What is Facebook Marketplace, Complete with Selling Tips

apart E-commerce, like Shopee and Tokopedia, Facebook Marketplace has also become platform buying and selling which is quite popular among online sellers. If you have never used it before, then you need to know in advance what Facebook Marketplace is and tips for selling on Facebook Marketplace, which will be discussed in full in this article.

What is Facebook Marketplace?

Facebook is a social media founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook is also one of the most popular social media in Indonesia. Not only to communicate with relatives remotely, Facebook is now also a platform mainstay to carry out buying and selling activities through the Facebook Marketplace feature.

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Launch site Facebook, Marketplace is a destination on Facebook where users can search, buy and sell items. Buyers can search for products that are in the coverage area or items that can be delivered. Meanwhile, sellers can sell their goods easily.

Then, sellers and potential buyers can later connect and communicate via Messenger to get a transaction agreement. However, Facebook Marketplace does not provide features payment or delivery. So, sellers need to use third-party applications or make deliveries and payments independently.

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Tips for Selling on Facebook Marketplace

To be successful in selling on Facebook Marketplace, try applying the following tips:

Post Interesting Product Photos

Just like selling on platform other trades, you should post a photo that clearly shows the product to entice customers to view and contact you via Messenger.

Enter Complete Product Information

apart product photo, product information should also be included in full. This product information includes price, item condition, product variant (if any), delivery origin or COD location.

Responsive Reply to Messages

When a customer calls via Messenger to ask you questions about the products you sell, it's a good idea to answer them quickly. That way, your performance in the eyes of customers will be good.

It can also prevent customers from looking for similar products from other sellers just because you don't respond.

Join the Buy and Sell Group

As you know, Facebook also has a Facebook Group feature which is often used to exchange product information sold by consumers online sellers or as a place to find goods needed by customers. 

That way, joining a buy-sell group is a must-try strategy for product promotion that you've uploaded to Facebook Marketplace.

Offer COD

It has been stated above that Facebook does not provide delivery and payment services for the Facebook Marketplace. So, you as a seller need to manage it independently.

For mutual convenience between seller and customer, you can offer COD options or use third-party applications as payment and delivery methods.

Well, that's an explanation of what Facebook Marketplace is and tips for selling on Facebook Marketplace to help those of you who are still unfamiliar with platform buy and sell this one. 

Facebook Marketplace is the right place for you who are just starting to sell online, both selling new goods and selling used goods.