I occasionally sell items on FB Marketplace and Gumtree if they're too large for eBay.
I've never had an issue in the past, apart from a couple of flakey buyers. Listed some items yesterday and had about 10-15 messages evening saying is still this item available. I replied yes, then silence.
No negotiation, no when can I pick this up. I understand that's typical for a few but all of them?
Earlier in the week I had some questions from a buyer on Gumtree and agreed the price by WhatsApp. She was insistent she needed my email, showed my a screenshot of a Gumtree page and said she was beta testing a new product. I spoke to Gumtree as it felt a bit off and they confirmed they don't ask for emails.
Is there a similar scam on FB marketplace? The buyers haven't asked for my email but something doesn't quite feel right. Buyers regularly disappear but I seemed to get the same kind of message and no follow up every 10 minutes (though from different accounts).
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Is something strange going on with Facebook Marketplace?
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grass321 · 09/06/2023 06:24
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