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Listed alongside the more familiar knackered sofas and unwanted books are ancient, stolen treasures: Facebook Marketplace has ...
Facebook Marketplace is typically used as a hub for thrifters to discover hidden gems that are now up for resale. But in Syria, some Facebook Marketplace users may find some unexpected items alongside ...
I bought an antique cabinet on Facebook Marketplace — what I found inside is what dreams are made of By . Taylor Knight. Published Jan. 7, 2025. Updated Jan. 7, 2025, 9:02 a.m. ET.
Now there are at least 90 Facebook groups, most in Arabic, connected to the illegal trade in Middle Eastern antiquities, with tens of thousands of members, he said.
Woman thought she only bought an antique cabinet on Facebook marketplace — but discovers way more inside ‘Literally, no words,’ she says upon looking inside the cabinet and coming across a ...
Amanda DeWitt tells PEOPLE that after opening the 8-foot-long antique Louis XVI marble-top buffet she purchased from Facebook Marketplace, she discovered an entire collection of Hermès china.
Ancient treasures pillaged from conflict zones in the Middle East are being offered for sale on Facebook, researchers say, including items that may have been looted by Islamic State militants.
Home; Crime; under the radar Why Syrian antiquities are flooding Facebook Marketplace. Looting of ancient treasures has surged since the fall of Assad, and finds a quick market online ...