Anyone know if it is possible to browse Facebook Marketplace without a login account to Facebook? Are there sites that mirror Marketplace? I don’t need to buy or sell, just want to browse what is out there.
Are there any scrapers who repost Marketplace ads?
This page seems to say it just links to facebook groups? https://buynothingproject.org/find-a-group
I also can’t see a way of finding groups without making an account.
https://www.freecycle.org/ is a good option, and can be browsed without an account.
They have their own app that i use. They started on fb then set up app and continue the fb groups, but i haven’t been on fb in years
Didn’t know about freecycle thanks
just want to browse what is out there.
If you don’t specifically want Facebook Marketplace, there’s stuff like Craigslist and eBay.
EDIT: It looks like if you go directly to the Facebook Marketplace page rather than the main page at Facebook, it’ll let you search and browse Facebook Marketplace (or it let me do so, at any rate):
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/
I did get a popup asking me to log in, but I closed that and was able to do searches.
far as I know, you can’t. they want your sweet sweet monetizable personal data. for Meta, every human interaction needs to be commodified, sold for ad revenue, and charged back to you as a subscription or AI pump and dump scheme.
I use Craigslist personally, the founder has repeatedly refused to sell his business or users data.
from the article: By design, the company doesn’t make a single cent on most transactions. … If you’ve ever used Craigslist, you’ve probably noticed it hasn’t changed much since the 1990s. No sleek designs or flashy updates – just a simple, functional interface. “People want it simple, fast and effective,” Craig said. While designers have pitched modern overhauls, Craig and his team have stuck to the basics.
This approach is intentional. Craigslist hasn’t poured money into maximizing user retention or playing the UI game, unlike other tech platforms. “Fancy may not be the answer,” Craig pointed out. Instead, the platform prioritizes usability, helping people find jobs, homes and items to buy or sell with minimal fuss.
Craiglist is close to perfect. If only they had a Personals section.
Make a burner account. That’s about it, as far as I know.
only thing is FB requires you to take selfies to “verify that you are real”
fucking joke, honestly
Seriously? Fuck that.
If you have a color printer you could try printing out an image from [this website](https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/( in front of your face and let it take that photo. Might be more hassle than it’s worth though.
It requires multiple angles of your face, unfortunately
Dystopia type shit
I tried making a burner with a fake email to view Marketplace, but stopped when it asked for pics
OfferUp and craigslist can be decent for local stuff depending on your area
just don’t use FB
This is incredibly unhelpful. A huge amount of civilian commerce exists solely on marketplace at our current juncture.
And by continuing to use it,
it will stay that way.Just don’t, plenty of other 2nd hand sites out there, with plenty of products available.
