When I first spotted the listing on Facebook Marketplace, I was sure that it was a scam.

To use animatronics dismantled, bundled together, foresaal, discounted.

They were a new seller with what looked like a fake account that had been quickly set up.

It was actually the picture that tipped me off that they were from some Disney attractions.

One appeared to be an angled shot of a robot pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and

the other was what looked like an older model of one of those presidents from the infamous

Liberty Square attraction.

I told myself that it was too good to be true, but I went ahead and shot the seller a message

anyway.

Let him know I was interested in buying.

Their reply came quickly.

Hello, thank you for your interest.

These items will be auctioned next Monday at a certain storage unit.

Please submit info for your spot at the event.

Signed John.

That immediately made me reconsider.

I didn't really have time to waste, wandering all the way downtown for a chance at purchasing

these things.

Now, I knew that an auction like this could probably take hours.

Not to mention shipping, handling, and all the other hidden fees that they could easily

attach.

I put in my information, but I wasn't expecting more to come from it.

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