gamezone07 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Its becoming just unuseable: there are very few indepenedt sales on there , most are traders, which i find surprising on a classified listing site, there are also huge amount of scammers: they say they live here but don't, etc, especially with PC stuff, phones, etc. I have got bargains there but less and less. I wish S/F listings were fully active again, got my old car, etc on here, never ripped off once. Edited December 30, 2023 by gamezone07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I used to sell the odd item on Marketplace but it's not worth the hassle of dealing with plankton. I don't think I ever received a message that didn't have a spelling mistake, a rather sad reflection on modern society. I had a bike for sale at 300 pounds one time and some dullard said.. " Will swap yer sum model cars that are wurf a 1000" On enquiring as to why he didn't sell them to raise the 1000, he replied... " I ain't nicked em yet" 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 The way Facebook Market place is going Sheffield Forum could be missing a trick by leaving the classifieds as it is. I'd definitely sell on here. Market place is rubbish these days and an alternative would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I would definitely sell on here, in fact I didn't realise there was a classified section until a short while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettytom Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I miss the old classified ads in the Star. All you had to do was to jot your advert down and take it into the office with a couple of bob. It all went downhill when they started taking ads over the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz 786 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Prettytom said: I miss the old classified ads in the Star. All you had to do was to jot your advert down and take it into the office with a couple of bob. It all went downhill when they started taking ads over the phone. 3 minutes ago, Prettytom said: I miss the old classified ads in the Star. All you had to do was to jot your advert down and take it into the office with a couple of bob. It all went downhill when they started taking ads over the phone. Yeah and charging a fortune free adds magazine was the best ever for buying and selling ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 The old SF For Sale/Swap section was excellent and easy to navigate to the type of item you wanted. Always seemed busy. I know I bought and sold a fair number of PC/electronics items on there. I'll not hold my breath for it, or anything else people have suggested getting done by the new owners! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, zach said: The old SF For Sale/Swap section was excellent and easy to navigate to the type of item you wanted. Always seemed busy. I know I bought and sold a fair number of PC/electronics items on there. I'll not hold my breath for it, or anything else people have suggested getting done by the new owners! Its still there but under used . Bit like this place . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, hackey lad said: Its still there but under used . Bit like this place . True. The layout of the newer version did seem to kill the For Sale section off. I keep saying I'll have a massive clear out of PC's, PC Parts etc. Can't be arsed with Gumtree idiots (not all idiots, just 99% of them) and I don't/won't use facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Grey Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 The place is full of scammers and chavs With absolutely no consumer protection Avoid it like a grab a granny night in Rotherham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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