Best Of

17 people selling stuff online guaranteed to raise a smile or your hackles (or both)

There’s a rather fabulous Twitter account called The State of Selling which keeps an eye out for funny instances of people trying to sell stuff online.

Mostly they will raise a smile, sometimes they will raise your hackles and just occasionally both at the same time.

Here are 17 favourites.

1. Incredible interaction

2. SWAPS CONSIDERED HAHAHAHAH

3. It thinks it’s better than you

4. A what bed?!?

5. We appreciate the honesty

6. Swapping your kitchen appliances for a games console. We’ve all been there

7. “Hairstratiners”

8. Easy mistake to make

9. (Another) easy mistake