Facebook marketplace
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So it's seemingly taken over abit from Gumtree as the place to sell? Isay that as all the Muppets seem to have gone from Gumtree to FB..
I've sold a number of items on FB and had countless idiots offering peanuts, asking me to travel 200miles to meet them (one said she'd meet me at Kings Cross and could I get the train down/make a weekend of it?
One bloke posted on my Brompton for sale that he could tell me all about my bike and that it didn't have the right brakes or gear shifter and it'd cost me £500 to get it upto the right level of spec.
I said are you interested in the bike? No he wasn't. Just being helpful apparently?!
One bloke has messaged me non stop even after I marked the item has sold. He'd turned up said yes it looks exactly as you described but I've got loads to see. And left. Then two days later hammered me with messages with one saying you were holding it for me.
I've sold a number of items on FB and had countless idiots offering peanuts, asking me to travel 200miles to meet them (one said she'd meet me at Kings Cross and could I get the train down/make a weekend of it?
One bloke posted on my Brompton for sale that he could tell me all about my bike and that it didn't have the right brakes or gear shifter and it'd cost me £500 to get it upto the right level of spec.
I said are you interested in the bike? No he wasn't. Just being helpful apparently?!
One bloke has messaged me non stop even after I marked the item has sold. He'd turned up said yes it looks exactly as you described but I've got loads to see. And left. Then two days later hammered me with messages with one saying you were holding it for me.
Another angle I have received. I posted collect only due to hassle and weight.
Say the price was a very keen £600.
I received numerous variations of "can you post and I'll pay you £600 all in".
Another stated this and said "it should only cost you £60 to post to the US for me." He even sent me a screenshot of a typical postal shipment cart checkout cost.
Say the price was a very keen £600.
I received numerous variations of "can you post and I'll pay you £600 all in".
Another stated this and said "it should only cost you £60 to post to the US for me." He even sent me a screenshot of a typical postal shipment cart checkout cost.
And again. I've advertised a highish end kids bike for a low price with 'scratches and marks in keeping with use'.
Guy turns up and makes excuses. Typically secondhand buyers of Islabikes and Frog's want mint condition so they can sell on for no loss after they've finished with it.
My sons bike had a couple of scratches on the top tube and some rust on a brake lever control.
Guy turns up and makes excuses. Typically secondhand buyers of Islabikes and Frog's want mint condition so they can sell on for no loss after they've finished with it.
My sons bike had a couple of scratches on the top tube and some rust on a brake lever control.
I find with FB marketplace, the crapper the thing you're selling, the better. We've shifted all sorts of stuff, and it's always the "random assortment of knackered rusty garden tools and broken flower pots" type thing that has someone shoving a tenner in your hand within the hour. As anything more than cheap house clearance or avoiding a trip to the tip it's just a pain in the arse.
julianm said:
Is it possible to use Facebook Marketplace from a PC or do you need to use a smartphone?
I can't get anywhere in my attempts to put on an ad but can 'see' listings from others. Can't get to the detailed descriptions either.
Yes very easyI can't get anywhere in my attempts to put on an ad but can 'see' listings from others. Can't get to the detailed descriptions either.
Log into your facebook account on your PC/Laptop
Click the home tab
Look on your left hand column for Marketplace - click on it
Click on the blue "sell something" box
Follow instructions deciding what it is - tere are 3 main categories - Property, Vehicles and items for sale
Follow instructions as they appear on screen
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 2nd July 19:47
Skyedriver said:
R8Steve said:
Is this still available?
Yes
Silence...
Time and time again, never understood why people do it.
THISYes
Silence...
Time and time again, never understood why people do it.
R8Steve said:
Is this still available?
Yes
Silence...
Time and time again, never understood why people do it.
Happens so many times, I do think there is a big section of the population who have nothing better/else to do than browse Facebook and ask pointless questions about items they have no intention of buying.Yes
Silence...
Time and time again, never understood why people do it.
The other thing I find is that there's always someone who simply ignores the price you ask for and offers a swap for something. I've lost count of the number of times I've been offered an xbox in exchange for whatever item I've advertised. I bet if I stuck an advert for an xbox on there someone would offer me a bloody xbox in part exchange
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