Facebook marketplace

Facebook marketplace

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Sa Calobra

Original Poster:

37,493 posts

214 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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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.

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

173 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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We and many people we know have sold a huge amount on Facebook market place and never had any issue.

Having said that, it's only in the local only groups.

ZOLLAR

19,909 posts

176 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Sold two cars on there.

Quick, easy and free.

But as with anything, experiences will vary person to person!

Sa Calobra

Original Poster:

37,493 posts

214 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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ZOLLAR said:
Sold two cars on there.

Quick, easy and free.

But as with anything, experiences will vary person to person!
I've had "how many gears is it"? It says on the ad.

"Are you the first owner"? No does that really matter on a bicycle?

R8Steve

4,150 posts

178 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Is this still available?

Yes

Silence...

Time and time again, never understood why people do it.

Shaoxter

4,109 posts

127 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Sold some furniture and baby stuff on there (generally for peanuts), shifted very quickly and pleasant selling experiences overall, certainly better than Gumtree. I think having a name and a picture reduces the number of messages from idiots.

C0ffin D0dger

3,440 posts

148 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Was just contemplating trying to shift a few items on there as it seems I'll get similar money to eBay but without them taking their 10%. Think I'll probably give it a go, if it doesn't pan out I can always go back to eBay.

WonkeyDonkey

2,370 posts

106 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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I had my Elise up for sale on there, had some guy proceed to slag my car off and tell me how much his rx7 would run rings round it because I turned down his offer of 9k

normalbloke

7,525 posts

222 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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R8Steve said:
Is this still available?

Yes

Silence...

Time and time again, never understood why people do it.
Because there is a single press button that does this for them.

Sa Calobra

Original Poster:

37,493 posts

214 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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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.

Sa Calobra

Original Poster:

37,493 posts

214 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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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.

agent006

12,058 posts

267 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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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

1,555 posts

204 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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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.

anonymous-user

57 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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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 easy
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

julianm

1,555 posts

204 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Thanks a lot for the help - it seems different to a couple of months ago. Can now sell some tat & buy some more!

Down and out

2,700 posts

67 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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I've given up with most selling sites, can't cope with the idiots, charity shop or bin nowadays.

Skyedriver

18,173 posts

285 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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R8Steve said:
Is this still available?

Yes

Silence...

Time and time again, never understood why people do it.
THIS

E65Ross

35,276 posts

215 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Skyedriver said:
R8Steve said:
Is this still available?

Yes

Silence...

Time and time again, never understood why people do it.
THIS
Yep, this irks me. That said, I have sold a fair bit of stuff over the past 12 months or so on FB marketplace and on the whole have had a pretty good experience. In fact, I sold something today! Saves paying Ebay and Paypal fees, too!

MOBB

3,669 posts

130 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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We are moving house and have cleared out loads of stuff on there

You do get a lot of time wasters but things do sell

Zetec-S

6,049 posts

96 months

Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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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.


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 hehe