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Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America
(www.theguardian.com)
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It's not that I'm getting scammed directly. It's just the sheer prevalence of them, how much they clog up my feed, and FB's unwillingness to do anything about them. It seems no matter how much they're reported, I get the same "We've looked into it and found no issues" message. I agree having a payment platform built into the marketplace is nice, but that's basically the sole benefit I see vs Craigslist.
My issues just really come down to how awful the search function is, and how filters do literally nothing. No matter how irrelevant the items might be to your search, they still feel the need to show you *something *, literally anything to maybe convince you to click on another item.
A while ago I was shopping for a piano, and given how difficult they are to move, I was looking in a fairly small area in Michigan, and some very specific brands/models. Naturally, this meant that when there wasn't anything that fit those filters, it filled my list with pianos anywhere from Kentucky to South Africa, which at least to my knowledge, is a bit outside the 40mi radius I had set.
It does this constantly, which makes it insanely frustrating because I'll find something that is within the state in a town I don't recognize, get interested, only to find out it's 4 hours away. It doesn't even bother doing the "We couldn't find anything that matches, so here are some similar items" thing. Just straight up puts items into the feed that don't match my search criteria whatsoever, all for the sake of filling it with literally anything it possibly can.
Maybe it's better for items that can be shipped, but I almost exclusively use Marketplace for local shopping/large items (like cars and pianos), so having even a basic thing like the search radius not even work is a major pain to say the least.
Only deal locally. I got a Mario kart 64 original cartridge, in box with the manual and the plastic around the cartridge for $75. If I went to eBay or a specialized dealer, that would've cost $200+.