I love the internet. I’m obsessed with it. Of course it’s awesome because it can bring people together from across the world and stuff like that, but my favorite part is how incredibly funny the general public is — most of the time without even trying.
When I joined a local Facebook group called “Free & For Sale,” it was to find stuff for my new apartment, but I got so much more.
The shit people sell on here is absolutely absurd 85 percent of the time. There’s nothing like scrolling through my newsfeed full of racist high school classmates to find an old sports bra or a half-used bottle of perfume for sale. One time, someone tried to sell a used pair of socks for $3.
You can buy an ENTIRE BAG of socks for $3 at WalMart!
It’s truly amazing what college students will do to make a buck. Here are a few personal favorites recently found on the “Free & For Sale” page:
Selling: a regular old cake pan
Asking price: $3
“If the deal falls through, I’d buy it.” You’ve got to appreciate this guy’s commitment to a piece of kitchenware you can buy at literally any store ever.
Selling: a jar half filled with bougie Forerro Rocher chocolates
Asking price: $3
As my mom always says, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. I was super tempted to buy this solely because Forerro Rocher is pretty expensive and I’m trying to ball on a budget here.
Selling: half a million LSAT study books
Asking price: $75
I’m with the commenter in hoping he did well considering he bought Barnes and Noble’s entire stock of LSAT prep books.
Selling: a fake tree
Asking price: unknown
This fake-ass tree instantly bonded two strangers when one buyer thought it was originally HIS fake-ass tree that he’d previously sold to Goodwill. The interwebs are such a beautiful place.
Selling: questionable Donald Duck hat
Asking price: $10
I would personally never want something on my head that looks like Donald Duck is eating me alive, but to each his own.
Selling: green terry cloth-banded booty shorts
Asking price: unknown
Oh, hell yeah. Chubby sixth-grade me would be all over these considering I had zero fashion because I wore a Catholic school uniform my entire life.
Selling: lonely Minnie Mouse stuffed animal
Asking price: $6
I’d be totally down for this deal if it included the Donald Duck hat. Throw in a (banned) selfie stick and I’m Orlando’s favorite tourist.
Selling: a plastic bag of seashells
Asking price: unknown
It’s not like we live in Florida and are surrounded by beaches or anything.
Selling: John Green quote watercolor painted onto a piece of paper
Asking price: $10
John Green is a favorite author of mine, but $10 is a little steep for piece of paper with a cheesy quote about a guy I should’ve stopped liking approximately six years ago.
Selling: a dirty dust pan and brush
Asking price: $4
Nothing says bargain like a dust pan and brush that’s probably full of someone else’s hair. It will for sure come in handy when I die of disappointment in myself for spending so much time in this Facebook group and someone has to sweep up my ashes.
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