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Facebook has given its Marketplace a bit of a visual overhaul, with new colorful icons and improved search and filtering features. The Craigslist competitor, first launched in October 2016<\/a>, is Facebook\u2019s major entry point into local commerce. Today, the Marketplace sits in a dedicated tab at the bottom of Facebook\u2019s\u00a0app, where its ever-present\u00a0red badge forces\u00a0you to click through. (Or is that just me?)<\/p>\n The changes are more about making the marketplace easier to use, with a now-scrollable list of item categories which appear as candy-colored, rounded icons.<\/p>\n At launch,<\/a> Marketplace\u2019s navigational elements were much simpler. Four buttons at the top encouraged users to snap a photo of an item to sell, tap into categories, search, or easily access their own postings.<\/p>\n These same features are still available post-redesign, except that, today, delving into an individual category only takes one tap, instead of two. The idea here is to encourage better discovery, as most people come to the Marketplace with a goal in mind. They need a piece of furniture, or an appliance, or they want to browse\u00a0for deals on second-hand items\u00a0like clothing, purses, baby products, or maybe a used smartphone.<\/p>\n With the addition of the individual category icons, you can now quickly jump into a particular section. Plus,\u00a0at the front of the list, there\u2019s also now a handy icon for finding nearby garage sales.<\/p>\n You can filter any section by location and price to narrow the listings returned, either with or without an accompanying keyword search.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re browsing a given section, you can also tap onto the filtering options to switch to a different category. These are organized under high-level labels like Home, Entertainment, Clothing & Accessories, Family, Electronics, Hobbies, Vehicles & Bicycles, and Classified. Underneath each is a selection of sub-categories you can choose from to narrow your searches. For example, under Electronics you can pick from Mobile Phones or Electronics & Computers.<\/p>\n The Classifieds section features the Garage Sales as well as Housing ads \u2013 both of which push Facebook even further into Craigslist territory.<\/p>\n These sections, too, now sport the more colorful icons to maintain consistency with the Marketplace\u2019s new look.<\/p>\n These same features are available on the desktop version of Facebook as well as mobile, but in a different layout.<\/p>\n Facebook doesn\u2019t share numbers related to how many users have tried Marketplace, number of listing or transactions to date. However, the company did say last fall that there are 450 million people already using \u201cBuy & Sell\u201d groups on Facebook every month, which is the same demographic who\u00a0would use\u00a0the new Marketplace.<\/p>\n But Marketplace still has a host of competition, and not only from Craigslist. A number of new apps are today catering to buyers and sellers. Beyond eBay, there are apps like OfferUp, LetGo, Mercari, and Close5 (also eBay). With so many options for buying and selling, Facebook needs to make Marketplace the simplest and most accessible for its users, or they may turn elsewhere.<\/p>\n (But seriously, it needs to drop that annoying red notification badge in the app.\u00a0We get it. Marketplace exists.)<\/p>\n Facebook confirmed the redesign\u2019s launch and says it\u2019s\u00a0now appearing to everyone who has Marketplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/img_3989.jpg?w=383&h=680\")
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Facebook has given its Marketplace a bit of a visual overhaul, with new colorful icons and improved search and filtering features. The Craigslist competitor, first launched in October 2016, is Facebook’s major entry point into local commerce. Today, the Marketplace sits in a dedicated tab at the bottom of Facebook’s\u00a0app, where its ever-present\u00a0red badge forces\u00a0you to click through. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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