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Craigslist. The UI is extremely streamlined. Everything is either a Cmd-F or a search away. it's a brutalist masterpiece


I went to sell some stuff this month, and was very sad to learn that most people have moved to Facebook Marketplace. Apparently it's much more difficult to sell stuff on Craigslist now.


Unfortunately Craigslist got loaded down with scammers and they never figured out a good way to get rid of them. Facebook has an edge since you can not only look at the seller's profile but you can also see how long they've been a member of Facebook. I'm sure zombie accounts or scraped accounts happen but it doesn't seem to be common, especially if you stick to buying from people in your community. Not sure how well it works for sellers.


That's understandable, but it does suck for those of us that want to sell stuff but don't use Facebook. I managed to sell my PS4 Pro despite having an empty Facebook profile, but I'd imagine a less in demand item might be a lot harder to move, if people tend to want to see that you're a real person. My account probably looked like a scammers.




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