As a marketplace, the service also allows users topost items for sale.

The platform doesn’t support online payments or automatic shipping.

It instead requires the buyer and seller to communicate and negotiate payment themselves.

Woman in a dress shopping on Facebook Marketplace.

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Look for the cost of the product or service to verify it’s within your price range.

The price is in green text to the right of the main image.

Check the seller’s location by looking for the city and state name or the embedded map.

Facebook Marketplace on the Facebook website.

Now you’re able to communicate with the seller viaFacebook Messenger.

If a seller has zero ratings, it is likely that they are new to Facebook Marketplace.

Item closeup on Facebook Marketplace website.

Facebook Marketplace listing with seller recommendation info.