Hi, I’m fairly new to the fediverse. Is there any alternatives for Facebook marketplace out there?

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      People still use craigslist? Seems pretty niche at this point, but I could be wrong though. Also, how is their business model forward thinking, how do you mean?

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        CL is huge in larger metro areas like LA or SF Bay area. I’ve bought and sold many vehicles plus smaller stuff.

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        No ads and a flat design that hasn’t changed in years. I could be wrong though, I’m not in the US, I just read about it.

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      Awesome, It will be interesting to see what it develops into!

      marketplace is one of the last things holding me back from jumping off that platform I think.

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    What country are you in? They have Gumtree in the UK and Australia. My gumtree feedback page is one of my lifes proudest achievements.

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    Hi, I’ve recently read here on Lemmy an article stating that an extension of the ActivityPub protocol to support facebook marketplace’s like transaction is being considered, but I don’t have any more detail

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        Yes! It is a dumpster fire of a consortium but sometimes it is ok for finding local resources, like a plumber for example, but some crazies can be ever-present.

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      Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve heard of this one before, but not that familiar with it.

      Is there any benefits/drawbacks to this one vs. fb marketplace?

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        It’s fine, but know that it is by far the most hateful place I’ve seen. I got it, oh it’d be fun to know my neighbors a bit I thought.

        I was wrong. Every racist boomer out there is on it. Some? Examples include:

        Who is this person? Anyone know him? (Insert photo of a random black man walking on the sidewalk) should I call the police?

        Who is barbequing today? It’s a Thursday! Don’t people WORK anymore?!

        Crime in our neighborhood is crazy high! I used to feel safe here but there’s new elements that are ROBBING US. (In the comments then they reveal they left a laptop visible in the back seat and their car was broken into)

        These are real posts from my nextdoor app. Zero exaggerating, this is what the app is like.

        You have been warned.

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    Not really what you asked for, but here in germany exist networks of big telegram groups where people give away their stuff for free. Maybe something like it exists also where you live.

    Here theyre called “natural ressources”

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    Love the idea, but ripe for abuse, also the critical mass of muggles using it to be worthwhile.

    But, we can dream!