Short answer: In the US, Craigslist and OfferUp come closest to Facebook Marketplace for local buying and selling. Nextdoor works well within your neighbourhood. In Canada use Kijiji, in the UK and Australia Gumtree, and in the Netherlands Marktplaats.
- Craigslist classic local classifieds
- OfferUp local selling through an app
- Nextdoor only within your neighbourhood
- Marktplaats the biggest in the Netherlands
Facebook Marketplace is convenient because almost everyone has an account. Not everyone wants to use Facebook, though, and on other platforms you sometimes reach different buyers. These are the main alternatives, per country.
Craigslist
The classic: Craigslist has local classifieds for almost everything, from furniture to jobs. No frills, but still widely used in the US. See also our page with sites like Craigslist.
OfferUp
OfferUp is an app for local buying and selling in the US, with user profiles and ratings. It merged with letgo in 2020.
Nextdoor
On Nextdoor you only see people from your own neighbourhood, which makes picking up items easy.
eBay
On eBay you can choose local pickup, but you can also ship to buyers anywhere. Useful for items that are worth more.
Mercari
Mercari works with shipping instead of meeting in person, which is handy if you do not want strangers at the door.
Kijiji
In Canada, Kijiji is the biggest classifieds site for local buying and selling.
Gumtree
In the UK, Gumtree is a popular site for local classifieds. Gumtree also has a separate site in Australia.
Marktplaats
In the Netherlands, Marktplaats is by far the biggest place to buy and sell secondhand items.
Selling safely
- Meet in a public place or have the buyer pick up the item with someone else present.
- Do not click payment links sent by “buyers”; scammers often use fake payment pages.
- Use the payment and shipping options of the platform itself where possible.
