The Accidental Art of Selling Mirrors - 50+ Hilarious Photos
People just trying to sell mirrors… and accidentally selling their dignity too.
Selling a mirror online sounds like one of the easiest tasks imaginable. You clean it, snap a photo, write a short description, and wait for someone to message you. Simple, right? Not quite. As it turns out, photographing something that reflects everything around it, including you, can lead to some of the funniest and most unintentional moments on the internet.
Across countless listings, people have learned the hard way that a mirror has no mercy. Try to stay out of the frame, and it will find you anyway. What begins as an innocent photo session for an online sale often ends up as a surprise self-portrait, complete with awkward poses, questionable outfits, and reflections no one meant to share.
It’s become its own kind of internet phenomenon, part accident, part art form. Entire online communities now celebrate these moments, turning mirror mishaps into viral humor. The Facebook group - Mirrors For Sale - which has nearly 90,000 members, has become the go-to place for this unintentional comedy.
The group’s purpose is to collect and share photos of sellers who end up in the product. And occasionally, a user posts an image so perfectly timed or bizarre that you can’t help but laugh out loud.
"I Love The Effort And The Details"
acidmine"Am I Doing This Right?"
xristosp59"Dog Mirror"
SellingAMirror
"Cheese Grater For Sale"
PandaOfDoom
"Apologies If This Isn't The Right Place- But I Thought Immediately Of This Sub. This Is An Actual Ad In My Hometown!"
bzzinthetrap
"The Gateway To Grandma's Has Opened!"
Vaporwwahhhhhhhh
"Crab?"
HungryF0Rapples
"Subverted! Via Craigslist"
intheyear3005
"Keep Your Curse To Yourself, Thanks"
Tyrocious
"Selling A Mirror"
SellingAMirror
"And Here I Was Just Shopping For A Mirror"
jus_like_at
"Damn. Would’ve Been A Cheap Person"
dldppl
"Reflective Boi"
Graini
"Contemplating Existence"
Nytemare2366
"This Is A New One"
fetucine
"Never Thought I'd Find One In The Wild"
thathappend
"The Spectacles Are Always A Nice Touch On Ghost-Types"
SellingAMirror
"Wholesome Mirror"
MyOwnExWife
"I Think This Belong Here"
jop76
"We Have Peaked As A Subreddit"
Jamobinks
"Found On An Amazon Review"
SwanginPassYaKnees
"Weird Flex But Ok?"
sugarsnooki
"Peekaboo"
teadunker
"Hmmm"
Walusqueegee
"It’s A Mirror For Sale. I Don’t Know What To Title It"
imaginaryannie
"$8 12x12 Heavy"
reddit.com
"Shiny Rock"
brulmer
"Selling A Mirror"
SellingAMirror
"I Made A Reddit Account Specifically To Post This Cuz My Best Friend Said To."
cringe1999
"Finally! Someone Figured Out How To Get The Facing Angled Picture Without Being Seen In The Reflection."
BigSkyCuntry
"Fashun"
s_q_u_m_p
"He Needs The $15"
eggsinmyass
"Amaze Heckin' Mirror For Sale"
scodal
"Camera For Sale"
Itz0n
"Found In My Local Garage Sale Site"
sweetpotatogoatwind
"Reminded Me Of This Sub"
reddit.com
"All-Aluminum Guitar For Sale"
Gamerboy49
"Dog Not Included"
nothous
"Hm"
SellingAMirror
"You Win This Time"
rehpotsirhc123
"Power Stance Of A Saleswoman"
drew_barrymores_lisp
"Not Really A Mirror But Still Probably Counts"
cowboycock69
"Spotted On The Facebook Market Place"
SmiteTheBacon
"Arty"
brideofsanto
"Yes"
SellingAMirror
"Hm"
SellingAMirror
"Hm...OK"
SellingAMirror
"Pretty Guitar"
ME1280
"Grandma Getting That Extra Drift In Need For Speed"
reddit.com
"I Pray To God That He Is Included"
reddit.com
"*gulp*"
woweewow
"Guy Took A Photo Of His Homemade Computer. Nice Face"
ITstaff09
"Forgot About That Bezel"
Bibby_M
"He Is Powering Up"
mirr_martorana
"Portal To The Aether"
Jereton_EX
"Some days In This Game, You See An Object So Beautiful, So Sublime, That It Literally Takes Your Breath Away. Not Today, Obviously"
SellingAMirror
"Man Shows Off Tiny Legs In Mirror"
SaveFile1
Every blurry face, every half-hidden arm, every mirror selfie that wasn’t meant to be - each one captures a small, funny truth about everyday life.
For as long as people try to photograph reflective surfaces, they’ll keep finding new ways to end up in the picture. Sometimes stealing the spotlight from the mirror itself, but always giving us a reason to laugh.
