How to set up Search Alerts for Facebook Marketplace
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Facebook Marketplace is the world's most popular second hand marketplace with nearly 1 billion users. Everyday there are countless amazing deals posted on the marketplace, making it an excellent place to look for the things you need.
The problem many people face is that the most underpriced items are often sold very quickly, which makes it difficult to score the best deals. Most people find that the only way to be successful is by constantly scrolling the marketplace feed waiting for a deal to pop up. This is time consuming and very unreliable. All it takes is a coffee break and you might miss the best deal all week.
Marketplace Notifications Don't Work!
You have probably tried setting up marketplace alerts for your favourite searches and been left wondering “why don’t my Facebook Marketplace notifications work?”
Unfortunately Facebook Marketplace disabled listing alerts a few years ago. Whilst the button that says “Notify me” is still there it doesn’t actually work and even if you go through all the possible steps and enable notifications for everything it still doesn't work. At best you might get one notification per day. This is not helpful if you want to score an amazing deal as they’re normally sold in under 15 minutes.
Wasting your time is profitable!
The reason Facebook Marketplace disabled their alert feature is likely because Facebook’s primary source of income is ad revenue generated by people scrolling. If marketplace users had search alerts they wouldn’t need to keep scrolling which would likely mean less revenue for Facebook, it’s obvious really.
So if you were wondering:
Why am I not getting Facebook Marketplace notifications even though they are turned on?”
The Answer is you can’t. Enabling all the settings on Facebook doesn’t actually do anything because Facebook wants to increase the time users spend looking on their platform, not reduce it. There is no native way to fix this issue within the Facebook app. Read on to discover a new cutting edge solution that allows you to get alerts for marketplace the moment an item you are looking for is posted.
So how can you get notifications for Facebook Marketplace?
Whilst it’s clear Facebook Marketplace’s inbuilt alerts don't work, it is now possible to get alerts with the Swoopa app. Follow these steps to get marketplace notifications for the items you are looking for:
1. Download the Swoopa app on the relevant app stores.
2. Set up an account inside the app.
3. Select a free trial. Swoopa has a range of subscriptions that cater to the speed you need.
4.Create a search in the app for the item you are looking for, just like you would in Facebook Marketplace.
5. Add filters like price, distance and positive and negative/keywords which can help filter out unwanted marketplace items.
6. Start receiving instant alerts for Facebook Marketplace via notifications pushed straight to your mobile.
7. Easily message sellers by clicking the links to marketplace listings that Swoopa sends you.
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Swoopa is a groundbreaking solution for people who want search alerts for Facebook Marketplace. With Swoopa it is now possible to find exactly what you want seconds after it’s posted without ever scrolling Facebook Marketplace. Flippers love using Swoopa to gain an advantage for their flipping business so they can make more money and save time.
It’s time to stop despairing and wasting time trying to work out how to get Facebook Marketplace alerts to work. Unfortunately it is clear that Facebook Marketplace’s search alerts don’t work and they’re not likely to work again in future. Fortunately with the Swoopa app it is now possible to get alerts for your favourite searches. Swoopa gives you VIP access to every listing you want to see by sending a notification when an item is posted so you can see it before anyone else does. Get the ultimate advantage in your hunt for deals on Facebook Marketplace.