You'd be FOOLISH to Hold Cards for Facebook 'Buyers'

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Is there a benefit dealing on Facebook compared to eBay without the transaction fees?

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Not really; just the no fees/sales tax.

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I will throw my experiences in here to see if it helps.

I look over FB Marketplace most days out of curiosity. I usually see a lot of scummy tactics. Even when I see a card/deal I’m interested in, the listing type will affect it a lot. If they say first come first serve, I am likely to just ignore that listing since I do not want to invest the time to go to the bank to get enough cash for what is most likely a retail level price, then drive to wherever they are just to be told someone came earlier. It’s a really frustrating experience as a buyer so I don’t respond back to those listings.

I have bought from several people that told me they would get hundreds of lowballs and other trash messages from collection ads (back when people were asking $150 for entire WOTC binders with charizards in them)and they were really happy to deal with me ultimately because if I told a seller I would buy for a certain price at a location and time, I would always show up and pay that agreed price whether or not I found any poor condition items or other issues that were not revealed in pictures/text.

Ultimately FB Marketplace is a terrible storefront and poor way to advertise cards with a frustrating user base that the majority are looking to lowball or flip the cards immediately but it can be very useful if you find the right situation. Just learn who to ignore and who is wasting your time but keep it above level because you never really know who you’re dealing with or what those relationships might build to in the future.

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I can’t stand people on Facebook 99% off the time they don’t read the description or send in stupid low ball offers in there is a reason they have a Block user option.

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Virbank is one of the circles of hell.

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I recently had someone fully prepared to do a cash deal for 3k just to have them ghost the day of. We discussed all the terms and everything through messages, and I even ended up talking with them on the phone for quite a while about Pokemon, the market, and collection goals.

It’s just the reality of selling stuff through those types of markets. I suppose you could ask for a non-refundable deposit but that might turn some people off entirely.