India, Feb. 4 -- A Georgia man was left in disbelief after ordering a drill and receiving nothing but a printed photograph of the tool instead. According to a report by the New York Post, Sylvester Franklin, 68, had purchased a drill along with a pressure washer for $40 from the Chinese online marketplace AliExpress in November, believing he had found an unbeatable bargain.

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However, when his package arrived in December, Franklin was stunned to find that instead of the actual drill, the retailer had sent him a folded-up picture of the item along with a single screw.

"I paid around $40 - all I got was a picture of the drill a...