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[โ€“] tpyo@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Rude. I was hoping to find a recommendation for a us equivalent thread/post. Not a slap of reality.

I've never used fb marketplace. I have had good luck getting rid of things on offerup but deleted my nextdoor account after less than 24 hours because the drama and posts were mind numbingly stupid

The last time I used Craigslist was about two years ago to find/buy a bird cage. The person told me about a forum-esque site for bird adoptions. I was surprised when the person I reached out to on a 3 month old post responded and I adopted my guys!

It (the small marketplace) is not completely dead. Forums and niche sites are still going strong

Nextdoor is a cesspool of all your very worst neighbors and I've never used FB Marketplace either. I've sold a few things in recent years on OfferUp and Craigslist. Although Craigslist always feels a bit sketchy because of no reviews/ratings, like you have no idea if the person you're dealing with will be an ax murderer. And people are flaky on every platform.

I prefer to give things away and not deal with the hassle of selling them, unless it's a big item like a TV or an air conditioner.

[โ€“] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Hey, I really wish it wasn't the way it is. But Facebook sucked up (verbiage intentionally) almost all of the traffic.

Can you still buy & sell things locally on other sites? Sure, absolutely. But the traffic is minuscule compared to FB, which means less stuff available, and fewer people buying. I fuckin' hate it.