Facebook Marketplace Buy & Sell – Facebook Marketplace serves as a platform for customers seeking to buy optimal products and sellers wishing to list their available items for sale.

In this piece, we will show you how to find or locate the Facebook Marketplace feature and how to buy or sell on the Facebook Marketplace without stress.

Facebook Marketplace Buy & Sell

The online marketplace serves as a venue for effortless commerce. Sellers are not required to possess a physical store for which they incur operational expenses. The buyers remain in the convenience of their residences while their orders are brought to them.

The Facebook Marketplace is an advanced feature. If you are a seller/vendor, refrain from exerting effort to attract buyers. Upon a buyer’s visit and expression of interest in your item, the seller is promptly alerted. The remainder pertains to the agreement between the two of you.

Also See: Facebook Page | Create New Facebook Page | Facebook Pages App

Who can use Facebook Marketplace?

To access Facebook Marketplace, you must:

  1. Be an adult based on the laws in your country (for example: at least 18 years old in the United States or at least 20 years old in Thailand).
  2. Have an active Facebook account.
  3. Live in a country where Facebook Marketplace is available.
  4. Not go against Facebook’s Terms of Service, Commerce Policies, or other policies.

Note: If you are an adult and incorrectly blocked from using Facebook Marketplace, you can verify your age to regain access. [Some regions may have different verification methods available.]

Additionally, Facebook Marketplace isn’t available for additional Facebook profiles. To use Facebook Marketplace, switch to your main profile (Your main profile is the first profile you created on Facebook).

How to Locate the Facebook Marketplace feature

Here is how to locate or find Facebook Marketplace on any device platform:

On Computer/Desktop

  1. Login to your Facebook account if you haven’t done so.
  2. Click the Marketplace icon (looks like a store/shop front) in the main menu located on the left side of the homepage or your Feed. [If you don’t see the icon, then click on See more and scroll down to find and click on the icon.]
  3. Now, you are on the Facebook Marketplace platform.

On Android, iPhone or iPad

  1. Open your Facebook mobile app.
  2. Login to your Facebook account if you haven’t done so.
  3. The Marketplace icon (looks like a store/shop front) is among the few menu options at the top (Android) or the bottom (iPhone/iPad) of your Facebook homepage or Feed. Tap the icon and access the Facebook Marketplace platform.

Alternatively;

  1. Open your Facebook mobile app.
  2. Login to your Facebook account if you haven’t done so.
  3. Tap the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal lines) at the top-right corner (Android) or the bottom-right corner (iPhone/iPad) of your Facebook homepage or Feed.
  4. Scroll down and tap the Marketplace icon (looks like a store/shop front). [If you don’t see the icon, then click on See more and scroll down to find and click on the icon.]
  5. Now, you are on the Facebook Marketplace platform.

General Note: If you can’t find the Facebook Marketplace feature, try out these few things and see if the feature will be available to you:

  • Update your Facebook mobile app, log out of Facebook, then log back in.
  • If you’re using a new Facebook account, use it regularly to help prove to Facebook that it’s a real account. Like and comment on posts, share photos and/or videos, and add friends.

How to Buy Stuff on Facebook Marketplace

  1. Power your device and ensure it’s connected to the Internet.
  2. Visit Facebook official website or open your Facebook mobile app.
  3. Login to your Facebook account if you haven’t done so.
  4. Locate and click or tap the Marketplace icon to access the Facebook Marketplace platform.
  5. You can scroll through to see items that have been posted or search for specific item(s) by typing in a keyword in the search bar.
  6. You can select your preferred location, click or tap on any of the Categories, use the Filter option, and check or look for your desired item(s).
  7. Once you find an item(s) you want to buy, click or tap on it.
  8. You can message the seller in two (2) ways:
    1. Click or tap Message to send a custom message to the seller.
    2. Click or tap Send to send a message that says “Is this available?”

Note: To see items you want to buy and your conversations with sellers, click or tap Your account, then click or tap Your listings.

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