c/demeta · by Safipok@lemmy.ml · 1y

What's a few alternatives to Facebook Marketplace?

FB Marketplace has some insane network effects with vast listings. I can find very few alternatives for regions outside areas like G7. Would appreciate some good alternatives in this space.

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andioop@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Upvoting. Pisses me off because I found alternatives (sadly in a G7 area so I cannot answer your question, closest things I know of for my G7 area is NextDoor which does have a decent amount of local participants but is not selling-focused, and BuyNothing which has basically no participants in my area) and they have so little usage, so if I want to participate in random-person-to-random-person selling I HAVE to use Meta's piece of shit. I'm usually not that aggressive and I usually don't namecall. I really hate Facebook.

I just will not participate. I am also lucky enough to be in a financial and material situation where I can middle finger them instead of being forced to use it because I am in desperate need of a cheap deal for some item quick.

Will investigate other options mentioned here, good question.

Colloidal@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y (4 replies)

What’s G7?

Flagstaff@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non-enumerated member". It is organized around shared values of pluralism, liberal democracy, and representative government.[1][2][3] G7 members are major IMF advanced economies.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G7

Colloidal@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Is it really what the OP referred to? I’d say “countries of the G7” not “areas like G7” of that was the case. I guess I got thrown off. Thanks.

Flagstaff@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y

TBH I'm not sure! But that's what pulled up when I looked it up myself...

Safipok@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y

Yeah, I wanted to avoid G7 or some regional websites since I would rather have one with a bit more global access.

ExperimentalGuy@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Craigslist is still around

Safipok@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y

That's very north america focused.

Sunshine@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

There’s Flohmarkt

Safipok@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y

Interesting. Unfortunately, it seems to be mainly focused in EU and I am not interested in hosting and marketing a marketplace out of my own pocket at the moment.

yumyumsmuncher@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y

Olio

minusreflections@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Kijiji

Safipok@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y

Canada only

softcat@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 1y

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