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Facebook caught testing online marketplace in Australia, New Zealand

Friday 7 August 2015 10:55 CET | News

Facebook is testing a new regional online marketplace feature in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.

A new Buy & Sell button is currently being rolled out in the platforms lefthand navigation panel, which will take users to a searchable marketplace of items available in their groups and local area. This marketplace offers for-sale categories such as Clothing and Computer & Electronics, mashable.com reports..

The Sell Something tab in Groups now also offers the option to cross-post items publicly onto the local Buy & Sell feed, as well as the group. Facebook announced in February, 2015 that new features to assist people buying and selling items would be rolled out in the near future. 


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