- The weirdest and wackiest items listed on Gumtree Australia have been exposed
- Classifieds site revealed it is home to some of the most absurd advertisements
- Air bottled at a Justin Bieber concert just one of 15 listings released this week
- Another punter took to Gumtree to advertise 160 life-size mechanical dinosaurs
From prosthetic limbs to air bottled at a Justin Bieber concert, the weirdest and wackiest items listed on Gumtree have been exposed.
The classifieds site revealed it was home to some of the most absurd advertisements including oxygen trapped in bottle a Bieber show.
The bottle of air was just one of 15 listings released this week to celebrate the site's 10th anniversary since hitting Australian shores in 2007.
The weirdest and wackiest items listed on Gumtree have been revealed by the classifieds website. Among them was a set of 'zombie dolls'
Making the top 15 was a woman named Susan from Collingwood.
Susan posted an ad to Gumtree in 2012 asking for someone to sit in her room and watch her sleep at night.
'I would like to preface this by saying that this is not a joke,' she said.
'I'm looking for somebody to sit in my room at night and watch over me as I sleep.
'Recently I have had a lot of trouble sleeping and I think it would be comforting if I knew somebody was there.
'I'd also like it if you were to wear a small owl costume as you do so.'
Baby Alive Dolls - dolls that appear so lifelike they have on occasion been confused for actual babies, also made the list
The classifieds site revealed it was home to some of the most absurd advertisements including oxygen trapped in bottle a Beiber show
The ad was revealed to be fake days later, but that didn't stop it from going viral.
An ad purporting to be posted by Clive Palmer also made the list.
A punter took to Gumtree to advertise 160 life-size mechanical dinosaurs the week Mr Palmer was revealed to be facing a raft of fraud allegations and funding misappropriation.
The dinosaurs were advertised as 'very sophisticated' with only 'small scratches and dints' and were available for 'quick sale' to help the former Queensland politician get back on his feet.
'Add a touch of class to your golf course or complement your vintage car collection. These are collectables – will definitely hold their value,' it read.
A punter took to Gumtree to advertise 160 life-size mechanical dinosaurs the week Mr Palmer was revealed to be facing a raft of fraud allegations and funding misappropriation
The dinosaurs were advertised as 'very sophisticated' with only 'small scratches and dints'
A free Lamborghini, an ad for a truck, a tank and a toadfish rounded out the list (stock image)
Also making the list was a set of 'zombie dolls', a two metre tall Jar-Jar Binks, Darth Vader's Bust Sculpture and Baby Alive Dolls – dolls that appear so lifelike they have on occasion been confused for actual babies.
People also advertised themselves up as 'Pokemon Go drivers' during the Pokemon Go craze in 2016.
The drivers charged $30 per hour and an extra $5 for people who wanted to charge their phone during the trip.
A free Lamborghini, an ad for a truck, a tank and a toadfish rounded out the list of the most absurd listings on the site in the past 10 years.
A toadfish was just one of the wacky items listed on the classifieds website (stock image)
Also making the list was a set of 'zombie dolls' and a two metre tall Jar-Jar Binks
People also advertised themselves up as 'Pokemon Go drivers' during the Pokemon Go craze in 2016
Darth Vader's Bust Sculpture also made the top 15 of Gumtree Australia's most absurd advertisements
Susan posted an ad to Gumtree in 2012 asking for someone to sit in her room and watch her sleep at night
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