Having sold countless items on Facebook/Gumtree/Ebay in person, tonight must have been the worst ever end to a transaction for me. For context I was selling a tool and had agreed a price with the …
Hi all, I recently purchased a car from private seller on Facebook Market place. In the ad it mentioned a number of features and extras (camping setup, fridge, solar panel, dual battery, ECT). In …
Im trying to sell a dryer on FB marketplace, there would always be someone who would message me and lowball me by 1/10 the item value and mention cash. e.g. $50 cash. Like do they assume I have …
Hi all, I'm trying to sell my car at the moment. I listed it on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and Carsales but so far I only got scammers (from marketplace and gumtree) contact me. I wanted to …
I’m selling and posting an item on Facebook Marketplace. The buyer said they will transfer the money to me. What’s the safest way to receive the money (e.g., bank transfer, PayPal, etc.) It’s …
Apologies if this isn't in the right forum. In the last two weeks I've started getting a message every time I edit any ad on marketplace. It reads "Your access to Marketplace is at …
Hi all, recently there's been so many people coming to my parents house at all times of the day including 10pm at night with the intention of buying a Samsung TV. Someone on marketplace is using …
I was looking for Samsung S24 Ultra and was looking for a deal. Decided to check out Facebook Marketplace and it's chock full of those apparently new or nearly so for much cheaper (like …
Recently I've seen a few "near new" 75" Samsung TVs for $350-$400 on FB Marketplace. Looking online, these sets appear to cost $1700+ brand-new. Is there some kind of catch here? …
Long story short; purchased a CPU from Facebook Marketplace. Item comes from an actual business whom is visible on Google and operating in Australia. I have been waiting over a month for this item …
Some of you might remember the good-old-days with Trading Post and Gumtree. It seems Facebook Marketplace has taken over, not just in Oz, but USA too, and maybe other countries. Nowadays we sell as …
I bought a gift card from Marketplace recently and took all the proper precautions to ensure that I wouldn't get scammed. I put all the money onto JB game pre-orders linked to my account. I …
Hi OzBargain. I've been on the lookout for a second-hand PS5 on Facebook and Gumtree recently. There are quite a few listings out there, but it seems like none of them are legit. They all say …
I started selling out hardware and life essentials items on Facebook and Gumtree back in 2016. At first, everyone in Brisbane was friendly, nice and didn't question much. The annoying experience …
