Pros and Cons of Buying on Facebook Marketplace


Pros of Buying on Facebook Marketplace


Cons of Buying on Facebook Marketplace

  • Helps reduce waste

  • Helping the seller out

  • You can get a new things for less

  • No need to go a thrift store 

  • Most people are willing to bargain

  • You can do most things as a contactless pickup

  • It takes time to look online

  • You can run into creeps

  • You may have to go out of your way to pick something up

  • You can get lemons

  • People can take forever to answer

  • Scams are real
     

Cons of Buying on Facebook Marketplace

  1. It takes time to look online. If I need something, I will look every day until I find what I want. If you are on your phone a lot, this might not be hard, but others struggle with finding the time to search.
  2. Sometimes you run into creepers. Don’t meet them at their home. It’s not worth something happening to you. 
  3. You often have to drive out of your way for a pickup. Unless you want to pay for shipping, you are in charge of picking up everything you buy. It is the worst to realize that the person lives 45 minutes away after you pay (lesson learned, ask before you buy).
  4.  Sometimes you get lemons. Yes, this is a chance you are taking. In the years I have done it, I have been lucky and not had a lot of bummers, but it is the risk you have to take.
  5. People take forever to answer. Have you ever found your dream couch online, and it takes two weeks before you hear anything back? Yes, this happens more than not.
  6. Look out for scams. Facebook does a pretty good job of monitoring scams. But it never hurts to be on the over-cautious side!