Boy I hope it does. Our craigslist is still dead but man I'd love it to come back
Never really lost steam here, imo. Which is a good thing.
I use FB marketplace a lot but it’s crap. For vehicles there’s no division between private and dealer. But even CL, now many for sale by owner vehicles are Russian (I use that term loosely as they all seem to be of Russian or Eastern European descent) car dealer flippers here. A great percentage in that “newer but older” and not so expensive vehicles are shade tree dealers/flippers.
And in general Marketplace is a complete fck show. Way less success buying or selling. Selling some things not so bad, but I’ve had a bunch of furniture for sale now for a while. Did good on some stuff with legit people. The rest, I keep up there mostly for entertainment value.
The fact that any and every idiot can Messenger “Is it an available?” with one click and the plethora of really really really stupid questions (“Will this fit in my Prius?”) and the ability to speak without making any effort to actually contact the person, personally, makes Marketplace a pile of steaming crap on most accounts.
When you get a message from Pushumba Matoomi regarding an exhaust system for a diesel pickup or get asked if you’ll trade furniture for a bottle of wine, or you say “Will not separate” in your add and someone doesn’t understand that, it’s just cheap entertainment at that point.
I also think CL should require you to post a fckin phone number if you’re selling. Period.