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I know others have had good success with FB Marketplace, but man I only see scams. I've posted stuff there and on Nextdoor and CL, and I get 10x the number of s
by gnicholas 3y ago
I know others have had good success with FB Marketplace, but man I only see scams. I've posted stuff there and on Nextdoor and CL, and I get 10x the number of scam buyers on FB. I stopped even trying to post stuff there, since it was all chaff and no wheat. Kind of surprising, considering I live in SV, just a few miles from FB HQ. I'd think there would be plenty of legit users here!
- wvenable 3y agoI've bought and sold so much stuff on Facebook marketplace. Almost always in person and in cash and always a good experience. At least one time I broke the rule and actually sent money up front for an item but the seller packaged up and sent it right away. The amount was low enough that I wasn't worried about losing it, the item was pretty unique, and I spent a bunch of time checking on things before I decided to trust.
- paxys 3y agoI've bought/sold hundreds of items on FB Marketplace and never had a problem. The quality and response rate is significantly better than Craigslist, Nextdoor and others. The simple rule is – local, in-person meetup and cash only. If someone insists on anything else then just block and report them.
- chihuahua 3y agoI sold a handful of items on FB Marketplace. Sold in-person for cash. No problems, except for one attempted fraudster who was very obvious. People show up in person, hand over cash, take away items to declutter my garage. I even managed to sell a nearly-new MacBook Pro for $1900 on FB Marketplace (employer let me keep it after layoff). Local buyer for cash. The buyer was super careful and had the Apple store verify everything about the MacBook.