Online shopping platforms and marketplaces have opened up a whole new fun and easy way to buy almost anything your heart desires, without having to traipse through a whole bunch of malls and stores. From household goods, to gadgets, clothes, cars, and plants, you can find it all under one world wide web proverbial “roof”.
While there are some super cool deals, there are also a few items that are bound to stop you in your tracks and leave you wondering WHY anyone would own something like that, let alone try to sell it. We’re talking about things like 100 loose human teeth, super scary dolls, and creepy decor that can best be described as sleep paralysis demons.
Bored Panda has braved the depths of the weird and wonderful web to compile a list of some of the most disturbing objects we could find for sale. Some look like they could have come straight off the set of a horror movie, while others might have been found in the dark, dusty attic of a haunted house.
#1 This Thing For Sale On Craigslist. The Description Makes It Even More Confusing
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#2 "Garden Decor" For Sale On Fb Marketplace
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#3 Scrolled Past This Horror On My Local Facebook Market
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The concept of selling human teeth online might initially come across as bizarre and a bit creepy. But it turns out there could sometimes be something more sinister at play.
According to experts, there is a big black market for human teeth. These can reportedly sell for up to $10 each, and often end up in the hands of dental students who are required to have teeth specimens as part of their studies.
The Tooth Bank is a non-profit organization made up of dentists, dental students and volunteers. They are working together to raise awareness about, and bring an end to, the illegal trade of human teeth around the globe. The NPO also helps by providing dental students with ethically sourced teeth.
#4 Facebook Marketplace Is A Gold Mine. This Lovely Thing Is $200
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#5 Vintage Michael Jackson Rubber Halloween Mask
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#6 Apparently Furbies Weren't Creepy Enough
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The Tooth Bank revealed in 2020 that some dental students buy illegal human teeth because they have no other choice.
"Students order from these shady companies, not because they are looking for a cheaper alternative, but because there is no alternative," reads a press release, adding that the dealers and syndicates source teeth through the most heinous, unethical methods imaginable.
"These methods include grave robbing, theft, and exploitation of the most impoverished and vulnerable communities in the world."
#7 These "Garden Ornaments" My Girlfriend Found On Facebook Marketplace
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#8 "Found On Craigslist..." Containment Necessary?
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#9 Burn It. Burn It Now Before The Curse Takes Hold!
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The Tooth Bank claims that India and China are popular sources of blackmarket bones and teeth. Dealers advertise the teeth online, and many end up in the United States.
The NPO has called on dentists to donate extracted teeth to students, in order to curb the illegal trade. "Currently, dentists in the U.S. dispose of extracted teeth in biohazard bins," noted the organization.
"Instead of throwing away extracted teeth, dentists can order a tooth donation kit at no cost and drop them in a jar. The Tooth Bank also includes a return shipping label so dentists can send them back once filled as a tax-deductible donation."
#10 With The Movie Coming Out They Finally Found Their Chance
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#11 Not Haunted
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#12 $40 For Your Very Own Sleep Paralysis Demon
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Many times, creepy online ads aren't sinister. Just weird. In 2022, an exotic dancer named Rebekka Blue made headlines for raking in a fortune selling things like burps in a jar, toenail clippings, used tissues and dirty bath water. Blue claims to make between $5,000 and $10,000 on "average" a month from her bizarre business venture.
#13 $20 For Old Doll Head Found While Hiking
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#14 Heil Spez And His Man Made Horrors Beyond Comprehension
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#15 Campbell Soup Boy
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"If you see me throwing something in the trash, then there's a red flag, because I'm usually keeping it in my bag to sell later," Blue told Wales Online. "Even if we go to the salon to get our toes done, I'm asking to keep the flip flops and the toenail dividers and trying to get my client to pay for everybody's pedicures. It's an upselling challenge."
#16 Thanks, I Hate Toenail Clipping "Art"
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#17 Cicada Shell Wreath
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#18 Absolutely Horrifying
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Blue revealed that the oddest thing she ever sold was IUD (intrauterine device). Her doctor had thrown it in the trash after removing it. She took it out, bagged it and kept it for a prospective buyer, who she knew would eventually bite.
"I had a client who bought strange things like my stuffed animals and my panty-liners and some off-the-wall things and thought, 'maybe he could use this as a trophy?' He offered me four figures to have something that was inside my body for almost five years, which was godly to him," said Blue, adding that it was hands down one of the highlights of her career.
#19 My Fiancée Sent This To Me And I Couldn’t Help But Feel It Belonged Here
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#20 Just What I Always Wanted, And Such A Reasonable Price Too
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#21 Nightmare Fuel! Get Your Nightmare Fuel Here!
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The entrepreneur claims to have made a million dollars selling her unique, bizarre and used items online. And has even written a book to teach other women how to do the same.
According to Blue, the most disgusting thing she's sold is a used diaper. And yes. It was worn by her. But the truth may be even more gross. Blue told the outlet that she's not willing to reveal everything she's sold. "That's as far as I'll go... it gets weirder, but I don't think we can post that stuff," said the businesswoman.
#22 Great! I Always Wanted A Sleep Paralysis Demon In A Terrarium
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#23 This Fb Marketplace Listing
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#24 Harry Potter, But With Human Teeth Instead Of Glasses
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In a separate interview, Blue told News24 that her most popular items are socks, panties and tights, adding that they're usually sold after being worn.
"I charge more for the unique and weird requests such as tongue scrapings, bath water and cotton buds with ear wax on," she said. "I basically make money from anything that is attached to my body."
#25 Some Kind Of Double Wide Rat Doll Thing
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#26 Wtf Facebook Marketplace
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#27 Will Make A Good Chair For Someone Who Knows How To Restore It. 25$ No Low Ball Offers
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#28 Catch And Release And Run And Hide. Scary Footstool!
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#29 From Facebook Market Place
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#30 Straight Up Just Teeth
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#31 This Absolute Nightmare Fuel Found On Fb Marketplace
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#32 "No Lowballs I Know What I've Got"
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#33 This Seems To Be Taking A Long Time To Sell. Wonder Why
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#34 Y,gh
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#35 Spotted By A Friend On Marketplace. At Least It’s On Sale?
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#36 Found In Ct On Facebook
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#37 The Hair Is Probably More Unsettling Than The Rest Of It
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#38 Someone Posted This Hair Clip For Sale On Facebook Marketplace. It Looks Like Maggots Or Teeth To Me
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#39 This Doll That Popped Up On My Fb Marketplace Page
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#40 Local Characters, You Say?!?! Rare, You Say?
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#41 Well That's A Little Creepy
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#42 Found On Facebook Marketplace
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#43 Tooth Ring
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#44 The Stuff Of Nightmares
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#45 Saw This Vintage Santa Decoration With Light Up Eyes On Marketplace
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#46 Yikes
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#47 This Bike Seat I Found On Facebook Marketplace Listed For 20$
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#48 This Real Advertisement On My Local Facebook Marketplace
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#49 Saw These “Custom” Air Forces On Facebook Marketplace
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#50 Just Found A Nick Cage Octopus. You’re Welcome
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#51 I'd Have To Pay 40 Bucks For This Pos And Go Pick It Up?
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#52 Death In A Bathroom Via Craigslist
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#53 Love This Fb Group
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#54 Found In Facebook Marketplace
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#55 This Was Listed On Facebook Marketplace
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#56 This Facebook Post Will Be Haunting My Dreams With A Ruler
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#57 That's Exactly What A Haunted Piano Would Say
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#58 Clg
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#59 Seashell Jordans
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#60 The Seller Seems Just As Confused As I Am
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#61 Thanks, I Hate Facebook Marketplace
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#62 Pay Me To Remove This From My House
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#63 Haul Away A Collosal Mountain Of Trash For Him. It'll Only Cost You $1000
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#64 This Not Not Haunted Dresser On Facebook Marketplace: “Some May Say The Way The Wood Formed Presents A Haunted Face, But It Is Not Haunted And I Think It Adds Character.”
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#65 This Facebook Marketplace Ad
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#66 Found On Facebook Marketplace Near Me
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#67 This Doll On Facebook Marketplace
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#68 These Plates Were Terrifying
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#69 Condolences. Heil Spez
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#70 Yfl
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#71 You Never Disappoint Facebook Marketplace
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#72 Winters Here, Must Be Why He’s Coffin
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#73 I Keep Finding Creepy Dolls In Facebook Marketplace
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#74 Creepy 12' Tall Elvis Head
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#75 "Very Old Picture Of Jesus" Kinda Scary LOL
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#76 I Found This On A Facebook Page Where People Sell 4 Wheel Drive Vehicles
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#77 Tbh It’s So Well-Made I Kinda Want It, But It Freaks Me Out
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#78 Blursed Gaming Chair
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#79 Now You Too Can Enjoy Your Own Creepy Baby. Only $50
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#80 51?
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#81 Buy This Terrifying Approximation Of Someone Else's Terrible Pet
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#82 Pay Me To Be My Exterminator?
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#83 Slightly Used
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#84 Thinking About Getting The Kids A New Toy
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#85 “When Lit, Illuminates Fetus”
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#86 I Don't Remember This Part In Silent Hill
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#87 Know No Career Boundaries
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#88 Really Pulls The Room Together
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#89 Found On My Local Buy/ Sell Page, “For That Special Someone”
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#90 Absolutely Terrifying
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