That ad for a pet rock collection made me stop scrolling today

I was browsing Facebook Marketplace this afternoon and some guy in Akron is selling his collection of painted pet rocks for $75. Not even fancy ones, just rocks with googly eyes and sharpie smiles. It got me thinking about how wild Craigslist and Marketplace have gotten over the years. I remember back in 2015 when the weirdest thing I saw was someone selling a haunted bread machine. Now it's like people are cleaning out their junk drawers and calling it a vintage collection. The pet rock ad had 14 photos of different rocks with names like Gerald and Susan on sticky notes. I almost messaged the guy just to ask how he ended up with 50 rocks that all look like they were made in 10 minutes. Has anyone else noticed the ads getting more bizarre lately or is it just my area?

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tessa_kim35d ago

Gerald the rock is probably worth $2 tops.

sandraf845d agoMost Upvoted

My friend once found a rock at a yard sale for 50 cents and the owner tried to haggle him up to a dollar.