Price for your postcode, list with photos that show size, take payment you can see in your own bank app and hand over bulky things without the risk.
Updated 8 October 2026
Before you start
Price for your postcode, list with photos that show size, take payment you can see in your own bank app and hand over bulky things without the risk.
Marketplace suits the things a parcel can't carry: a wardrobe, a cot, a mower. Buyers search by distance, so a sofa listed in Leeds reaches people in Leeds.
Collection is the default. Some accounts also get checkout with shipping; if yours does, Facebook shows the option when you list.
Kit for this
The products this guide uses, with typical UK prices.
150 cm phone tripod with remote
Clothing and trainer shows need a full-body or full-shoe shot from in front. A tripod gets the phone to eye height and the remote starts recording from across the room.
Typical price£18 to £30
See on Amazon
180 cm folding table
Packing on the bed or the kitchen table means setting up and clearing down every session. A table that stays up lets you leave your supplies where you need them.
Typical price£30 to £55
See on Amazon50 kg digital parcel scale with fold-up display
A wrong weight costs you a surcharge if it's too low and overpaid postage if it's too high. This platform scale takes up to 50 kg, and its backlit display folds up 90 degrees, so you can still read it when a box hangs over the top.
Typical price£18 to £28
See on AmazonDouble-wall boxes, 18 × 12 × 8 in, 15 pack
Double-wall board resists crushing better than single-wall, so your boxed trainers arrive intact.
Typical price£22 to £34
See on AmazonThe guide
Each step in the order you'll need it.
Price against what sold nearby
Search your own item with the distance filter set to your area and look at what is still listed after a week. Price a little under the stale ones.
Put the price in the listing, not "offers". Buyers filter by price, and a blank one drops out of their results.
Photos that answer the first message
Shoot in daylight against a plain wall, then add one photo with a tape measure across the widest point. Half the questions on furniture are about whether it fits through a door.
Show every mark up close. A buyer who sees the scuff before driving over won't haggle about it on your drive.
Kit for this step
Payment you can check
For collections, take cash and count it at the door, or a bank transfer you see arrive in your own banking app before the item leaves. A screenshot proves nothing.
If a buyer sends a link to "receive" money or asks for a code texted to your phone, stop replying. Facebook's help centre lists these as common Marketplace scams.
Collections without the worry
Give the address only once a time is agreed, keep the item by the front door or in the garage, and have someone at home with you.
For small, valuable things, meet somewhere busy in daylight, such as a supermarket car park with cameras.
Kit for this step
Posting a Marketplace sale
Without checkout, agree postage in Messenger, take payment you can confirm, then send it tracked with Evri or Royal Mail and keep the receipt.
Weigh and measure the packed parcel before you quote a price. A guess that misses by one band comes out of your profit.
Checklist
Run through it before each one goes out.
- 1Price against listings near you
- 2Add a photo with a tape measure
- 3Photograph every mark
- 4Confirm payment in your own bank app
- 5Share the address only for a booked collection
- 6Weigh the parcel before quoting postage
Setups
Complete kits for one kind of seller, costed and laid out.
Questions
Straight answers to what sellers ask about this.
Does Facebook take a cut of collection sales?
No fee applies when the buyer collects and pays you directly. Checkout sales carry a selling fee that Facebook shows before you confirm; check the Marketplace help pages for the current rate.
Can a buyer reserve an item without paying?
Only if you agree. Mark it pending once a time is booked and relist it if they don't turn up.
Is PayPal safe for a collection?
Goods and services payments for an item handed over in person carry little seller protection. Cash or a bank transfer that has landed is simpler.
Do Marketplace sales count for tax?
Selling your own unwanted things usually isn't trading. If you buy to resell, HMRC's trading rules apply; read HMRC's guidance on selling online before you scale up.
Why can't I see the shipping option?
Facebook offers checkout with shipping to some accounts and categories only. Without it, agree postage in Messenger and post it yourself.