Comment on flohmarkt a federated alternative to ebay and facebook marketplace

• curbstickle@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So by server.

  There is no online classifieds I know of that work like that.

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  • poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    www.craigslist.org/about/help/posting/…/location

    So what do you call this?

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    • curbstickle@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There aren’t servers in each of those locations.

      Its a designated region for users to make use of. User based, not server based.

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      • poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        What? That is 100% exactly like Flohmarkt works with server specific locations.

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    • Arcka@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It seems like on CL the city labels are mostly for human readable convenience and behind the scenes it’s by distance. You can set a distance from any point:

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      • curbstickle@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This is correct.

        You used to have to go by city/metro area only, but now you can do it by search area. That said, you can alter your metro area or search radius at any point.

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  • poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    All the ones I know work like that here in Europe, except ebay.

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    • curbstickle@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Craigslist, freecycle, Facebook market, offerup - they all go by user region, not server region.

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      • poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I literally linked you the Craigslist FAQ above that shows that they have server specific locations, just like Flohmarkt.

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