Prop and circumstance

July 25, 2025

Prop and circumstance: A Pennsylvania couple sold a floor buffer on Facebook Marketplace to a guy who paid with cash from the set of a movie. Literally. The bills said “for motion picture purposes” where “The United States of America” should’ve been. He took the floor buffer, blocked them and vanished like he had a Marvel budget. Cops are investigating.

Tags: Facebook, Facebook Marketplace, movie, states, United States

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1 billion

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