Ebay listings to start appearing on Facebook Marketplace in the USA

goodfella66

There is a test in the USA, France and Germany where Ebay listings are appearing on Facebook Marketplace. OK, it doesn't apply to the UK yet but what starts elsewhere usually ends up here. It's all free at the minute but I'm sure Ebay will find some way to monetize it.

https://channelx.world/2025/01/ebay-listings-to-appear-on-facebook-marketplace/

forgotmyname

Is this not just another form of advertising?  Ebay have bought an advert space on FB and probably list some item where
the seller paid an additional fee?

Ebay will have charged the seller for that space and added their shiny penny to the bill but the seller may get a wider
coverage without trying to negotiate an advert slot with FB directly?

goodfella66

forgotmyname said:

Is this not just another form of advertising?  Ebay have bought an advert space on FB and probably list some item where
the seller paid an additional fee?

Ebay will have charged the seller for that space and added their shiny penny to the bill but the seller may get a wider
coverage without trying to negotiate an advert slot with FB directly?

Could be that. It sounds like a curated list of items depending on "current trends and listing quality" (whatever that is) according to the link below.

https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2025/1/1736373314.html

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

forgotmyname said:

Is this not just another form of advertising?  Ebay have bought an advert space on FB and probably list some item where
the seller paid an additional fee?

It looks FB were fined £850 million for being anti-competitive and FB are doing this rather than eBay paying for it. 

Given how many people on consumer rights buy from dodgy websites from FB and Instagram adverts, extra exposure on FB would likely be positive for eBay.