35 Times People Were Weirded Out By What They Found On Facebook Marketplace

It would be an understatement to say that Facebook Marketplace is ‘big’ or ‘impactful.’ It is absolutely gargantuan, not least because it has Meta, Facebook’s parent company, backing it.

Facebook itself is sprawling. DemandSage states that there are overall 3.07 billion active monthly users and 2.11 billion daily users on Facebook. It’s a huge social network, so there’s lots of opportunities for sales here.

BusinessDasher notes that the e-commerce platform has a jaw-dropping 1.1 billion users worldwide. 474 million of that 1+ billion users are considered to be active users.

It’s estimated that 16% of people who log in to Facebook do this just so that they can shop on Marketplace. They’re dedicated users of the e-commerce platform. It goes to show just how used it is, even if you or anyone you know prefers to buy and sell things on the seemingly endless number of alternative platforms out there.

Bored Panda was interested to learn about the inspiration behind the project. According to the curator, they saw an interesting niche that needed to be filled.

"I didn't think there was a place for people to talk and comment on insane Facebook Marketplace listings, so thought it could be cool to start it, and it took off," they told us in an email.

"The community is new but already active. So many people send me things daily and it seems like it has become top of mind to share," the creator of the Instagram account opened up about just how engaged their followers are.

We were curious to get the creator's thoughts on why Facebook Marketplace has such a huge presence on the internet. "I think it is so popular because you can find a lot of good deals and items locally, and that people also think that they can sell their random things that probably don't have much value," they said.

The creator of 'Insane FB Marketplace' warned everyone to be wary of potential scams. Facebook Marketplace, just like any other e-commerce platform, has some shady characters from time to time.

However, the curator noted that, somewhat ironically, not all scammers are good at communicating, so it's not always obvious what the scam even is. "Like 9/10 people that contact you seem to be scammers from other countries which is weird because I don't even know what they want from people or what the scam is," they said that the only thing that is clear is that there's some type of scam involved.

According to the creator of 'Insane FB Marketplace', it is "so much fun having this account and growing a little community." They also told Bored Panda that people shouldn't be shy about getting in touch with them via Instagram or email if they stumble upon any 'insane' finds on Marketplace. If you see something bizarre, definitely reach out!