# How to sell on Facebook Marketplace in the UK > 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 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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 - [ ] Price against listings near you - [ ] Add a photo with a tape measure - [ ] Photograph every mark - [ ] Confirm payment in your own bank app - [ ] Share the address only for a booked collection - [ ] Weigh the parcel before quoting postage ## Kit for this - **[150 cm phone tripod with remote](https://sellersetups.com/product/phone-tripod)** (£18 to £30): 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. - **[180 cm folding table](https://sellersetups.com/product/folding-work-table)** (£30 to £55): 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. - **[50 kg digital parcel scale with fold-up display](https://sellersetups.com/product/parcel-scale-50kg)** (£18 to £28): 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. - **[Double-wall boxes, 18 × 12 × 8 in, 15 pack](https://sellersetups.com/product/double-wall-boxes)** (£22 to £34): Double-wall board resists crushing better than single-wall, so your boxed trainers arrive intact. ## Setups - [Garage setup for 150 to 300 orders a week](https://sellersetups.com/setups/garage-150-orders): The step up from a spare room: a garage or small unit with picking shelves, two packing tables and a printer built for volume. - [Outdoor gear setup for a shed or garage, eBay and Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/setups/outdoor-gear-shed-seasonal): Tents pitched on the lawn before listing, tackle sold live in lots, and a 50 kg scale for the family tent that a medium parcel will not take. - [Golf club and sportswear setup for eBay and Depop](https://sellersetups.com/setups/golf-clubs-sportswear-garage): Single irons in cut-down boxes, retro football and tennis tops in grey mailers, and a garage split into a clubs side and a clothing side. ## Questions ### 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.