You might think that selling a mirror online is a pretty mundane part of life – but it has become such a phenomenon on the internet that entire pages dedicated to it have sprung up.
It turns out that taking a picture of a mirror is nearly impossible – without accidentally taking a selfie.
As a result, hilarious pictures have cropped up of people trying to take a picture of their mirrors, but not being able to get out of the way.
A Twitter page dedicated entirely to ‘people selling mirrors’ – @sellingamirror – posts people’s creative ways to avoid the problem, and the team at Bored Panda has collated the best into a hilarious gallery.
It means people online have tried to get creative as they flog their mirrors – and with mixed results.
A Twitter page dedicated entirely to ‘people selling mirrors’ – @sellingamirror – shows the creative ways sellers have tried to avoid getting themselves in the frame, including this enterprising soul from Rochdale
It is not unusual for a rogue arm or leg to be seen – while some people have given up on getting out of the way completely.
Some have gone to great efforts, even hiding behind doors and curtains, while another hilariously dressed up in a sheet to achieve anonymity.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the funniest examples of people trying to sell their mirrors online…
One US seller from Boston crouched to get the best shot of her mirror, but it meant she accidentally took a selfie in an amusing pose
Awkward angles! A couple tried to sell their mirror – but the result was that it looked like the husband’s head was on his wife’s body – resulting in an hilarious trick of the eye
Handy seller: Determined to be out of view, one Czech selfie-taker still couldn’t avoid getting their arms in the picture
The closing door style of this mirror meant that the seller’s feet appeared at the bottom – and they failed to actually show the mirror
Despite an attempt to hide behind a curtain, the seller’s entire silhouette was visible, making it fair to decribe this attempt as a fail
Subtle selfie: One seller placed her mirror on the floor to take the photo, capturing a very fetching angle
The mirror selfies at this British home also betray some intriguing interior design choices, including a display of model poodles
Owling with laughter! While selling a mosaic animal mirror, someone’s bare feet accidentally got in the way
Another not quite flawless attempt saw a selfie taker hide behind his door, with a tattooed arm revealing he was there
You can get a ‘stained glass mirror with jewels’ for only £60 – advertised by a woman from the UK who took a selfie from the sofa
Another seller got creative, sitting on her stairs, giving her wavy-edge mirror the attention it deserved
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