Facebook reveals buy & sell features for groups

Social media giant, Facebook, has revealed that it has implemented improved features for buying and selling in groups – aimed at selling goods.
According to the social media platform: “For Sale Group members can choose the “Sell” feature when creating a post. Members can add a description to what they’re selling, including a price and set a pick-up/delivery location. Sellers can also mark posts as ‘Available’ or ‘Sold’ and easily view their catalog of previous items sold.”
According to Facebook, the below details are examples of people from the global community who regularly use For Sale Groups:
- Lisa Duncan-Thayer from Florida created Made By Mama Buy/Sell/Trade to sell her crochet work and give other local artisans a place to sell their handmade items. Now with more than 4,500 members in or near Pinellas County, Florida, the group has helped many women turn their hobbies into businesses.
- Professional guitarist Kadu Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro created a Facebook Group to help musicians buy and sell instruments. In nearly three years, the group has grown to more than 34,000 members. Not only has the group enabled Kadu to personally buy, sell and trade musical instruments, it’s raised his profile and awareness for his band, Swell.
These new features are rolling out to Facebook For Sale Groups globally in the coming months across iOS, Android and web.
Source: www.itnewsafrica.com