r/FacebookMarketplace

I’m looking into moving to a small town in Canada and wanted to check out the rental scene, and also just look at marketplace to see what the vibes of the town are like. Marketplace is only showing me some things that are kind of close (100+km away), and some things that are not even in the right province, despite putting in a specific location. Why is this happening and how do I fix it?

Had a weird situation and wondering if this is how Marketplace is supposed to work.

I listed a pair of armchairs and had a guy message me once asking if it was still available. I told him I already had a buyer lined up and would let him know if it fell through. He just replied “Ok” and that was the entire interaction.

He never bought the item, never followed up, nothing.

I sell the chairs to someone else… and 2 weeks later somehow this guy was still able to leave me a rating?

Now it’s saying I have a rating waiting and I have to rate him back to even see what he said.

Is this normal?? Seems kinda broken that someone who didn’t buy anything (and barely interacted) can rate you.

Curious if others have had this happen or if there’s any way to prevent it.

So basically I was selling some wigs and press on nails on FB Marketplace and this one lady messaged me telling me she was interested in buying a wig and one pair of press on nails. I told her okay I'm available this time for pickup, blah blah blah you know the rest. So, she told me she was on her way to come pick it up, I waited hours for her to show up, I reached out to her to ask if she was still coming. She told me yes, she said she was cashing out her check first and then she'll be on her way. I was like okay, believed her whatever. More hours go by, she doesn't show up. So I decided okay whatever, just another person playing games. She reached out to me the next day apologizing saying sorry something came up, got a lot going on. I was like okay I guess, cuz you know stuff happens. She was like can you possibly hold the item for me until Monday? (It was Friday when she reached out to me). I told her I didn't do holds because most of the time people ask for holds and then end up deciding that they don't want it anymore, it's unfair to people who wanna actually purchase. She insisted that she definitely still wanted it and wasn't gonna flake. I just told her if it's still available by the time Monday comes, you can get it but if someone else messages me about it to purchase over the weekend, I'm selling it to them because I don't do holds. She begged me to hold it for her, I repeated what I said. No holds! She said okay. Over the weekend, some ppl did message me but when I got back to them, they didn't respond which I'm used to lmao. Monday comes, she reaches out to ask if it sold, I told her no. She says okay, I'm on my way to get it, let me get food for my man first and then I'm coming. I said okay. Hourssss go by again! She don't show up! I reached out saying like what's up? you coming or not? because if you ain't, I'm selling to someone else because it's not fair for me to keep waiting for you. She just said "okay fine, I'm sorry." I told her next time please don't waste my damn time. Someone else reached out to me to buy the stuff and I gave them the location and time and they showed up, bought it with no issues! 🙌🏾 Chat, what do you think? Do you think the lady really wanted the items or she was just playing games? It really seems like to me she didn't actually want it but just didn't want me to sell it to someone else. She wanted control. What do y'all think?

I really really want this gorgeous carved wood floor lamp going for $50. I messaged the seller saying I’m very interested and asked the height to make sure it will fit in my backseat. She asked “are you interested” 🙄 and responded that it can be separated into two parts. I followed up saying yes, I can pick it up Saturday (tomorrow) as long as it fits and asking if it separates at the base or in the middle to make sure it will fit. She didn’t respond for two days. I reached out again tonight asking her to respond to my questions or just let me know if she moved on to another buyer. She responded with her schedule tomorrow and STILL refused to answer either of my questions. I don’t think I’m willing to drive an hour and a half just for it to not fit. But this is a lamp that would cost me $400+ otherwise. I’m so frustrated. Why do sellers do this?? If it’s so much work to answer a simple question that they’re willing to lose out on a sale, why respond?

pues e visto en otros lados que si sale pero en mis publicaciones nop

I normally sell in one location, but I'm helping my dad out by posting some of his stuff. We live hundreds of miles away from each other. Every time I list his stuff in his location, it changes all of my other posts to his location?!

I've fixed this like a half dozen times now! I'm losing my mind! Am I doing something wrong here?

Hi everyone, I just had a question. There is a really hard to find gaming headphone modification kit that I’ve been looking to get for a while now. I came across a listing on FBM, however the seller is really firm on selling it as a pickup only. I was wondering if there was any sort of package forwarding service, where someone who is local to the area could pickup the item from the seller, and then ship it. This would be within the US of course. The item is in Spring, TX, just outside of Houston. Any advice would be appreciated!

has anyone gotten a compact digital camera on facebook marketplace and had to get it shipped? i wanna buy one from there

Customer service is a joke and still hasn’t gotten back to me. When I click to see why it was suspended it takes me to an error message. I’ve tried almost every day this past month, contacted fb, nothing has changed!! Should I make a new fb just to use for marketplace? Ughhh I sold a lot through there

I just got this notification after making a sale, and am wondering this because the only other time this has ever happened was when I got a 1 star review once. Every time I got 5 stars, I didn’t get a notification.

If I don’t rate them back will it just not show up on my profile? I have a good rating average, but I’d rather not risk lowering it if I don’t have to.

I listed an item for a certain amount, and the buyer wrote to ask if I'd take less. We arrived at a compromise price and we met in the public space to seal the deal. The buyer handed me money of the original price that I'd asked and they refused to take change! "Just give me a good review" they said, smiling. So I did. Beside the 5 stars, I wrote some complimentary words for them.

And then I saw that they gave me 4 stars instead of 5! Soooo, can I delete their review? Can I -- or should I (although it seems ungracious) to alter my review of them as a buyer? After all, why would I highly rate a buyer who clearly didn't have an equally stellar purchase experience as I did? Ratings do count, after all, right?

I feel like I’m seeing more and more obviously fake names lately. I totally get the desire for anonymity, but I use my real name and always feel like it’s a little, I don’t know, unfair(?) when a buyer messages me with a dumb made-up name.

Am I overthinking it? I usually just ignore messages from them.

Buyer left a 5 star review. I don’t want them to be able to edit it. Is there a way to lock in the review?

Need some advice from people experienced with Marketplace.

I bought a PEL semi-auto washing machine (PWMS-8050) for 26k PKR, but had to list it after just 3 days due to a financial issue.

It’s basically open-box condition:

Plastic still on

Drum unused (packing foam still inside)

Box available

No faults

I listed it for 23k (negotiable), but I’m getting a lot of low offers (15–17k), especially from local dealers.

For those who’ve sold appliances before:

Is this just normal reseller behavior?

Should I wait for the right buyer or adjust price quickly?

Any tips to avoid getting lowballed?

Not trying to do a price check, just want to understand the best strategy here.