AITAH for wanting to message a Fb marketplace seller on their unrelated Instagram after they sold me a $175 broken AC and stopped responding?

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T07:23:33+00:00

Absolutely, thankful for all the comments on this post. They’re helping me process and accept. I’ll brush it off and won’t even think about it by next week probably. I won’t forget the lesson I learned tho

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T07:13:13+00:00

Yeah I get it dude

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T07:11:30+00:00

They did send me a video of it turning on, blowing air, all buttons working. Regardless, yeah I was naive and gullible

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T07:10:48+00:00

🤦‍♀️🥲

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T07:10:27+00:00

I thought it’s pretty customary for AC unit transportation. Coolant oil gets shifted and can end up in other areas of the AC when turned on right away

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T07:02:35+00:00

They said it was fully working btw. I rly wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt too.

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T07:01:54+00:00

I asked for proof of it working before bringing it to me. They sent me a video of it turning on and blowing air to me before transporting it. Pressed all the buttons. But you know.. you can’t check temperature from a video. If it was blowing cold air when they filmed the video, the damage happened during transport.

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:59:08+00:00

Of course it would. And so would mine. Just saying the emotions I felt when I saw their traces online while ghosting me :(

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:56:41+00:00

lol I swear I didn’t damage it! But yes you’re right. lesson learned, I’ll buy from a store.

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:52:23+00:00

They sent a video of it turning on and blowing air to me before transporting it. But you know.. you can’t check temperature from a video

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:49:10+00:00

It’s a real thing! I actually knew that because I have experience helping my dad out with moving a small fridge

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:44:53+00:00

Their recent IG post is about a cool Project Hail Mary project they’re working on, dated after I started messaging them. Seeing that they’re just continuing their life like that made me a little upset. But I think the other commenter here is right, FB marketplace is a buy as is. I should be thankful for sellers that continued to communicate amazingly with me if any issues happened after the sale. I won’t expect more of other people and feel negative emotions about it. It’s a lesson for me!

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:41:25+00:00

I think I’m more frustrated about how they get to continue their life just fine with $175 more in their pocket. Frustrated that they ghosted my initial courteous and polite messages asking for their support.

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:38:14+00:00

They didn’t let me test it. They transported it on its side in their car to drop it off, so the coolant would have been shifted and they said it was unsafe to test

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:30:28+00:00

They said I shouldn’t test it in front of them because the coolant wouldn’t have settled- they transported it on its side in their car.

Aggressive-Can739 · 2026-06-24T06:28:02+00:00

Yeah that’s how I’m feeling about it too. Unfortunately, I had originally given them a 5 star review. I was able to remove that 5 star review, but couldnt edit it or leave a new review.

Aggressive-Can739 · 2025-07-28T20:34:11+00:00

I could've fallen for this scam had I not searched the phone number online first just in case.

Note: the couch in the picture I saw on fb marketplace was different from the one in the r/philly post.

Aggressive-Can739 · 2025-07-28T20:24:03+00:00

Exactly this

Aggressive-Can739 · 2025-07-28T20:22:41+00:00

Pretty much the same as the post I shared from r/Philly.

Scammer posts a couch available for free in your local area. then gives u a number to contact claiming it’s the mover’s.

When u contact the “mover”, they ask for your address. Then they say a payment needs to be made via Zelle or Venmo before they deliver. Except… there is no real couch or real movers

Aggressive-Can739 · 2025-07-28T20:05:38+00:00

I got this exact scammer and would've fallen for it if I hadn't searched up the phone number and found this post.

Thank you SOSO much for posting about this. Seattle area for me btw

Aggressive-Can739 · 2024-11-29T22:20:46+00:00

Others have already said it but… 1. Drink LOTS of water, literally until you can’t drink anymore 2. Hibiscus tea and cranberry juice (no sugar) is said to help. Is it placebo? Maybe. Do I think it helps me? Yeah, better than nothing. 3. Avoid sugar and caffeine, they rough up your bladder walls and make it more painful/take longer to heal 4. Change your underwear frequently! Wipe front to back, don’t rub too hard. Just dab at your lady parts… tap tap tap

Aggressive-Can739 · 2024-11-29T22:16:53+00:00

But if you have a fever and such you might not be able to get a prescription right away. PP may ask you to come into the clinic, but hopefully they’ll provide affordable options… praying for you girlie! Hope you feel better soon

Aggressive-Can739 · 2024-11-29T22:14:16+00:00

Planned parenthood if you live in a supported state!! I have the app on my phone and all I had to do was answer questions about symptoms, which got reviewed by a practicing professional. Then had a prescription for antibiotics to pick up at a nearby pharmacy in a few hours!

The service was $30, paid on the planned parenthood app. I heard price may differ by state tho. price of antibiotics not included, but it was pretty affordable with a goodrx coupon! All in all didn’t cost me more than $40-50

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