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Post an ad at your local laundry mat, grocery store etc. Craigslist.org as mentioned - they have a section to advert Free stuff.
Scrap isn’t paying squat right now so if you don’t have much, people aren’t going to travel very far to come get it.
Around here, cars are paying $80 per ton. That gets you $160 for a full size 4x4 pickup truck. Misc steel aka tin is probably down to $10-20 per ton
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If you don’t want the content of your computers, phones, and tablets copied and preserved by their datamining then only access your account from computers at your local library. Also, never, ever, upload anything.
My FB doesn’t have pop-ups
I sell a ton of antique car parts and old tractor parts on FB. Never had a problem.
I own apartments and that is where I get all my renters. Use FB to weed out prospective tenants-look at their photos, who they hang out with and what they post etc. besides my criminal and credit checks.
I love Fb but use fake birth date etc
I nuked my FB account and opened one for the precise purpose you are citing. I use a nome de plume..... tied to a burner email address.
Set up a bogus email address (outlook, yahoo, gmail... lots of options). If you are really paranoid, set up a burner email, then set up a SECOND burner email tied to the first one, then delete the first one. Use that second email to set up a fb account with a bogus name.
If you can resist the temptation to enter into the lunacy of the political nukefests on FB and just use it to buy/sell, it is useful.
Advice on opening a Facebook account? DON’T!
We live rural also. Without facebook you would have no idea what is going on in the community. Most small rural communities have a facebook page and discussions on everything from lost dogs to who is running for school board. There are announcements from the churches, volunteer fire departments and school sports teams.
I joined the buy, sell and trade groups for 50 plus miles around where I live and there are ten times the adds and traffic there are on Craig’s list or anywhere else.
Yea, farcebook is a pain, but there isn’t much like it in the rural areas. At one time you could talk to the old guys at the General Store or Feed Store, but that just isn’t really there anymore most places.
And I can say they are tracking the hell out of me. Click on one add, do a search or check something on amazon and there will be adds on the other venues within about an hour.
You don’t need FB.
Period.
Yeah don’t!. Create a posting in Craigslist
About having scrap hauled away.
You can’t expect to get money for it.
You have it hauled off and they keep the money or you can just keep your scrap.
Have you tried asking someone at work to post it for you? Unless FB somehow blocks it, they could just say they are posting for a friend, and say to call you at your number. If you want the anonymization of Craigslist, make a CL ad and have your friend post a link to it and make it clear you are in the local area.
I would not use FB unless you use a VPN and know how to clear your cookies.
That's my advice...
You are correct. I used word of mouth and Craigslist to try to sell a car early this year. Failed. I then used Facebook marketplace and was getting multiple bites from hour 1. Sold the car in 3 days.
Use a fake email, set up fake information in your Facebook account. You’ll be fine. People buying and selling things these days use Facebook. A lot.
Don't.
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