died, evidenced by a concentration of flies on his windows, indicating a prolonged period of decomposition.
The Lost Martin Guitar
- 🎸 A musician's father sold his prized Martin guitar to help the family through financial hardship.
- 🔮 Years later, the narrator, after a psychic's vague prediction, found the guitar on Facebook Marketplace and bought it back, only to later discover his drinking buddy had become addicted to opiates and fulfilled the psychic's prophecy of wronging people.
The Cockroach Coffee Machine
- ☕ A cheap coffee machine purchased online turned out to be infested with a massive nest of cockroaches inside.
- 💸 The discovery led to expensive fumigation costs, making the seemingly good deal the most expensive coffee machine the buyer ever purchased.
Facebook Live Revenge Plot
- 💔 A man used Facebook Marketplace to post fake ads impersonating his ex-wife, offering sexual services and including her personal details.
- ⚖️ This led to multiple men showing up at her house, culminating in an attempted break-in, and the ex-husband was eventually charged under revenge porn laws.
The Grandpa's Idol
- 🚢 While sorting through a deceased grandfather's belongings, a statuette was listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
- 💰 A buyer offered an exorbitant amount of money for the
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