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huge (and sad) prole tell: selling cheap garbage on Facebook Marketplace

my facebook feed sometimes pops up with random listings from...
yellow mentally impaired ticket booth
  03/12/26
What’s wrong with making a little extra cash? It&rsquo...
Submissive Rigor Field
  03/12/26
the point is they put all that time and effort into selling ...
yellow mentally impaired ticket booth
  03/12/26
it's better than throwing stuff away and it's a lot harder t...
massive honey-headed genital piercing
  03/12/26
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autistic vigorous stead party of the first part
  03/12/26
sometimes, pricing at some low amount is faster than saying ...
massive honey-headed genital piercing
  03/12/26
100% people see through "free" as an attempt to...
embarrassed to the bone rose stage
  03/12/26
i mean this is definitely a prole tell but it's not "sa...
Wild translucent prole whorehouse
  03/12/26
They're probably not even complying with the sales tax rules...
Fantasy-prone karate
  03/12/26
My wife and her friends do porch pickups where she leaves it...
Excitant Demanding Chapel
  03/12/26
there are a lot of white people who really, really don't lik...
Wild translucent prole whorehouse
  03/12/26
there is also a school of thought that waste is bad and if o...
massive honey-headed genital piercing
  03/12/26
It might be prole but I find it charming. My HOA/neighborho...
pearly sound barrier
  03/12/26
I have a whole drawer full of old iphones and ipads and airp...
burgundy jewess
  03/12/26
most of that shit is useless and should be thrown away or ta...
massive honey-headed genital piercing
  03/12/26
OP, the buyer usually hauls the thing away for you. Sometime...
bright swollen space persian
  03/12/26
imagine johnsmeyer’s listings for all his cuck schtick...
Duck-like Apoplectic Mother
  03/12/26
OP doesn't get it. Sometimes you have items that (i) are a p...
Fuchsia new version regret
  03/12/26
Earl tp gave a great protip like 15 years ago. Do CURB ALERT...
Jet-lagged plaza digit ratio
  03/12/26
Is this a good way to get laid
fiercely-loyal harsh church chad
  03/12/26
its shrewd as fuck. i would sell 90% of the shit i own for 1...
Dashing community account locus
  03/12/26
I have prole relatives who do this and it's sad.
aromatic stag film
  03/12/26


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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:02 PM
Author: yellow mentally impaired ticket booth

my facebook feed sometimes pops up with random listings from my prole friends selling shit for like $10-$50. latest prole friend is selling a pasta maker for $25.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738278)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:07 PM
Author: Submissive Rigor Field

What’s wrong with making a little extra cash? It’s a good way to get rid of furniture or other large items in my experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738289)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:11 PM
Author: yellow mentally impaired ticket booth

the point is they put all that time and effort into selling a bunch of cheap garbage just to make maybe $200 or so altogether. $200 is a lot of money to them. prole finances, money management, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738298)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: massive honey-headed genital piercing

it's better than throwing stuff away and it's a lot harder to find good places to donate. places like goodwill mark up shit too much.

i look at it mostly as getting paid a pittance to have people haul junk away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738300)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: autistic vigorous stead party of the first part



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:09 PM
Author: massive honey-headed genital piercing

sometimes, pricing at some low amount is faster than saying something is free

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738292)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone rose stage

100%

people see through "free" as an attempt to exploit them to haul away their junk. assigning a price that's like 10% of what it cost new implies there's a chance for the buyer to profit, but the reality is they're now just paying to haul away junk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738670)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:10 PM
Author: Wild translucent prole whorehouse

i mean this is definitely a prole tell but it's not "sad" it's totally normal

facebook marketplace was originally all white people who did it 60% to socialize 40% to actually buy/sell stuff. now it's all done in private localized groups because creepy shitskins and literal criminals ruined it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738293)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:11 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone karate

They're probably not even complying with the sales tax rules in their states. So uncivilized.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738295)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:11 PM
Author: Excitant Demanding Chapel

My wife and her friends do porch pickups where she leaves it out and hopefully the buyer leaves cash...but not a huge deal.

I've put shit on there for eg $50 I want gone but don't want super methheads that might show for free shit. I put an air hockey table on for free once and I had a crack head lady texting me all night. She had this story about her car breaking down but her friend was going to fix it or something 'please hold it!'. I told her she sounded like she had more pressing matters. Lol and wtf a car???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738296)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:18 PM
Author: Wild translucent prole whorehouse

there are a lot of white people who really, really don't like throwing stuff away, and it makes them happy to give stuff away to other people who will use it. even if they don't even get any money for it

everyone in my extended family is like this. i think it might stem from growing up without much money

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738305)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:20 PM
Author: massive honey-headed genital piercing

there is also a school of thought that waste is bad and if others can make use of or repair something that is no longer of use to you, that's a great thing.

i'd argue this is a classic american trait like the protestant work ethic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738311)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:17 PM
Author: pearly sound barrier

It might be prole but I find it charming. My HOA/neighborhood has a dedicated group for this and people are always selling stuff for a pittance or giving stuff away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738304)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:19 PM
Author: burgundy jewess

I have a whole drawer full of old iphones and ipads and airpods cause its not worth dealing with selling shit like this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738306)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:22 PM
Author: massive honey-headed genital piercing

most of that shit is useless and should be thrown away or taken to electronics recycling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738313)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:27 PM
Author: bright swollen space persian

OP, the buyer usually hauls the thing away for you. Sometimes that’s convenient imo. And what would you have people do with Consoles, and Games?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738324)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 7:31 PM
Author: Duck-like Apoplectic Mother

imagine johnsmeyer’s listings for all his cuck schticks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738340)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 9:18 PM
Author: Fuchsia new version regret

OP doesn't get it. Sometimes you have items that (i) are a pain in the ass to get rid of and (ii) work perfectly well and really shouldn't go in a landfill.

You could give it away for free, but believe it or not, there's a significant difference between the class of people who will pay $40 for a sectional couch and those who want it for free.

The free people almost always flake out, waste your time, and seem like they will rob you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738572)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 9:49 PM
Author: Jet-lagged plaza digit ratio

Earl tp gave a great protip like 15 years ago. Do CURB ALERT for ur free shit but leave it on some random corner, not ur home address.

I've done it 5x in the years since and will circle around 10 minutes later and the stuff is gone it's incredible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738667)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 9:22 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal harsh church chad

Is this a good way to get laid

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738580)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: Dashing community account locus

its shrewd as fuck. i would sell 90% of the shit i own for 10% of what anybody paid for it even ten years ago. but yeah facebook is prole you should probably get into some real site for buying and selling shit. also, throwing shit out can be expensive and on top of that, a lot of people acknowledge that throwing usable shit out is extremely wasteful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738676)



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Date: March 12th, 2026 10:17 PM
Author: aromatic stag film

I have prole relatives who do this and it's sad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5844871&forum_id=2#49738738)