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I don't use it a lot, but on occasion I sell something of FBM. So I'm not really familiar with it or the latest scams, hence looking for advice.
Earlier today I listed a 72" mid mount (PTO) mower deck for a John Deere 3 Series tractor. Not exactly your everyday item. I very quickly got a message via Facebook Messenger from someone who wanted to pick it up now and asked that I text her. Not really willing to go outside of FBM, I messaged her back stating that she could pick it up now, cash only. As shown in the pics I posted it's just sitting down the side road to the barn and I suppose that anyone could come steal it in the middle of the night, but they'd probably have to have something rather noisy to pick it up and load it. I guess that it could fit in an everyday pickup truck in a cockeyed way, but it's HEAVY. She has no posts or any other activity in FB, although she joined in 2004. That was a few minutes ago. I tried to look again, and FB tells me that "This content isn't available right now". Not sure if that's a sign of a scam or FB is having issues. Does this sound like a scam? If this is too much of a drift or hijack, mods please make it a separate thread.
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Selling on FB marketplace seems to attract the weirdest people. I had a couple of things I was almost giving away (pennies on the dollar) and had to explain to a few of the folks that no, I’m not trekking half way across the city to sell them a 5 dollar stem. I also enjoy the guys who show up to buy the 25 dollar item with 22 one dollar bills. I just avoid FB these days.
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I have to admit .. I've clicked on "Is it available" one too many times.
For instance, currently, I'm looking for a replacement fork for a 2007 System6. The fork is hard to come by. This is a bike I would like to ride as/when I am bothered to put it back together. It's just that I have far too many conflicting priorities at the moment. So on the days when I'm scrolling through FBM and come across someone selling a CDale fork .. guess what? Sadly, I'm more than likely to click "Is it available" first .. get the response .. then contemplate on what to do next. Many times ... nothing. (hangs head in shame) Having said that .. I have in the past, clicked on "is it available" half-heartedly. Got the response .. and managed to convince myself to get the frame. .. which is the R5 I'm riding at the moment |
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I haven't sold anything for a while -- but I agree with all the criticism of the interface, search, and algorithms.
I would add a couple of my pet peeves--that there is no mechanism to age out ads, so you will get stuff advertised that either sold two years ago, or the seller lost interest. I occasionally get the 'that sold months ago' comment, to which I tend to passive-aggressively reply 'so why is the ad still up?'. I have had some great transactions though, both buying and selling so I keep using it. (I gave up on Craigslist--too many ghosters and yabbos.) |
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right now FBM accounts for most of my sales compared to Craigslist. Craigs has a better clientele of shopper/buyer. i would say 90 percent of the 'is it availables' from FBM i never hear from again
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So where is the best place to sell new bike parts (bad habit of buying on-line for projects I later change my mind on) and framesets?
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I haven't had any of the many excuses, ask for cash scams, just lots of bots. Those are easy enough to spot after a while, so I just block and move on. No skin off my back, I consider part of the cost of doing business.
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Funny story, I had replaced my kitchen sink a year or two ago, and there’s a local “free only” Facebook group (presumably for poor people). Anyhow, I put the old, but fully functional sink and faucet on there. I must’ve gotten 6 or 7 folks that wanted it, but not a ONE followed through to come get it. A couple of them wanted me to deliver! On a lark, I posted it on marketplace for $14.00 and within an hour, had a guy drive to my house and paid cash. Go figure. |
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There are bicycle gear trading groups that you'll probably have more success in than just the general marketplace.
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