Phil B Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 From Slashdot: Quote Facebook today also announced the launch of "Marketplace," allowing users to buy and sell items on the social media platform. The company says more than 450 million people already visit buying and selling groups on Facebook each month. The new service will be available to people over 18 years of age in the United States, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand on Facebook's iPhone and Android over the coming days. BetaNews adds: The primary aim of Facebook Marketplace is to keep things as simple as possible. Both listing and searching for items is incredibly easy, and the focus is on putting would-be buyers in contact with sellers as close by as possible. The new feature sits alongside the many existing pages that have been set up to facilitate the buying and selling of goods, and Facebook has made it possible to post items to the Marketplace and individual pages simultaneously to help maximize your audience. Did anyone start selling on Facebook Marketplace yet? Any tips or watchouts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbee Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 This is a feature that keeps coming and going on FB over the years. I remember selling UF football tickets in there 10 years ago. Then it disappeared. Then it was only in groups. I'm curious. I wouldn't mind selling there, but I wouldn't want to use my personal account for it. I wonder if I could use a business page, or should I just invent a persona for a new account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_rpg Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Yahoo Finance has an article about this on their frontpage. Interesting snippet: Quote Hidden in the fine print of its payment service, Facebook states that’s meant to be something that’s not intended for commercial, business, or merchant transactions, even going so far as to advise that such use would result in deactivation. Here's the link to the full article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beware-these-risks-before-using-facebooks-new-marketplace-211641885.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbee Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Of course, a marketplace for people not trying to make a profit. How hip is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 And just because it's funny and totally to be expected on the Interwebs: On Monday, Facebook launched Marketplace, its own take on eBay and Craigslist to offer users a platform to buy and sell things. Less than a day later, the company said there was a "technical issue" that caused drugs, animals, adult services, and other illegal items to appear in Marketplace. Business Insider reports: In a statement to Business Insider, Facebook director of product management Mary Ku said the company is "working to fix the problem" and "closely monitoring our systems to ensure we are properly identifying and removing violations before giving more people access to Marketplace." To police what is sold in Marketplace, a Facebook spokesperson previously told us that the social network will rely on its employees proactively looking for offensive listings as well as users reporting posts they think should be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_rpg Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 50 minutes ago, Phil B said: And just because it's funny and totally to be expected on the Interwebs: On Monday, Facebook launched Marketplace, its own take on eBay and Craigslist to offer users a platform to buy and sell things. Less than a day later, the company said there was a "technical issue" that caused drugs, animals, adult services, and other illegal items to appear in Marketplace. Business Insider reports: In a statement to Business Insider, Facebook director of product management Mary Ku said the company is "working to fix the problem" and "closely monitoring our systems to ensure we are properly identifying and removing violations before giving more people access to Marketplace." To police what is sold in Marketplace, a Facebook spokesperson previously told us that the social network will rely on its employees proactively looking for offensive listings as well as users reporting posts they think should be removed. Jeez they really didn't think this through did they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 52 minutes ago, Phil B said: And just because it's funny and totally to be expected on the Interwebs: On Monday, Facebook launched Marketplace, its own take on eBay and Craigslist to offer users a platform to buy and sell things. Less than a day later, the company said there was a "technical issue" that caused drugs, animals, adult services, and other illegal items to appear in Marketplace. Business Insider reports: In a statement to Business Insider, Facebook director of product management Mary Ku said the company is "working to fix the problem" and "closely monitoring our systems to ensure we are properly identifying and removing violations before giving more people access to Marketplace." To police what is sold in Marketplace, a Facebook spokesperson previously told us that the social network will rely on its employees proactively looking for offensive listings as well as users reporting posts they think should be removed. That's going to work great on a platform like Facebook. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, gregpj said: That's going to work great on a platform like Facebook. The only people left on my version of facebook post either cat or kid photos, or take left/right wing hardline political or religious stances. Not worth bothering with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KvHulk Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 No. Just, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyhanukkah Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Quick question - making my first sale over the Facebook marketplace - I'm doing the transaction through Paypal. Is there anything I should do to protect myself as the seller beyond the following? I'm going to send the buyer a request for money through the Paypal "Create an Invoice" feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, jonnyhanukkah said: Quick question - making my first sale over the Facebook marketplace - I'm doing the transaction through Paypal. Is there anything I should do to protect myself as the seller beyond the following? I'm going to send the buyer a request for money through the Paypal "Create an Invoice" feature. Don't use paypal if you are doing meet up in person. As a seller you will lose if buyers opens a INR case, unless they pay via PayPal gift payment then buyer can't open any disputes. Cash is king on local deals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyhanukkah Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Don't use paypal if you are doing meet up in person. As a seller you will lose if buyers opens a INR case, unless they pay via PayPal gift payment then buyer can't open any disputes. Cash is king on local deals.I'm shipping it priority mail. Is that ok? Will definitely include tracking and insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I'm shipping it priority mail. Is that ok? Will definitely include tracking and insurance Don't fuss with PayPal. Cash only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyhanukkah Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Don't fuss with PayPal. Cash only Sorry - let me be clearer. I sold something in a Facebook group through a marketplace listing. I offered it in the listing with shipping prices. The guy lives hours away so cash and pick up are not options. How else does someone sell something in one of the Facebook groups that is based around selling across the country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Sorry - let me be clearer. I sold something in a Facebook group through a marketplace listing. I offered it in the listing with shipping prices. The guy lives hours away so cash and pick up are not options. How else does someone sell something in one of the Facebook groups that is based around selling across the country? PayPal is the way to go then. Make sure their address is eligible for seller protection on the PayPal transaction. Ship with signature confirmation if you are overly paranoid or if the item is > $750. Only ship to their PayPal address. Edit: Priority mail is fine but parcel select may be cheaper for long distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordoflego Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Found the marketplace community but how do I list there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Clintonjoseph Posted November 1, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2017 Picked up a great lot today from Facebook marketplace. $100 for everything. Black pearl, western stuff, Atlantis stuff... lots of baseplates. Some instructions. I enjoy sorting this kind of lot and figuring out what goes to what set. 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeakdigital00 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Baseplate City mmmmm mmmmm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Clintonjoseph Posted November 12, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2017 I have a buddy that is also into Lego investing/collecting. We have a saying that we use for our best hauls. "Cake taker". As in it "takes the cake", as in the best deal one of us ever found. There's been some good ones in the past: my ucs r2 I found for $7, a green grocer I got in a lot for $60... but today's is the new "cake taker". Last night I saw on fb a lot for $60. First pic showed a three drawer tote filled with random pieces and chunks, second pic showed a large tote with what was clear to me to be a cafe corner. The listing had only been up for less than an hour so I messaged the seller, and we set up a meeting for this morning. Thankfully after we talked, she marked it as sold so nobody tried to snipe it from me. So I show up this morning, I hand over the $60, and I start carrying over the tote with the cc to my truck. I glance down and see a green grocer under the cafe! With half a pet shop attached to it! I load it all up and drive home to check it all out. Cc and gg appear to be complete. I didn't find the other half of the pet shop, but it may just be fully taken apart in the bins. Lots of other neat stuff including a lot of parts (hopefully complete)to the town plan set, a large Vikings set, city garage and firehouse. And to top it all off, if you look above this post, you'll see last week I got a lot with a black pearl. That black pearl was complete, except for one piece...the skull flag in top. Well by some crazy coincidence I found that flag (and a jack sparrow fig) in today's lot! No instructions in this lot, as dusty as all get out, but I'm not complaining. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Clintonjoseph said: I have a buddy that is also into Lego investing/collecting. We have a saying that we use for our best hauls. "Cake taker". As in it "takes the cake", as in the best deal one of us ever found. There's been some good ones in the past: my ucs r2 I found for $7, a green grocer I got in a lot for $60... but today's is the new "cake taker". Last night I saw on fb a lot for $60. First pic showed a three drawer tote filled with random pieces and chunks, second pic showed a large tote with what was clear to me to be a cafe corner. The listing had only been up for less than an hour so I messaged the seller, and we set up a meeting for this morning. Thankfully after we talked, she marked it as sold so nobody tried to snipe it from me. So I show up this morning, I hand over the $60, and I start carrying over the tote with the cc to my truck. I glance down and see a green grocer under the cafe! With half a pet shop attached to it! I load it all up and drive home to check it all out. Cc and gg appear to be complete. I didn't find the other half of the pet shop, but it may just be fully taken apart in the bins. Lots of other neat stuff including a lot of parts (hopefully complete)to the town plan set, a large Vikings set, city garage and firehouse. And to top it all off, if you look above this post, you'll see last week I got a lot with a black pearl. That black pearl was complete, except for one piece...the skull flag in top. Well by some crazy coincidence I found that flag (and a jack sparrow fig) in today's lot! No instructions in this lot, as dusty as all get out, but I'm not complaining. Meanwhile, in a household somewhere in America: "Mom, WHY ON EARTH did you sell my LEGO collection? Who gave you permission to do that? Do you have any idea what all of that was worth????" Edited November 12, 2017 by Phil B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clintonjoseph Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Got this today, sealed $60. Lady said she bought it for her grandson about 4 years ago but he didn't have any interest in it, only wants to play video games. 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Clintonjoseph Posted May 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2018 got this great lot for $200 today. the lady was selling her 17 yr old sons collection because “he doesn’t do lego anymore”. the architecture sets were listed by name in the ad, and it also said “lego biplane” and “lego train” it was hard to see in the pic, but i zoomed in and saw what appeared to be an emerald night, and i was right. she even gave me the tote! 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 In a couple of years, that kid will be pissed! Good find! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-man Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Had some success recently on FB Marketplace - got the following for $100. Not had a chance to sort, but these are the instructions included and the woman had all the 'extra' pieces in bags with the sets they came from, so I'm assuming complete. Also previously picked up a new 75150, open box but sealed bags, for $50. 7965 Star Wars Millennium Falcon 21103 DeLorean Time Machine 41059 Friends Jungle Tree Sanctuary 60002 City Fire Truck 60019 Stunt Plane 60022 Cargo Terminal 60047 Police Station 60060 Auto Transporter 60073 Service Truck 60085 City Great Vehicles 4x4 with Powerboat 60117 Van & Caravan 60122 Volcano Crawler 60148 ATV Race Team 60150 Pizza Van 60152 Sweeper & Excavator 70802 Movie 70802 Bad Cop's Pursuit 75002 AT-RT 75032 Microfighters Series 1 X-Wing Fighter 75038 Jedi interceptor 75043 AT-AP 75048 The Phantom 75049 Snowspeeder 75052 Mos Eisley Cantina 75053 The Ghost 76011 Batman: Man-Bat Attack 76012 Batman: The Riddler Chase 76034 Batboat Harbor Pursuit 60123 Volcano Supply Helicopter 70502 Ninjago Cole Earth Driller 31010 Creator Treehouse 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickvoyeur Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) She caught caught the phallic phalcon to the face, the stole it Lorena Bobbitt style Edited October 23, 2019 by brickvoyeur 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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