Selling on Facebook Marketplace
Local sales, no fees and same-day cash — Facebook Marketplace is where bulky items sell that no shipping platform can handle profitably.
Download FlipAI FreeTo sell on Facebook Marketplace, list with 5+ photos, a specific title and a firm local price, then meet buyers in a public place and take cash. Local pickup sales are free — Facebook charges no fee — while orders paid through Facebook carry a 10% selling fee ($0.80 minimum), as of October 2026. Furniture, appliances, tools and baby gear sell same-day when priced at about 40–60% of retail.
What Facebook Marketplace is genuinely best for
- Furniture, appliances and anything too bulky to ship
- Tools, lawn equipment, bikes and exercise gear
- Baby and kids' gear that would cost more to ship than it's worth
- Anything you want gone today for cash
What it is not good for: Small collectibles and niche items — local demand is shallow and you'll get far more on eBay.
Facebook Marketplace fees in 2026
- Local pickup: $0 — no fee at all
- Orders paid through Facebook: 10% selling fee ($0.80 minimum per order)
- Listing fee: $0
- Boosting: Optional paid promotion, rarely necessary
As of October 2026, from Facebook's help center. Local cash sales have no Facebook fee.
Methodology and sources
The fee figures above come from Facebook Marketplace's own published seller-fee page for US sellers, not from third-party blogs or estimates. They are standard-category rates — category exceptions, store subscriptions and promoted-listing ad rates can move the real number.
Last verified: October 7, 2026. Marketplaces change fees several times a year, so each source page below is re-checked on a recurring basis and this date is updated when the figures are confirmed or corrected. If you spot a stale rate, the official page linked below is always authoritative over this one.
Facebook Marketplace
Meta Business Help — selling fees ↗Selling fee and minimum per shipped/checkout order; local pickup sales carry no fee.
Verified October 7, 2026
How to sell on Facebook Marketplace, step by step
- Take photos in daylight showing the whole item plus any damage.
- Title it exactly how a buyer searches: brand + item + size or model.
- Price against currently listed local comps, not national resale prices.
- Ignore 'is this available?' with no follow-up; respond to specific questions first.
- Meet in a public place or a police exchange lot, and take cash only.
Compare every platform before you list
The hard part is not listing — it is knowing whether Facebook Marketplace is the right place for this particular item. Take a photo of any item or scan its barcode, and FlipAI shows current eBay asking prices (live listings, not sales) plus an AI estimate. Then work out what you'd keep after each platform's fees in the free profit calculator, or see how crosslisting to eBay and Amazon (Etsy and Shopify coming soon), with copy-ready listings for Facebook Marketplace, Poshmark, Mercari and Vinted works.
Where to sell: platform guides
Real fees, what sells and how to price on each marketplace:
- How to sell on eBay — real final value fees, shipping choices and pricing from sold comps
- How to sell on Poshmark — what brands sell, sharing, offers and real payouts
- How to sell on Mercari — the buyer-paid fee model, labels and what categories move
- How to sell on Vinted — sellers keep the list price — the buyer pays the protection fee
- How to sell on Etsy — listing and transaction fees, and what vintage actually sells
- How to sell on Amazon — account types, referral and FBA fees, gated categories
- How to sell on Pinterest — product pins and catalogs as a free traffic channel
- Shopify vs Etsy for resellers — what your own storefront really costs
- Best reseller tools in 2026 — the five-app stack for pricing, selling and shipping
- Free listing description generator — an AI-written title and description in seconds
- What is retail arbitrage? — how clearance flipping works, and whether it is legal
Related guides
State-by-state selling guides
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Facebook Marketplace charge selling fees?
Local cash pickup sales have no Facebook fee. As of October 2026, orders paid through Facebook carry a 10% selling fee ($0.80 minimum per order).
What sells fastest on Facebook Marketplace?
Furniture, appliances, tools, bikes, exercise equipment and baby gear — bulky items priced at roughly 40–60% of retail often sell the same day.
How do I avoid scams on Facebook Marketplace?
Take cash in person, never accept overpayment or a mailed check, don't share verification codes, and meet in a public place or police exchange lot.
Should I price higher to leave negotiating room?
A little — about 10–15%. Pricing far above local comps kills your placement, because most Marketplace buyers sort by price.
Is Facebook Marketplace better than eBay?
For bulky, low-value-per-pound items, yes — no fees and no shipping. For small, searchable, collectible items, eBay often nets more even after its 13.6% fee in most categories.
Can FlipAI help with Facebook Marketplace?
Yes. FlipAI shows current eBay asking prices (live listings, not sales) plus an AI estimate, and generates a listing you can copy straight into Marketplace.