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I would drop Facebook in a heartbeat but Facebook Marketplace is a strong pull for getting bargains in my local area.

I have alternatives like eBay and Gumtree but they have their own shortcomings.

Examples from Facebook:

- Antique lumber planks 50p a plank

- 4 sticks of DDR4 16GB SODIMMs, £60

- Garden tools, £10

This stuff would be slower and more expensive on eBay, and Gumtree is more of a waiting game as its userbase has definitely shrunk.

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I have a dedicated profile for marketplace. I managed to keep it separate from my real meta account for a long time but they eventually tricked me into linking it. We need a Wikipedia model online marketplace. Craigslist was close, but didn’t keep up.

For some reason I always get insane deals locally on Marketplace. Bought a brand new 3DS with 4 games this weekend 5 kms away from me for ~50€. People would sell this for 200€ on eBay.

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