Some jerk grabbed a free couch before I could even get there yesterday morning
I saw a post in this group at 7:15 AM for a nice leather couch in Sherman Oaks. I messaged the guy within 5 minutes and he said first come first served. I drove 20 minutes across town and when I pulled up, some dude in a white van was already loading it. He must have been watching the group like a hawk. From now on I'm gonna refresh every 2 minutes and maybe offer to pick stuff up same hour. Anyone else deal with people swooping in that fast on free furniture?
Also set up saved searches on FB Marketplace that auto notify you. I have mine set to notify within minutes of a listing. Got a whole dining set for $40 that way because I messaged the seller before anyone else even saw it. The trick is to keep your search terms real specific like "vintage oak table" instead of just "dining table.