FB Marketplace - Multiple Profiles?

[hotponyshoes]

So I've been clearing out some of my clutter and sticking it on Facebook marketplace.

Is there a simple way to create multiple profiles to sell items under?

I currently have loads of assorted stuff like tools, car wheels, kitchen sink taps etc..

What I would like to do is list all the engineering stuff under one profile so when somebody asks me what else I have they can look at my other items for sale and not have to scroll through a load of irrelevant stuff.
It's not exactly flying out the door so I don't want to use a paid service.
Can I just set up more FB accounts or is there a way buyers can view my items by category or something?

 

[julianf]

Use your partner's account also?

 

[Gareth0123]

I use only one username and profile, advertise a particular item under a certain relevant category and then post the advert to all the local groups.

Sometimes I have the same item posted on about 50 pages giving me an advertising radius of around 50 miles.

When someone uses the search facility for an item they want it can show adverts to over 100 miles radius.

I had a one guy drive down from Redditch to look at and then buy a pillar drill I had advertised on Norfolk FB market place pages..

 

[Robotstar5]

I have a couple of accounts, just use a different name and email address for each.

 

[hotponyshoes]

Use your partner's account also?

I don't think she would put up with the idiots (or the sensible people asking technical questions!)

I use only one username and profile, advertise a particular item under a certain relevant category and then post the advert to all the local groups.

Sometimes I have the same item posted on about 50 pages giving me an advertising radius of around 50 miles.

When someone uses the search facility for an item they want it can show adverts to over 100 miles radius.

I had a one guy drive down from Redditch to look at and then buy a pillar drill I had advertised on Norfolk FB market place pages..

I'm in a few groups and I add relevant items to them.
What I tend to find is, say I list a 30mm drill bit, I get people asking me if I have a 32mm drill bit.
I'd like to just list everything similar in one place so I can just say "click this link to see all the drill bits I have got" for example.

I have thought about setting up a simple website but the majority of stuff I have is one-offs so I don't want to spend an age on uploading & describing single items..

 

[hotponyshoes]

I have a couple of accounts, just use a different name and email address for each.

I was thinking that might be a simple solution, I didn't know if it was permitted on FB or not? Or if buyers would think it was suspicious?

 

[Robotstar5]

I was thinking that might be a simple solution, I didn't know if it was permitted on FB or not? Or if buyers would think it was suspicious?

Probably not permitted but I know a few who do it. My original account was in my own name, but I got fed up with school mates work mates posting pics of what they were having for dinner etc. I abandoned it and opened another using a "nom de plume" which I've been using for over 5 years now.

 

[armalites]

Marketplace is like the wild west anyway.

I regularly see stuff that is way cheaper than it should be and often message just to see what the scoup is. Normally never get a response and I have no idea what these gain out of these kind of posts.

The other thing that really bugs me is you can see an item and if you don't save it often you will never find it again even if you can remember the exact description. It will then suddenly appear in your feed again.

 

[Trevorleach]

Separate email for each user, clear cookies cache when swapping between users, even if using different search engine ie safari/google etc.