You sell it direct
Facebook Marketplace
You deal with the buyer yourself. No fee, and no safety net either.
Our take · Keep it all, no net
The only place you keep 100%, on a local cash pickup. There is no authentication and no safety net, so the buyer's trust and your own caution do all the work.
An informed opinion from the policies below, not a verdict.
What you keep
A flat rate: you keep 100% of the sale.Local pickup has no fee, so you keep everything. Shipped orders take a 10% selling fee (minimum $0.80).
| If it sells for | You'd keep about |
|---|---|
| $500 | $500 (100%) |
| $1,500 | $1,500 (100%) |
| $5,000 | $5,000 (100%) |
Our estimate off Facebook Marketplace's published rates, before shipping and any state tax. Paid after the sale completes.
The receipts
Local pickup is cash on the spot. A shipped order's payout can take up to 20 days from when you mark it shipped.
In total, it may take up to 20 days from the time you mark the item as shipped for funds to appear in your account.
Cash (local pickup), Bank (shipped orders).
Your payout goes to the bank account that you entered when you set up shipping.
Anyone can list. There is no authentication program of any kind.
A selling fee of 10% (or $0.80 minimum per order) is deducted from your payout.
You do everything: photograph, list, message buyers, and meet them or ship the bag yourself.
The seller ships the item directly to the buyer.
You set the price when you list.
No authentication, and Purchase Protection does not cover local pickup at all.
Local transactions aren't covered by Purchase Protection.
Selling here anyway?
Fair. Here's how to keep more of it.
No platform is protecting this, so you do
- Meet in a public place in daylight, ideally a police-station safe-exchange spot.
- Take cash or an instant bank transfer you can confirm in the moment. No checks, no 'I'll send it after'.
- Screenshot the buyer's profile and your whole message thread before you meet.
You're the photographer and the closer
- Shoot in daylight against a plain background: every angle, the hardware, the interior, the date code.
- Write the flaws in, not out. An accurate listing is the one that doesn't come back as a dispute.
- Ship insured and signature-required, and film the packing. It's your proof if a claim comes.
Know the number before you send the bag
- Look up your bag's current resale median for its size and material. Our estimate, from recorded market prices.
- That number is your floor for judging any offer, quote, or list price. Everything else is negotiation.
Terms above come from Facebook Marketplace's own published policies on the dates shown, and we re-verify monthly. Rates change; the linked source is always the current word.