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Dave H 
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 Topic: Face Book Market Place Ques?
Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 2:10pm |
I am looking for a tiller and see so many adds that say "ships to you" for like 9-12 bucks. That seems impossible.
Anybody know what gives with those adds> thanx
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dee_veloper
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Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 3:09pm |
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is (a scam).
After all, you're talking about Facebook, hardly a reputable place.
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 3:22pm |
hmm..depends on the item.. something small, light, USPS could be cheap.. big and heavy...no way
though I get computer 'chips' from Tailand for free and free shipping via UPS... so anything is possible.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 4:12pm |
Shipping costs have doubled and more . How bad are the rates now - son sent a snow plow to Michigan and price was up $70 from last unit he shipped for $270 but to send one within the state of MN from he to Baudette MN the rate was $450 - and another at same time to Bemidjy MN was $375 So I decided to make a road trip for $500 and deliver them myself - $125 for gas round trip and left in the AM got back late AM next day .
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Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 4:43pm |
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Faceplant is a scam. they are just trying to get your credit card number
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KMAG
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Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 6:12pm |
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FBM puts in bad shipping estimate for shipping on every ad post, unless seller checks local only when creating ad.
Don't blame the seller...
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desertjoe
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Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 6:33pm |
I have been using The MarketPlace for some time and have made some hellacious GREAT "deals",,but is not a place for procrastinations as you gotta act Quick!! They all use some sort of carrot to get you to look at their adds including the most used one saying the item is "FREE",,, Hey Dave,,if you interested in an item, just message the seller for more specific quotes for shipping and expect for actual quote to be more than was quoted in the ad,,,,
I have bought some items that had them low "shipping to you" quotes and after messaging with the seller, found that the actual shipping chgs were pretty much in line.
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Dave H
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Posted: 11 Nov 2021 at 7:28pm |
Joe, I think you and KMAG led me to my current decision.
I am going to have to put a lot of effort into messaging the seller, since garden tillers cannot be shipped for chump change, I think. 
Yaaah, think a lot of folks omitted checking the local box.
BTW, don't you folks worry about me paying up front on face book/market place. 
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Tbone95
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Posted: 12 Nov 2021 at 7:00am |
Like anything, it is what you make of it. I've bought and sold on there, sold more than bought, never ONCE did the subject of a credit card even come up. Just post the item, some pictures, field the messages, and away you go.
My parents place/ the farm, sits on a fairly busy state highway. Used to be park something, ANYTHING on the side of the road and it would sell quick. My son's car was sitting there for almost 3 weeks, with only a couple of lukewarm nibbles. Put it on marketplace and was gone in 36 hours, no hassle whatsoever.
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ihc pickups
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Posted: 12 Nov 2021 at 7:35am |
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I am fed up with doing anything on FBMP.
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Posted: 12 Nov 2021 at 8:27am |
 ihc pickups wrote:
I am fed up with doing anything on FBMP. |
Well, what are your options? Craigslist is 1000x worse in my experiences.
I've sold hay on market place, no trouble. I tried selling hay on "haybarn" something or other, had 3 scam attempts. I'm fed up doing about anything that involves people and society!  Marketplace doesn't stand alone there. Once anything gets enough interest and traffic, it will begin to suck just the same.
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Ray54
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Posted: 12 Nov 2021 at 12:47pm |
I've sold hay on market place, no trouble. I tried selling hay on "haybarn" something or other, had 3 scam attempts. I'm fed up doing about anything that involves people and society! Marketplace doesn't stand alone there. Once anything gets enough interest and traffic, it will begin to suck just the same. [/QUOTE]
So what is my cost if you ship to me?  Area code 93346. I am looking for hay. Had a broke quote me $255 in my barn. I said bring it, but has not showed up. I am thinking he will, but the way the world is going.
But space waste is useless as it has a miles you set to limit in how far to look for things to show stuff to me. Rather than a 100 miles I set it is just about hay from any of the lower 48 states. And every add has the stupide cheap shipping.
And if putting tractor as a item to look for, it is as likely to show truck and horses. Just by accident if something you are looking for shows or not from what I see. An Joe must beat me to every good bargain. I have bought because I was looking but never a super deal.
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Tbone95
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Posted: 12 Nov 2021 at 2:16pm |
Ray54 wrote:
I've sold hay on market place, no trouble. I tried selling hay on "haybarn" something or other, had 3 scam attempts. I'm fed up doing about anything that involves people and society! Marketplace doesn't stand alone there. Once anything gets enough interest and traffic, it will begin to suck just the same.
So what is my cost if you ship to me? Area code 93346. I am looking for hay. Had a broke quote me $255 in my barn. I said bring it, but has not showed up. I am thinking he will, but the way the world is going.
But space waste is useless as it has a miles you set to limit in how far to look for things to show stuff to me. Rather than a 100 miles I set it is just about hay from any of the lower 48 states. And every add has the stupide cheap shipping.
And if putting tractor as a item to look for, it is as likely to show truck and horses. Just by accident if something you are looking for shows or not from what I see. An Joe must beat me to every good bargain. I have bought because I was looking but never a super deal. |
I'm not sure I follow.....
.....Anyway, my hay crop sucked this year, I will be BUYING not selling, or else we might could work something out.
Edited by Tbone95 - 12 Nov 2021 at 2:17pm
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Ray54
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Posted: 13 Nov 2021 at 11:12am |
My dry sense of hummer. Wanting to know if you deliver. And if so for facebooks low price.
But for real I would pay $ 255 a ton in my barn.
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Tbone95
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Posted: 13 Nov 2021 at 11:20am |
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Well I more/less got that aspect.
That gives me about $70 per ton to work with!
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Posted: 13 Nov 2021 at 5:07pm |
FB automaticly puts numbers in the ads without the owners consent, and ya its a crock but thats FB for you. Its NOT the sellers that do all of it.
I buy a lot of stuff on there and there are great buys to be had---BUT really do your research before buying and only buy in person,----no shipping or third party people involved, ---just like on CList!--just as many scammers on there!
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Tbone95
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Posted: 13 Nov 2021 at 6:51pm |
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Just as many? Wow, in my experience, Craigslist outnumbers FB for scammers 10-1.
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Ray54
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Posted: 14 Nov 2021 at 6:02pm |
Ok Tbone Fakes Giving is done. Our name for a stockholder gathering for Thanksgiving done on a day other than Thanksgiving day.
You can set limits of how far from home you want Facebook to look for items if you use the search on Marketplace. In my experience doing that open the search to the whole lower 48 states.
I type in looking for item A it gives me any and everything with a few of item A. I can see a item A but not what I want. Happen to have some ask if I know of a item A for sale, looking with the same search wording and I cannot find it. But then a month latter it shows again and say been for sale 10 weeks. So to me very frustrating to find specific things. Ok to scroll just looking for bargains, but how many of them do you need.
On Craigslist at least if I find a ad for anything I can find it again unless it sells and the seller removes the ad.
Maybe there are things I should do different when looking on marketplace. But as of now just a hit or miss thing if I see any given ad.
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Posted: 15 Nov 2021 at 6:23am |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2021 at 8:12am |
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Ray just drag your map dot around to expand your search area. I rarely have my map dot over where I live. Mines typically over Indiana or Illinois to get searches over more so farm country.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 7:28pm |
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Bought and sold a lot on FBMP. I'll only deal with local people. Sorta keeps it simple. Also physical pickup is the only mode accepted.
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Dave H
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Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 8:00pm |
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Agreed John, just got a but kicking deal on a tiller I was looking for.
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Posted: 21 Nov 2021 at 2:59pm |
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On marketplace if you want to return to and ad---- just hit the save flag and go look there later for it! ---when done,--UNSAVE the ad! Simple!
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Posted: 25 Nov 2021 at 5:53pm |
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Just used the marketplace to sell a set of tire chains. Sold them in two days for what I asked. Couldn't do better than that. I had no use for them and was going to scrap them. Don't knock it unless you have tried it.
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