Facebook’s New Addition- Allows People To Sell Items In Groups
On the 9th of February 2015, Facebook announced the addition of a new feature for Facebook Groups intended to make it easier for members of a “For Sale” group to list their items. The new “Sell” feature, will allow members to create a post where you can add a description of the item for sale, set a price and set a pick-up or delivery location.
The new “Sell” feature was previously marked during pilot testing back in December, and the company then confirmed the feature was in the works in select Facebook Groups. Now the feature is rolling out globally to more Groups on the web, iOS and Android, though Facebook says it will happen slowly over the “coming months.”
The social network today already hosts tens of millions of groups based around a variety of interests, and “For Sale” groups are one of the most popular categories. The addition of the “Sell” feature will make filling out the necessary information a bit more structured than before.
In addition, sellers will now be able to mark their posts as “Available” or “Sold,” which will help keep groups and their members better informed about which items are for sale and which should be removed.
Sellers will also be able to see their catalog of previously sold items by using this feature, Facebook notes. This aids individuals like local artisans who sell their items to friends and other community members using Facebook’s Groups, as is often the case with many women-owned, home-based businesses which are a popular sub-category of Facebook’s “For Sale” groups.
Group admins can opt to participate in trying the feature first by nominating their Group here.
