A woman who took to Facebook to advertise a fire sale of her ex-boyfriends treasured Nike TN collection has hit back at suggestions she’s a scammer.
“Break up sale. Selling his pride and joys,” the woman wrote to a page dedicated to selling sneakers.
“No holds need to be picked up today or paid for today if postage is needed,” she continued, adding that most of the shoes were size nine.
Dozens of the pairs appeared to be Nike TNs, which, of late, have become synonymous with the ‘eshay’ urban youth subculture member.
“So, you broke up with an eshay?,” one commenter asked.
The trainers, marketed officially as Nike Tuned, generally fetch anywhere between $100 and $300 brand new.
However, scam-wary Facebook shoppers quickly pointed out holes in the “heartbroken” seller’s offer.
The sleuths in the comment section pointed out her low friend count and a cover photo, which was clearly a screenshotted stock image from Google.
“Four friends since 2019 … nothing sus (suspicious) at all,” one person said.
“Didn’t even crop out the Safari,” added another about the picture on her profile.
The woman hit back, insisting she was a real person and claiming the fire sale was due to her moving house.
“Wow you guys really have some time on your hands,” she argued.
“Guys this is a page strictly used for selling and the urgency for the sale was for leaving the home yesterday (sic).”
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“No boxes I’ve posted for pick up guys it isn’t a scam at all.”
Facebook Marketplace has recently become a hotbed for scammers, with fake sellers luring buyers to make PayPal transactions or other payments for goods never actually handed over.
Sellers are also at risk, often being asked to send an item before they receive payment or receiving fake receipts of online payments.
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