not mine but posted to see if any interest

[M.T.Hands]

Not a lot of miles on this one

 

Marketplace - 1988 Eagle wagon | Facebook

[89 MJ]

That seems like a pretty fair price for that. Factory aluminum valve cover, NP129 and non disconnect transfer case, two of the most important engine mods IMHO (HEI and MC2100), plus the rare sport style steering wheel. That’ll make a great car for someone. 

[olddude]

Do you think that everyone subscribes to Facebook?

[gogmorgo]

26 minutes ago, olddude said:

Do you think that everyone subscribes to Facebook?

Well the ad’s on Facebook so if you want the thing you’re going to need an account to talk to the guy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Unless it’s been cross posted to Craigslist in Cullman, AL or something. 

[NHMJXJ]

2 hours ago, olddude said:

Do you think that everyone subscribes to Facebook?

 

From one old dude to another ...   Maybe not "everyone", but ...

 

As of September 2024, Facebook has 3.065 billion monthly active users (MAUs): 

 

• Daily active users (DAUs): 2.11 billion people, meaning 68.85% of the total monthly users log in on a mobile device or desktop each day 
   
• Percentage of global population: Nearly 38.7% of the global population 
   

 

[M.T.Hands]

9 hours ago, olddude said:

Do you think that everyone subscribes to Facebook?

Come on "olddude" get with the program, BTW, I use FB to stay caught up with people I've worked with over the years and to see who is still with us and remember those that have left us and most importantly for Marketplace, there may be better places to buy and sell but I have not found them (yet), one word of advice though If you spot a good deal it is best to have your truck and trailer hooked up and the truck warmed up

[olddude]

58 minutes ago, M.T.Hands said:

Come on "olddude" get with the program, BTW, I use FB to stay caught up with people I've worked with over the years and to see who is still with us and remember those that have left us and most importantly for Marketplace, there may be better places to buy and sell but I have not found them (yet), one word of advice though If you spot a good deal it is best to have your truck and trailer hooked up and the truck warmed up

Here is what I think..... 6.11 billion people playing on their mobile devise's is sad. This generation is going to suffer if not already suffering for wasting away their lives.

This is going to bite us in the @$$. Mark my words. Our work force is already non assistant.

[watchamakalit]

As a recovered facebooker, I can tell you my life is better without it. Yeah I don't have 275 "friends" but the 5 I do have are way better and here anytime I need them. I can't buy and sell on marketplace, but that seems to save me a lot of money on things I don't need. My neck and back feel better now that I'm not constantly hunched down looking at my electronic leash. And I'm pretty sure my long distance vision has improved.  I don't hold anything against anyone who uses the book, it's just not for me.

[gogmorgo]

It’s perfectly legitimate not to be on the facepage. I know plenty of young people who aren’t. I don’t even think it’s a particularly good classifieds platform, or for communications in general.
It’s just kinda dumb to complain about someone posting a link to facebook because you can’t see the contents. 

If you wanted details about something posted to a platform you’re not on there’s plenty of ways to ask. “This generation” has figured that one out already. There’s lots of competing platforms and no one expects everyone to be on all of them and no one’s going to shame anyone for not using a specific one. 

Looks like a good price on a decent car. Hopefully it goes to a good home where it’ll be appreciated. 

 

 

[M.T.Hands]

On 12/31/2024 at 6:32 PM, olddude said:

Here is what I think..... 6.11 billion people playing on their mobile devise's is sad. This generation is going to suffer if not already suffering for wasting away their lives.

This is going to bite us in the @$$. Mark my words. Our work force is already non assistant.

You'll get no argument from me on that way too many people are way too attached to their (de)vices

[M.T.Hands]

8 hours ago, gogmorgo said:

It’s perfectly legitimate not to be on the facepage.

I don’t even think it’s a particularly good classifieds platform,

There’s lots of competing platforms and no one expects everyone to be on all of them and no one’s going to shame anyone for not using a specific one. 
Looks like a good price on a decent car. Hopefully it goes to a good home where it’ll be appreciated. 

I completely agree, I have thought about abandoning it but having friends and Family all over this country and abroad it does help staying in touch a little easier for us, example I have a son who had been stationed halfway around the world, he would let us know when he'd attempt a phone call and we could make sure to be available and have our phones with us (mine anyway because I'm not "attached" to mine)

 

I really like marketplace, Craigslist, I have not looked at it in years, seems to be mostly business listings

 

what are some the competing platforms that you like better??? I peruse buy and sell pages frequently, and do way more buying than I should and unfortunately failing in the "sales" department

[gogmorgo]

Marketplace’s one major advantage is that so many people use it. It’s basically taken over the market at this point. The volume of stuff on marketplace is definitely second to none.
But the search algorithm is about as awful as the one in your news feed. The noise to signal ratio is way too high. Try looking for a tire size, and it just pulls up all listings for tires. It pulls up so many related search results when I’m usually trying to find something specific, and it completely ignores your search radius half the time, and then it just fades into “random stuff that isn’t even tangentially related to your search but we think you’ll be interested in”. And the huge number of ads anymore is ridiculous, sponsored or suggested content vs stuff I actually came to look at. It’s also really buggy, in that depending on what platform you’re using to view it you lose access to some features… like item descriptions and photo captions. Basically it’s about as problematic as the rest of the Metaverse. 
 

I haven’t really used Craigslist much. It hasn’t really caught on up here outside of Vancouver and maybe a little bit in Toronto. It seemed pretty clunky the few times I’ve tried to use it, but then I don’t have much experience with it. 

Prior to Marketplace taking over Kijiji used to be pretty big up here, and it still has decent following, people use what they’re comfortable with and a lot of people simply aren’t on facebook. I think it was associated somehow with eBay at some point, maybe? It’s an awful lot like eBay as a platform, just only local classified ads without all the storefronts and businesses and cheap junk from overseas. Most of the ads don’t pretend to be listings, and the odd paid promoted content is clearly identified as such, and just moved to the top of relevant search results (so you can scroll past it all) instead of getting pushed at everyone. The search works very nicely, and the listings break down into pretty specific caregories too (“vehicle parts and accessories” breaks down into 12 sub categories, as an example) so you can actually filter things. And you can use it as a guest without having to make an account. Kijiji is unfortunately a lot less popular than it used to be, but there’s still enough people using it for it to stay relevant. Marketplace is sooo frustrating to use in comparison.

[M.T.Hands]

On 1/2/2025 at 12:20 AM, gogmorgo said:

Marketplace’s one major advantage is that so many people use it. It’s basically taken over the market at this point. The volume of stuff on marketplace is definitely second to none.
But the search algorithm is about as awful as the one in your news feed. The noise to signal ratio is way too high.

Once again we are in agreement, even when you list specifics you'll get a boatload of crap to wade through, BUT, you can generally find anything you are looking for, Craigslist here is a joke now, nothing but dealers and vendors, and not worth my time, and offerup or whatever that one is called has very limited traction in my area

[jeff351]

every so often I'll check Craigslist, but its absolutely awful.

Facebook market is great for buying, but I hate selling on it...too many "is this available" messages and several no-shows who said they'd be over at a set date/time.

 

My go-to place is still eBay. I actually bought some parts off it last night, and just posted something there a few mins ago. 

Funny eBay story...my brother was a huge James Bond fan growing up and amassed a giant collection of 007 stuff. A few years back my parents moved and I "inherited" the collection because I live closer than he does (lucky me). With my brothers permission I sold most of it on eBay and noticed the same lady bought each listing. I still had a lot leftover but was growing tired of listing all of it; since I already had her address from her previous purchases, I boxed it all up and sent her a very heavy gift box. A few weeks later she sends me a heartfelt letter in the mail thanking me and how much it made her week. Still makes me laugh. 

[TurboedMJ]

On 1/1/2025 at 10:20 PM, gogmorgo said:

Marketplace’s one major advantage is that so many people use it. It’s basically taken over the market at this point. The volume of stuff on marketplace is definitely second to none.
But the search algorithm is about as awful as the one in your news feed. The noise to signal ratio is way too high. Try looking for a tire size, and it just pulls up all listings for tires. It pulls up so many related search results when I’m usually trying to find something specific, and it completely ignores your search radius half the time, and then it just fades into “random stuff that isn’t even tangentially related to your search but we think you’ll be interested in”. And the huge number of ads anymore is ridiculous, sponsored or suggested content vs stuff I actually came to look at. It’s also really buggy, in that depending on what platform you’re using to view it you lose access to some features… like item descriptions and photo captions. Basically it’s about as problematic as the rest of the Metaverse. 
 

I haven’t really used Craigslist much. It hasn’t really caught on up here outside of Vancouver and maybe a little bit in Toronto. It seemed pretty clunky the few times I’ve tried to use it, but then I don’t have much experience with it. 

Prior to Marketplace taking over Kijiji used to be pretty big up here, and it still has decent following, people use what they’re comfortable with and a lot of people simply aren’t on facebook. I think it was associated somehow with eBay at some point, maybe? It’s an awful lot like eBay as a platform, just only local classified ads without all the storefronts and businesses and cheap junk from overseas. Most of the ads don’t pretend to be listings, and the odd paid promoted content is clearly identified as such, and just moved to the top of relevant search results (so you can scroll past it all) instead of getting pushed at everyone. The search works very nicely, and the listings break down into pretty specific caregories too (“vehicle parts and accessories” breaks down into 12 sub categories, as an example) so you can actually filter things. And you can use it as a guest without having to make an account. Kijiji is unfortunately a lot less popular than it used to be, but there’s still enough people using it for it to stay relevant. Marketplace is sooo frustrating to use in comparison.

My least favorite is offerup. You can make any useful filters like owner vs dealer. I like buying stuff on Craigslist the best. It is very popular out here, and there is no limit on different filter types (fuel, seller, transmission, drive, cylinders, title, etc.). Definitely my preferred marketplace. You can find a lot of stuff on FBMP but that's about the only bonus. 

[M.T.Hands]

On 1/3/2025 at 6:08 PM, jeff351 said:

every so often I'll check Craigslist, but its absolutely awful.

Facebook market is great for buying, but I hate selling on it...too many "is this available" messages and several no-shows who said they'd be over at a set date/time.

 

My go-to place is still eBay. I actually bought some parts off it last night, and just posted something there a few mins ago. 

Funny eBay story...my brother was a huge James Bond fan growing up and amassed a giant collection of 007 stuff. A few years back my parents moved and I "inherited" the collection because I live closer than he does (lucky me). With my brothers permission I sold most of it on eBay and noticed the same lady bought each listing. I still had a lot leftover but was growing tired of listing all of it; since I already had her address from her previous purchases, I boxed it all up and sent her a very heavy gift box. A few weeks later she sends me a heartfelt letter in the mail thanking me and how much it made her week. Still makes me laugh. 

there is some aggravation in FB Marketplace for sure, I called about a dump trailer that was priced "fair" did not seem like a scam at all, on the drive over (about 45-1 hour) guy calls and ask if I want to put down a deposit tell him I'm on my way, get to the house nicest little lady answers the door and she doesn't know anything about a dump trailer I did two things, called the guy back and told him if I could get my hands on him......, then messaged all my friends to inquire and turn the tables on him

I like ebay too, I wish (and there may be a way) to filter distances from seller, or travel distance

[gogmorgo]

I've never expected local pickup on anything from eBay, just view it as another online store. But I've also pretty well stopped using eBay if there's any other alternative. It's not bad from Canadian sellers, and if I could get sellers to just mail things to me directly getting stuff from the US wouldn't be a concern either, but their international shipping program makes it 50/50 on actually getting the things I order and it's usually a massive screw around getting the things that actually show up, on top of just being a massive bottleneck slowing down the process.
Yes eBay is quick to refund when problems happen, but refunds don't exactly make up for waiting on something for a month only to find out I'm not getting the thing. Because eBay makes their sellers ship to a random third party forwarder that sent it on using a random courier that isn't the post office and won't accept my mailing address and doesn't service my area themselves and just sent it along another chain of couriers that won't take it to my address and no one knows where my package is anymore. I don't want to be facilitating sending rare items straight into an incinerator or landfill when they're not deliverable due to a bunch of incompetent middlemen.

[Eagle]

On 12/31/2024 at 7:32 PM, olddude said:

Here is what I think..... 6.11 billion people playing on their mobile devise's is sad. This generation is going to suffer if not already suffering for wasting away their lives.

This is going to bite us in the @$$. Mark my words. Our work force is already non assistant.

 

Chalk up one more who doesn't have a Fecesbook account -- and won't.

[olddude]

8 hours ago, Eagle said:

 

Chalk up one more who doesn't have a Fecesbook account -- and won't.

That's right, never had one and never will.