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Learn how to buy and sell on Facebook Marketplace with confidence! If you decorate on a budget, check out the tips, etiquette and how to make money as well as save money using Facebook Marketplace!
Do your research before buying! Whether buying or selling, head over to eBay and check out what items actually sold for in your local area first.
First, you need to add your location. Then, decide how far you’d be willing to go to pick something up.
To avoid getting items outside of your area, you should tap on the checkbox "local only", like shown below.
You need to have your item search terms ready to go! Create a list on your note app, then copy/paste the term into Facebook Marketplace's search box.
Check out the seller’s Selling Profile. Just suss out the seller and see what kind of feeling you get. How thorough is the listing, if you ask questions…how do they respond?
Negotiating on a price… FBMP isn’t a flea market, so don’t tell someone what you’ll give them. A better approach would be to ask something like “would you consider $85” or if you feel that the price is right don’t even ask.
A lot of people are giving away vintage gems completetly for free! Of course, you probably will have to take care of the picking the item up.
Do not hold items when selling unless a deposit or prepayment is made.
Be as thorough as you can in your listings.
Use your phone to take pics, but don’t have a lot of junk in the way and please style your item nicely.
Edit your photo if it needs it.
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