Overview:
The alternative to Facebook marketplace that began in 2024.
Supported Regions: Europe and US.
Show Age of a Listing or creation date #469
I think it'd be useful to somehow show the age of a listing. Usually, internet platforms with user-generated content show something like: \<title\> by \<user\>, 2 months ago I'm mainly concerned with finding out if Federation works on my instance. But I don't really know if the instances who a...
Reserve item #473
Got an idea from a flohmarkt user: reserve an item. For that, we need: * something like `watching` functionality in backend * new button in toolbar After button click, card item could be "greyed out" with a nice "RESERVED" banner 60° rotated on it.
Announcement: America Just Got It's First Flohmarkt Instance Called Okla Deals
Looks like the concept made its way across the pond. The instance current focuses on the Oklahoma state.
Flohmarkt fedidb page
FediDB is a cutting-edge service providing detailed statistics and insights into the Fediverse network.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that flohmarkt has a fedidb page as it is a new project with only a few instances in Europe.
Though the instances are not listed yet.
Flohmarkt is still a really young platform, but it shows promise as a way for people to create listings, and reach out to one another.
Historically speaking, the Fediverse has lacked apps related to money, trade, or commerce. Although there’s a growing number of small businesses, services, and contractors within the space, the network has largely been missing a shared marketplace for people to buy or sell things.
Flohmarkt (German for “Flea Market”) is a new platform that hopes to serve that need. The premise is simple: What if we built our own Craigslist, eBay, or Facebook Marketplace? The project is still relatively young, having only started in March 2023, but it exists today as a platform that anyone can use.
The overall experience is reminiscent of eBay, Etsy, or Facebook Marketplace, in that individuals can reach out to one another to sell or exchange listed items.
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One extremely interesting here is acknowledging a limitation of today’s Fediverse: not every instance admin or user can use an integrated payment system. Instead, this platform allows users to privately message each other directly
The name is going to take some getting used to
But it's growing more and more in my memory so its getting easier to remember how to type out the word. Flohmarkt is german for flea market. How about another foreign word adopted into the English language like sauerkraut.
The place to discuss the fediverse alternative to Facebook marketplace
Come join the platform and start buying and selling on the community servers without the big corporation spying on your business dealings.
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