I read “it’s dying” by people on Discord and Reddit all the time, but the numbers prove otherwise. It’s been going up this entire time and sitting over 3 billion MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS!
I feel like the bubble around people on other platforms saying “who uses Facebook anymore lol” is kind of wild given the numbers. Keep in mind these are active users not just abandoned accounts.
I hate that Facebook marketplace overtook Craigslist because I have a bunch of shit to sell and don’t want to log into my Facebook account to do it.
There are so many scams on FB marketplace, it is awful. I tried giving away an old lawnmower and only got people trying to scam me. Or pay them to come get it.
No, I am not paying you $30 to pick up a still running lawnmower.
This is when you list it up for money and let them haggle you down to free so they think they got out like a bandit.
Now I have to log back in. This is horrible and good.
I just got rid of an Ikea bed and mattress for free on there, so not all bad
If it’s under 50 lbs just sell it on eBay. Way less hassle, unless your account is brand new, then you’ll have a bunch of scammers trying to message you.
That might work for a couple things but I’ve got furniture that’s not nice enough for a consignment shop and is upholstered so Goodwill won’t take it.
Once yard sales start up in the spring I’ll probably drop them off at one and tell the folks they can keep whatever they get for them.
Craigslist did it to themselves. It was the same old site and whatever annoyed you about it today was what annoyed you 8 years ago. It was full of bots and bad actors and anything beyond buying and selling items was pointless. Go apply for a job? With what a company that was so cheap they posted it for free? Dating? Here are a thousand bots, scammers, and sex workers to choose from. Local activities? Oh look the Karens are racist. Rentals? The price you pay is not the price listed.
I hate FB marketplace, I’ve stopped buying and selling anything. People don’t show up to buy something, people forgot that they listed something when you contact them.