...contrary to popular belief, not everyone in the world is American.
A few days ago Facebook launched their new Marketplace, which as the name suggests is a place for buying and selling things. In dollars.
Yes, that's right. The only choice of currency is the dollar. It doesn't matter if you're British, European or Japanese, you can only put ads that have a $ next to the price.
I was about to say "and nobody bothers to convert from GB£ to US$ to put the price up" but then I realised, who's to say it's US$? Why can it not be Canadian dollars, or Australian? Pick your exchange rate, people! Then pay up but only the converted amount.
I put to Facebook that this might be considered false advertising on behalf of the sellers, if they demand in GB£ what is being advertised in $. Their response:
A few days ago Facebook launched their new Marketplace, which as the name suggests is a place for buying and selling things. In dollars.
Yes, that's right. The only choice of currency is the dollar. It doesn't matter if you're British, European or Japanese, you can only put ads that have a $ next to the price.
I was about to say "and nobody bothers to convert from GB£ to US$ to put the price up" but then I realised, who's to say it's US$? Why can it not be Canadian dollars, or Australian? Pick your exchange rate, people! Then pay up but only the converted amount.
I put to Facebook that this might be considered false advertising on behalf of the sellers, if they demand in GB£ what is being advertised in $. Their response:
Hi James,Looks like it's going to take a while...
Thanks for your feedback concerning Marketplace. We are
working hard to make this product as useful as possible to all
users, and we welcome any suggestions. Let us know if you have
any further questions or concerns.
Thanks for contacting Facebook,
Ryann
Customer Support Representative
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