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And FB marketplace and craigslist?
by nonethewiser 4y ago
And FB marketplace and craigslist?
- NullPrefix 4y agoFb marketplace and cl only list ads, the transaction itself happens offsite
- rootusrootus 4y agoCL yes, FB Marketplace no. FB handles the payment for things you sell on Marketplace.
- NullPrefix 4y agoThanks, wasn't aware of that
- colinsane 4y agoand so does the seller here act as the “anonymous business” (OP’s words)? cash transactions w/o asking for ID or anything isn’t uncommon on CL. and there are CL users out there making a living from it (admittedly, they’re usually multi-platform sellers). at what point are such sellers breaking the law?
- charlieyu1 4y agoAnd why are we trying to invade the privacy of the sellers? They are as much as ordinary people as you and me
- Animats 4y agoCraigslist doesn't act as an intermediary. They never handle the money. They just put you in direct contact with the other party. Amazon doesn't want customers and sellers to communicate directly.
- rootusrootus 4y agoI'd expect FB to be affected, since they're acting as intermediary. CL doesn't do any payment handling though. Although the volume requirements may moot that.