Facebook Takes on Craiglist, Adds Tools for Selling to a Group

Facebook on Tuesday started rolling out a way for people to post items for sale in a group -- a new destination for virtual garage sales. The new features include a way to catalog the items up for sale and those you sold previously, and the ability to mark an item as sold. These groups, known as buy/sell/trade groups, consist of people who want to offload their goods in an intimate setting versus the a public post like Craigslist or eBay. People offer up items by posting a photo with a price and details, and the first person to comment then connects with the item's owner offline. These groups, which are like forums, are not formal and often focus on particular items, brands or neighborhoods. http://cnet.co/1Cf9pGt http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ