Man Goes on Twitter to Sell Aeroplane, People Funnily Ask for Discount
- A Nigerian man has generated massive reactions from people on Twitter after saying he wants to sell a private jet for $6 million (R86 million)
- When he asked people to help him retweet his business on their timelines, Nigerians asked all manners of funny questions
- Showing that they are not his target customers, some people asked him if can get payments in installments
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A Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @mr_geffi1 has caused so much social media buzz after he posted an advert for an aeroplane.
Putting the price at $6 million (R86 million), the man said that the location of the aircraft is Abuja. He attached three photos of the airbus so prospective buyers can see what they are paying for.
Source: UGC
Its interior shows that the aircraft is a private jet and not a passenger plane. A side of the aisle has a three-seater couch.
Nigerians would just not have any of it as they asked where he actually wants them to see money to buy such.
There were others who said they have not even made enough money to buy a second-hand car, as they wondered who his target audience is on the Twitter platform.
See his post below:
As at the time of writing this report, his post had gathered hundreds of comments. Briefly News compiled some of the reactions below:
@haryomedeh said:
"Bookmarking this for when it's important for me to have one."
@STARSFLYZ1 asked:
"Can I pay you in installment?"
@Jaylord022 said:
"Na small money sef. If you go fit wait make i pack my ajo(contribution) next month then i go fit buy am."
@BrainFacy said:
"If you remove the chairs and I bring plastic chair, remove the wifi I mean who browses on their way to heaven, remove all the towels so it remains one, remove the rug, how much will it now cost?"
@parashikalakuma said:
"I want to buy two of these. One for my wife and one for myself. Any discount for the two?"
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that a Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @KidMarleymusic stirred massive conversations after offering to sell a dog for N1.1m.
He said that the dog is 6 months old. Many people could not just help but wonder why such a pet would be so expensive.
Many people jokingly asked if he wants to sell a house, a dog, or both as they just could not place buying the animal for that much.
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Source: Briefly News
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