Facebook Marketplace and its Customers
Jan. 9th, 2026 01:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chihibunI've really enjoyed drinking Coke Lime No Sugar recently.
It's unfortunate that they're not sold commonly in the University convenience store at my workplace. Maybe that's a good thing, it means I won't overdose on it. (- . - )
Our air conditioning unit at work is a mess. I work in the back office and the system is connected to the front counter service desks. There's no way to adjust the temperatures separately. For some reason, if it's hot out there, it's freezing in here, and vice versa.
I'm wearing socks right now with shoes that look strange with socks. The colours match at least. I've never been good at fashion anyway. I'm cold. But then I need to take them off when I go outside. Ahh.
It's going to be 43 degrees (109F) outside today so I guess it's better to be cold.
That was a bit of a random start but what I wanted to write about today is Facebook Marketplace and my experience with its buyers.
It is an extremely frustrating experience.
Maybe it's the type of things that I sell. They seem to attract a largely non-English speaking demographic. What tends to happen is a series of conversations with very poor English communication skills. I wouldn't mind as much if they had better attitudes.
I recently had to block a few of them. One of them got verbally abusive. Another wanted me to do everything for them; look up how to get from their location to mine, tell them things over and over again that were already clearly written in the listing.
I've tried eBay in the past but the fees on there mean I lose more money than I earn. And I'm not looking to start a big business or anything.
The thing I dislike most about Facebook Marketplace is the fact that buyer reviews are not always visible but seller reviews always are. And because they don't have a linked transaction system and payments happen off-platform, you don't necessarily have to buy something to be able to review a seller. Which in my opinion, is EXTREMELY unfair to the seller.
You just have to reach a certain number of back and forth replies in a conversation for the review option to open. So buyers can leave negative reviews when sellers have done nothing wrong. The seller can negatively review back but it won't always show so the buyer's reputation to the rest of the world is untainted.
Anyway, that's my rant for today/now. I'd like to think of these as healthy emotional outlets rather than just complaining. :')
It's unfortunate that they're not sold commonly in the University convenience store at my workplace. Maybe that's a good thing, it means I won't overdose on it. (- . - )
Our air conditioning unit at work is a mess. I work in the back office and the system is connected to the front counter service desks. There's no way to adjust the temperatures separately. For some reason, if it's hot out there, it's freezing in here, and vice versa.
I'm wearing socks right now with shoes that look strange with socks. The colours match at least. I've never been good at fashion anyway. I'm cold. But then I need to take them off when I go outside. Ahh.
It's going to be 43 degrees (109F) outside today so I guess it's better to be cold.
That was a bit of a random start but what I wanted to write about today is Facebook Marketplace and my experience with its buyers.
It is an extremely frustrating experience.
Maybe it's the type of things that I sell. They seem to attract a largely non-English speaking demographic. What tends to happen is a series of conversations with very poor English communication skills. I wouldn't mind as much if they had better attitudes.
I recently had to block a few of them. One of them got verbally abusive. Another wanted me to do everything for them; look up how to get from their location to mine, tell them things over and over again that were already clearly written in the listing.
I've tried eBay in the past but the fees on there mean I lose more money than I earn. And I'm not looking to start a big business or anything.
The thing I dislike most about Facebook Marketplace is the fact that buyer reviews are not always visible but seller reviews always are. And because they don't have a linked transaction system and payments happen off-platform, you don't necessarily have to buy something to be able to review a seller. Which in my opinion, is EXTREMELY unfair to the seller.
You just have to reach a certain number of back and forth replies in a conversation for the review option to open. So buyers can leave negative reviews when sellers have done nothing wrong. The seller can negatively review back but it won't always show so the buyer's reputation to the rest of the world is untainted.
Anyway, that's my rant for today/now. I'd like to think of these as healthy emotional outlets rather than just complaining. :')
