Facebook Marketplace is a great place to list your op shop treasures. There is no cost to list items which makes it a good option for sales. However you do need to deal with lots of people pinging you with enquiries, often with the inane bot-generated auto response: ‘Is this available?’ Well, duh, of course it is!

The other big issue with this platform is annoying glitches and bugs in the app itself. Often you’ll seem to have very limited visibility on your listings which is incredibly frustrating. Other times an item will generate a ridiculous response with heaps of enquiries and the juggling act of managing them all. But that’s a good problem to have.

Set aside a time each day to deal with enquiries and have a set day and time for pickups, such as Saturday morning, to avoid having to hang around waiting for people to show. No shows are one of the most frustrating things about this sales platform. You should also consider meeting in a public place for safety. Some suburban police stations offer safe places of exchange. Check out Victoria Police’s Safe Exchange sites online to find one near you.