Facebook Marketplace is a great spot to find some cheap second-hand goods. It’s appealing to many sellers because it has a wide reach and is easy to use. The social media aspect of it also makes it easy to connect with potential buyers and answer any questions.
The site also imposes very few limits on what you can sell, making scrolling through the website feel a lot like a garage sale. And just like in any other garage sale, you are bound to find some weird stuff there.
The list below consists of some fascinating finds collected by the Instagram page Marketplace Double Takes. Scroll down to explore the oddities.
However, the story didn’t end there. You see, NASA is just as petty as any of us would be in this situation. They tampered with the bag, taking some of the dust from it before returning it. Carlson didn’t let it slide. She sued them again.
Carlson argued that the tampering affected the price of the bag. It was sold for under 2 million, while initially it was priced between 2 and 4 million dollars. She, once again, won the case and NASA was forced to return five of the six moon dust particles that they removed from the bag. Those later sold for an additional half a million dollars.
All of this to say that the next time you list something online—make sure you really want to get rid of it. You don’t want to make silly mistakes like NASA did.
