Facebook Marketplace Pricing Issues

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Facebook Marketplace Pricing Issues

Rembrant
Guys,

Just curious if everybody else notices all of the for sale items on Facebook Marketplace where the price is $1234, or $111, or $1, etc whatever, and in the message section of the for sale ad the seller comments that Facebook won't allow them to post the actual price.

What's up with this, does anybody know? I seem to see it a lot...

I sell a fair amount of items on FB Marketplace, and I never have issues listing the actual price.
1994 F150 4x2 Flareside. 5.0 w/MAF, 4R70W, stock.
1984 F150 4X2 Flareside. Mild 302 w/ 5spd. Sold.
1980 F150 4X4 Flareside. 300i6 w/ 5spd. Sold in 2021.
1980 F100 4X2 Flareside. 351w/2bbl w/NP435. Sold in 1995

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Gsmblue
I see similar on Craigslist these days too...
1985.5 F-150 XL Explorer standard cab 5.0 EFI AOD 4x4
Daily Driver. We call her Eunice the Ute.

1982 Bronco XLT Lariat 351W AOD 4x4
Code name Esperanza, or Espy to her friends. Please see my Project thread for the blow by blow.

1984 F-350 XL Centurion crew cab 460 T19 4x4
"Eylza Dual-little"
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salans7
Dealers have no issue posting trucks for $80,000, so I don't see why private sellers are having issues.
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kramttocs
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That's what I have always thought and I've always assumed they were essentially clickbait. Although to what end I can't really guess. I figure either they are shady or crazy. Crazy because from the few things I've posted, I don't think anyone reads the comments and follows directions so I can only imagine how many wasted messages they have wanting it for the cover price!

As a test I just listed an 86 250 for 25k and it posted fine.
Scott
'Camano' 1986 F250 Supercab XLT Lariat 460/C6
'Chanute' 1980 F350 C&C 400/NP 435 - Gin Pole

But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio
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SCFlareside
I sold recently on FB Marketplace and it wouldn't let me list the value of the truck as more than something like $4,000.  I tried multiple times, and it said that the "Price is greater than the value of the truck".

I was like "Stop helping me!"

It's about FREEDOM (ok I'll stop) :D
1985 Flareside 4x4, Silver, 302, AOD, BFG Mud 33x12.50s.  California truck with 140k original miles :)  (and slowly going up)

1977 F250 4x4 Highboy, Dec '76 production.  NP435 4 Speed, NP205, 4:10s.    Military 36.5s
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salans7
That's interesting, I keep seeing people selling ragged out Powerstrokes with 300k miles for $10k and yet they're only worth maybe $4k on a sun shining day.