A Facebook Marketplace alternative for selling to people you know.

Classifieds.fyi is a free classifieds tool without the Facebook part: no Facebook account, no strangers messaging at midnight, no profile attached to your listings. Post items once, share one link, and run private boards for your neighborhood, school, or club.

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Last updated 2026-07-16

When Marketplace is the right tool

Facebook Marketplace reaches more buyers than anything else in local selling. If you want the whole metro area bidding on a car this weekend, use Marketplace — no smaller tool will match that reach.

The tradeoff is who shows up. Every listing is tied to your Facebook profile, buyers are strangers, and sorting real interest from scam attempts and no-shows is part of every sale. Classifieds.fyi trades maximum reach for selling to people you actually know: your link, your groups, your rules.

Side by side

Classifieds.fyiFacebook Marketplace
Account required to sellFree account, no passwordFacebook account
Account required to browseNoneFacebook account
CostFree, no feesFree for local listings
Who sees your listingsPeople with your link and private groups you chooseMarketplace shoppers across your area
What buyers see about youDisplay name only; email hiddenYour Facebook profile
Where questions landMessages attached to the listingMessenger threads
Group sellingPrivate boards with invites, approvals, and moderatorsFacebook groups
Services and jobs boardsBuilt in for every groupNot for private groups

The everyday difference

You post a couch

On Marketplace: Forty messages, half of them "Is this available?" from people who never reply again.

On Classifieds.fyi: The link goes to your groups and your neighbors. Questions come from people who can actually pick it up.

A stranger wants your address

On Marketplace: You weigh the sale against a stranger with your name, face, and neighborhood.

On Classifieds.fyi: Buyers see your display name and the item. You decide what to share, and when.

Selling to your own community

On Marketplace: Post to the group and hope the algorithm shows it to anyone.

On Classifieds.fyi: The board shows every listing to every member, today and next month.

You do not have Facebook

On Marketplace: You are not selling on Marketplace.

On Classifieds.fyi: Sign in with your email or Google. No social account involved.

Common questions

Is Classifieds.fyi really free?

Yes. No listing fees, no commission, no paid tier, and no ads. You keep the full price of everything you sell.

How do buyers find my listings without a marketplace?

You bring the buyers: share your list link in group chats, community boards, and with neighbors. There is no public search across all listings — that is the point.

Do buyers need an account?

No account is needed to view listings. Signing in is only needed to message you through the site.

Can I move a Facebook buy-and-sell group here?

Yes. Create a private community, post the invite link in the group, and members bring the listings over item by item.

Sell without the marketplace

Post an item, share the link, and see who you already know that wants it.

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