{"id":75,"date":"2021-04-19T21:32:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T05:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timkang.net\/wordpress\/?p=75"},"modified":"2021-04-19T21:32:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T05:32:42","slug":"disappointing-facebook-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timkang.net\/wordpress\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"Disappointing Facebook Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This posting is my feelings about the manner of operating the Marketplace rather than the Marketplace service itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I posted a listing, actually two listings of the same thing, on Facebook Marketplace. The first one kept blocked whenever I edited descriptions due to being against their &#8220;rules for selling.&#8221; I sent a &#8220;Request a Review,&#8221; then they released it without any explanations. However, they finally denied posting my listing. I requested a review and reported a problem in the Help Center as well. I have never received any answers so far, and the listing stays still blocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I tried the second listing of the same thing with edited descriptions at a lower price because I had to waste more than a week due to their stupid and unkind customer service. They blocked it as soon as I posted it for about a day. I requested a review, and then they opened it without any explanation again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that a listing would be reviewed automatically not by a person, but maybe by AI. But I felt offended and even humiliated when I found my listing blocked due to being &#8220;against their rules&#8221; according to them. I looked through their community policies and commerce rules but failed to find anything wrong in my listing. It is okay to review a listing before posted. But there is no clear explanation like what process I should expect and wait in the meantime. Moreover, I sent several inquiries but didn&#8217;t get any answers. As a former customer manager for online community service, it&#8217;s a big no. It is never acceptable nor understandable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you operate a commercial (0r even noncommercial) online service, you have to provide enough explanations in advance. Even though you feel enough, it would never be enough. When a customer wonders what to do, or how to do, or asks for explanations, you should respond to it immediately or at least before the customer doesn&#8217;t feel late because it&#8217;s directly associated with trust between you (or the service) and customers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This posting is my feelings about the manner of operating the Marketplace rather than the Marketplace service itself. I posted a listing, actually two listings of the same thing, on Facebook Marketplace. 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