# Facebook Marketplace 63 Hacker News commenters recommended Facebook Marketplace and 63 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 12 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 6 years (3 owners). **Verdict:** Recommended for free local buying and selling, with fraud handling and reach people rate above Craigslist; the most common caveat is spam, scams and poor search. ## Why people recommend it - Strong local deals and bargains (4 comments): "Facebook Marketplace is a strong pull for getting bargains in my local area." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49272623)) "Facebook Marketplace is usually a gold garden to buy good goods for cheap" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47569651)) "For some reason I always get insane deals locally on Marketplace." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49273615)) - More interest than Craigslist for selling (5 comments): "I dual list everything I'm trying to get rid of on both kijiji/facebook out of principle and get like 20x more interest on facebook." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49278944)) "I only sell on Facebook marketplace because being able to see someone's profile means a lot less time spent selling the item." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48590025)) "I personally do like using marketplace vs the alternative (Craigslist)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282350)) - Fewer scams than similar platforms (2 comments): "Facebook Marketplace is allowing people to buy and sell locally for free with systems for managing fraud that are more robust than Craigslist" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112089)) "Marketplace is also pretty good, with less scams than other similar platforms." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188021)) - Nothing comparable locally at scale (3 comments): "There's literally no functional alternative to fb marketplace for getting used goods re-used at any kind of scale." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49274200)) "Facebook Marketplace is really good at my location because there is nothing else and never have been." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47093369)) "still unmatched compared to other local platforms for buy and sell" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48921464)) ## What people warn about - Scams and spam posts (4 comments): "until it started to be spammed with scams. It became really unusable IMO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47092890)) "FB Marketplace is full of scammers too. Every time we've tried to sell something, we've had people try to steal our phone number" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48014123)) "What has happened is that primary dealers are now flooding marketplace with fake low ball posts to make it unusable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47098646)) - Poor search and irrelevant results (4 comments): "Really hate the FBook search interface though, it's total garbage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48632604)) "It hides what you're searching for, ignores your distance filters, and fills your results with items that are essentially ebay cross-listings." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50118849)) "It spits out pages of unrelated or semi related garbage before it may or may not show me what I'm actually looking for" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49137385)) - Ads and distant shipped items (2 comments): "they've completely ruined it with shipped products and ads and stuff from too far away" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282501)) "In the long run the only innovating Facebook is going to do over Craigslist is monetization, and that just sucks for users." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50118937)) - Misleading or AI-staged listings (2 comments): "FB search results are inferior often because FB posters created misleading ads and don't delete ads for events that have already occurred." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48593362)) "Facebook marketplace driving me crazy lately. A lot of people post photos of antiques and other furniture with obvious AI staging." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48964395)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Craigslist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/craigslist.md): 70 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Facebook Marketplace", https://hackerapproved.com/p/facebook-marketplace/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).