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Is there / could there be a federated ebay?
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this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2026
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I mean theoretically, sure. Realistically, no. Because people would reneg on their offers, and you have no recourse as a seller.
Yeah, it would be full of scammers on poorly moderated instances or their own private instances. The legit instances would have to work constantly to keep themselves defederated from all the scammers.
Cash and in-person transfers would be enough for me. I’m only on facebook because I find a lot of great stuff on marketplace, and I always do local meetups and pay in person. I wish there was a better platform.