Mild Acquaintance and 62 Others Wrapped Up In ‘Honda Accord For Sale’ Facebook Post
Facebook Marketplace, USA — In what experts are calling “a digital cry for help,” local man Jake Sanderson, 29, has triggered widespread social confusion after tagging an absurd 63 people — ranging from mild acquaintances to outright strangers — in a Facebook Marketplace post advertising his 2007 Honda Accord.
“Facebook just isn’t showing my posts like it used to,” Jake explained, as if this justified dragging multiple social circles into vehicular sales desperation. “So I thought, hey, maybe if I tag a few folks, the algorithm will finally bless me.”
That “few folks” ended up being everyone he had ever gone to school with, talked to for long enough to share Facebook accounts, or once mutually liked a meme with— including his ex-girlfriend’s dog sitter, two people from a Zoom trivia night in 2020, and a guy named Eric? who no one can confirm is real.
The post itself, which featured 11 low-resolution photos and a caption riddled with phrases like “great first car” and “AC blows cold,” quickly descended into chaos. Comments ranged from the confused (“Why am I tagged in this?”) to the concerned (“Jake, are you okay?”) to the entrepreneurial (“Trade for 12ft trampoline?”).
“I thought we were friends,” said Danielle Cruz, who had one group project with Jake in college and hadn’t thought of him since. “Turns out I was just engagement bait for a worn-out Accord with mismatched hubcaps.”
One tagged individual, Mr. Peebles, a former substitute teacher of Jake’s, took the high road. “I don’t drive anymore,” he commented, “but thank you for thinking of me.”
Jake, for his part, is unrepentant. “People act like I committed a war crime,” he said. “But if I sell this car, we all win.”
At last check, the post had 134 comments, 17 laugh reactions, and one serious inquiry from someone trying to pay with Pokémon cards and a blender.
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