[theshrike79]

FB marketplace has zero authentication for sellers. No point in buying anything from there.

If you must buy something from Facebook, use specialist groups that are moderated and preferably private.

[itslennysfault]

I'd say Craigslist has even less authentication for sellers and it's pretty solid most of the time. I've sold a ton of things on there and honestly never run into scammers at all.

Also, I quit Facebook before they added marketplace so I can't make a comparison. I'm just going off of this thread mostly. I also know people who sell things on marketplace fairly regularly / successfully.

[taude]

Weird, I've had lots of success with Marketplace as both a buyer and seller. I only do local transactions, which is the same I would have done in the past with Craigslist, but I think Marketplace is miles-better than Craigslist.

[theshrike79]

If you're willing to go local and meet the seller and check the stuff, Marketplace might work.

It's still filled with obvious scams and reporting them does nothing. Meanwhile FB's AI Algorithm bans legit posts for selling prohibited items :D

[guiseroom]

What was so infuriating was how, if buying, I could limit my search to a local radius, but you can't do that when selling.