Excellent points... The business model is how to better steal private information from folks who don't know they are being manipulated to release what belongs to them, for zero compensation.. Didn't Mr. Zuck just pay a monster multi million dollar fine for doing that, imposed by some other country? Perhaps his day in the sun is not so bright, going forward.
On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 12:17 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > True, but all those interactions with FBM give Facebook the data it wants > and needs to sell to advertisers to target YOU based on what you’re looking > at, selling or buying. > > There’s no incentive for them to improve the Marketplace because the more > time you spend slogging around through it the more data on you and your > viewing habits they can scrape up. > > Nothing is free. > > -D > > > On Dec 6, 2022, at 12:57 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Like many others, I also use Craigslist to great success. It has a > feature > > where if the seller does not want to post a "Call me at this number", the > > buyer can contact them via email which is filtered by Craigslist in such > a > > way that it keeps personal privacy for the seller, but makes it possible > to > > make direct contact to do business. > > Personally, I find it both amazing and insulting that Facebook has no > such > > feature, yet runs a "marketplace" that lists thousands of items for sale, > > for people who can't be reached to buy from.. > > Then, Facebook is losing money ... Why am I not surprised? > > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 8:49 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> No, but in some cases (rare) people will put a phone number for a > contact. > >> > >> In my dealings on FBM (Facebook Marketplace) I would say that maybe 30% > of > >> the sellers respond fairly well. That’s probably a high number. Buyers, > >> however, are a lost cause. I honestly believe that people randomly > click on > >> the “Is this still available” button for grins and nothing else. I know > it’ > >> snot just me when I see lots of posters put comments about “If you > click on > >> “IS this available?” I’ll ignore it. > >> > >> I’ve gotten some pretty good deals off FBM, but the S/N ratio is > horrible. > >> It’s rarely worth the effort. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Dec 6, 2022, at 10:29 AM, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> I have a major gripe with Facebook Marketplace because it is nearly > >>> impossible to make direct contact with the individual who lists > something > >>> for sale. > >>> "Send a message" seems to get lost in the great vacuum of outer space > and > >>> there is never a reply. There is NO provision to have the seller post a > >>> direct contact phone number to arrange how to meet or how to ship > >> whatever > >>> they are selling... > >>> There are other complaints about a near total lack of good standard > >>> business practice that would fill a library, bottom line, it SUCKS. > >>> Does anyone here have a magic formula to make it work like normal > >> business? > >>> > >>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 5:06 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> FB gripe: It’s been listed for 17 weeks. But a nice car, though. > >>>> > >>>> -D > >>>> > >>>>> On Dec 5, 2022, at 11:15 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Damn. That’s nice. M120. Price is not too crazy either > >>>>> > >>>>> --FT > >>>>> Sent from iFōn > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Dec 5, 2022, at 10:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1006287333379427/?mibextid=6ojiHh > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
