Facebook Marketplace already launched in US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. It will be another
milestone for the largest social media company to make the most of the available e-commerce opportunities.
About 450 million
users are reported to
already using the platform for buying
and selling stuff every month. Until now, this e-commerce feature was
limited to groups, but with Facebook Marketplace, users will be able to make
transactions and exchanges in a more formal manner.
As Facebook Marketplace will be implemented, it will replace the Messenger icon from
the smartphone app. The company
will suggest you things to purchased based on the extensive data it has been
acquiring from your account.
Using Facebook
Market place will be easy. To make a purchase, you simply send a
message to the sell along with a place. Likewise, if you are the seller, just
upload a snapshot of the item along with details like name, description, and
price, and your location. However, your items will not be limited to your city
only.
Users will be able to browse your item on Facebook Marketplace
by expanding their radius of search through filters. The desktop version is also in the making and the company
says there will be rules and
regulations to prevent the sales of drugs, weapons, and other
illegal products being sold this way.
Here
are four things you need to know about the new feature:
·
It is will compete with eBay, Craigslist, Gumtree and other similar
platforms
·
It was first launched and tested in 2007, the 2016 version is
improved with new features
·
It contains a list of items for sale around Facebook users
·
It uses its algorithms to predict what users might be
interested in buying.
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