I picked up this old wooden desk from a lady in Bellingham for pocket change. She said it was just taking up space. First night I had it in my apartment, I kept hearing scratching sounds around 3 AM. Thought it was mice. Then I found a sticky note taped under one of the drawers that said "Mittens sleeps here." Looked up the address and turns out a lady lived there before with a cat that passed away in 2018. I swear I felt something brush my leg while looking at the note. Has anyone else bought furniture that came with a free spirit attached?
Someone in Denver is selling a toaster oven they claim is haunted by a ghost that burns everything on the left side only. They included a photo of a burnt bagel to prove it, which honestly just looks like user error to me. Has anyone else found an ad that blamed normal problems on supernatural stuff for profit?
Last month I saw a listing for a super old 16mm projector, guy said it was from his grandpa's school, only wanted $200. I got it home and opened the case to clean the lens, and there was a single frame of something that looked like a newsreel from 1975 stuck in the gate. The image showed a guy in a suit standing next to a burned building with a caption I couldn't quite read. I pulled the film out and it wasn't just one frame, there was a whole 5-minute reel tucked behind the main spool. Turns out it was footage of a local arson case the dude's grandpa must have filmed for some insurance thing. I messaged the seller but he blocked me. Has anyone else found weird old film or photos hidden inside something they bought secondhand?
Honestly I bought it as a joke for a Halloween party but now weird stuff keeps happening like my TV turning on by itself and my cat stares at the corner all night. Has anyone else actually gotten a cursed item from those ghost hunter listings or am I just paranoid?
I kept buying old table saws and routers from guys asking $200-$300, thinking I was getting a deal. Last month I found a post for a Delta saw listed at $150 that sat for 2 weeks. I offered $80 cash and the guy took it same day. Turns out folks just want stuff out of their garage. Anyone else been lowballing and actually getting stuff cheaper than listed?
I clicked on a Facebook Marketplace ad for a haunted toaster for $40 and the photos showed this crusty old appliance with green stuff growing out of the slots. The description said the ghost only came out when you made waffles, but honestly it just looked like someone forgot to clean it for 3 years. Has anyone else seen listings that try to pass off plain gross stuff as something supernatural?
Two weeks ago I scored a $200 vintage dining table for $40 and a near-mint snowboard for $60 within like 3 days. It was insane, everything was priced low and sellers responded fast. But last week I replied to like 8 different ads for tools and furniture, cash in hand, and every single one either never wrote back or said 'sorry sold it 2 hours ago'. Same city, same time of day, same approach. Which week is more normal for you guys? Like is it just luck or do certain days or times really make or break your finds?
I was looking for a used push mower and saw one listed for 40 bucks with a photo so blurry it looked like Bigfoot was selling it. Figured it was a scam or the thing would be held together with duct tape, but I messaged the guy anyway because I was desperate. Drove out to a house in Beaverton and the mower was a Honda HRX from 2018 with a clean deck and fresh oil change. Ran like a dream all season. Has anyone else taken a chance on a sketchy looking listing and gotten lucky?
I was browsing Craigslist ads last night and saw a guy listing a 'vintage treasure finder' for $40, then I actually found one at a garage sale this morning for 5 bucks. It's a White's Coinmaster from the 70s with the original box and manual, still works with 9-volt batteries. I took it to the park behind my house and found 14 cents in clad and a weird rusty key in about 20 minutes. The discrimination settings are a joke compared to modern units but it's cool knowing people used these back when. Has anyone else found old treasure hunting gear on Marketplace or garage sales and actually used it?
I was browsing Facebook Marketplace last night and came across someone selling a blender for $15. They claimed it was haunted by a ghost that only comes out when you make smoothies. The picture just showed a normal Oster blender with a sticky note on it that said 'Beware of the Spin Cycle.' Has anyone else run into stuff like this where people try to sell random items with weird stories attached?
I saw this really cool 70s mushroom lamp on Facebook Marketplace for $60. Looked perfect in the photos, seller said it worked fine. Got it home, plugged it in, and it sparked real bad and tripped the breaker. Opened it up and the wires were basically crumbling inside the plastic. No way they didn't know about that. So I'm out $60 and now I gotta rewire the whole thing myself. Anyone else get burned by "vintage" electronics that were clearly broken?
I put up an old VHS rewinder from 1989 for $20 just for laughs, and within 2 hours I got texts from Oklahoma, Maine, and two different numbers in Ohio all asking me to ship it. Something about the way they all copy-pasted the same script about 'sending a movers check' gave me the creeps. Is anyone else seeing this pattern with random junk listings or did I just hit a weird scammer jackpot?
Saw this listing for a cool old brass lamp in Seattle for $40 and thought I scored. Got it home, went to clean it up, and when I unscrewed the base about a dozen baby mice came tumbling out. Not kidding. Had to throw the whole thing in the yard and text the seller who just said 'oh yeah the previous owner mentioned mice'. Has anyone else gotten something way worse than advertised?
I saw this Singer 111W155 listed by some guy in Portland, Oregon who said it just needed a good cleaning. Spent two hours getting it running, then the motor started smoking like crazy after 10 minutes of stitching denim. Turns out the wiring was completely fried and it would have cost $300 to fix, so now it's sitting in my garage as an expensive paperweight. Anyone else get burned by a machine that was supposedly 'plug and play'?
I found this beat up chest freezer on Facebook Marketplace back in 2016. Guy said it was loud and he didn't want to deal with it. Gave him 30 bucks, loaded it in my truck. Thing sounded like a lawnmower starting up for the first few months. But it kept everything frozen solid without fail through two moves and a power outage. Finally gave out last week. Learned that sometimes the ugly cheap option works better than the shiny new one. Anyone else had an old appliance just refuse to quit?
Saw a listing last week for a blender that supposedly only works after midnight and the guy wanted $200 for it. Said it was possessed by a ghost chef named Gerald. Did anyone else catch that or was I the only one scrolling that late?
I spotted it at his garage sale last Saturday and he admitted nobody bit because it supposedly burned toast with ghost faces. Has anyone else found fake paranormal items listed for way too much?
I found this old rusty fish smoker at a garage sale in Spokane last summer for $10. The guy said it worked fine he just didn't want it anymore. I got it home, cleaned it up, and fired it up in my backyard. About 30 minutes in smoke started pouring out of every seam and the lid wouldn't stay shut. My neighbor two houses down came over asking if my house was on fire. I ended up using aluminum foil and a brick to seal it up and somehow the salmon came out pretty good. Has anyone else dealt with a garage sale smoker that fought back the whole time?
I was scrolling through Marketplace around 2am looking for cheap furniture, and this guy in Austin listed a blender for $5. He wrote a whole paragraph saying it only works if you say "please" before pressing the buttons. I DM'd him asking if it's a joke and he dead serious replied "nah, tested it 3 times." I screenshotted the whole convo because I need my friends to see this. Has anyone else found appliances with weird backstories on there?
I saw this ad for a 1970s Technics turntable, seller said it was in "perfect working order" and barely used. Drove 45 minutes to their house in Elgin and when I got there he handed me a cardboard box with the thing rattling around inside. No packing at all. The platter was literally taped to the base with grey duct tape and the lid was cracked in two spots. I asked him about it and he said "well it still spins doesn't it?" I just walked away. Learned to ask for photos of the actual item before driving anywhere.
I grabbed a beat-up Hamilton Beach blender off a guy in Denver for 30 bucks last summer, expecting it to die in a month. It's still going strong after 200 smoothies while my fancy one from Target started smoking on the third use. Anyone else find a random kitchen tool on Craigslist that refused to quit?
It was described as a relic from a cursed estate sale. Said it rearranges itself 2 inches to the left every night. I messaged the guy asking if it's still available. He replied 'the ottoman wants to know why you're so interested.' Never hit 'archive' so fast in my life.
I saw this Craigslist post last week for a free Stihl 029 that the owner said just needed a new spark plug. I know these older saws are tanks, so I figured I'd grab it for a backup. Got it home, put in a plug, and it fired up for about 10 seconds before shooting a cloud of smoke and locking up solid. Turns out the piston was scored from running on bad gas mix, and the carb was gummed up way worse than advertised. I spent 3 hours taking it apart only to find the cylinder was shot too. The lesson I learned is that "free" usually means someone else's headache dumped on your workbench. Has anyone else picked up a fixer-upper from marketplace that turned into a bigger mess than promised?
Saw this listing for a free sectional in Austin, said it was in great shape just needed pickup. Drove 30 minutes to this guy's house and he hands me a bag of trash bags instead of a couch. Turns out the ad was a joke, the "couch" was just an old mattress propped up against the wall with a sheet over it. Learned to always ask for a photo of the actual item before heading out, has anyone else fallen for a fake freebie like this?
I was scrolling through Marketplace last Tuesday near Austin and stumbled on this ad for an oven that the seller claimed was possessed. They said it turns on by itself at 3 AM and once cooked a frozen pizza without anyone plugging it in. The picture just showed a normal 1990s Kenmore with some rust spots. I messaged them asking if it made any weird noises, and they said it hums the chorus to "Hotel California" sometimes. I half wanted to buy it just to see if it was real, but my wife said no way. Has anyone else run into haunted appliance listings on there?