'If you see something you like, you better be ready.' Here's what's moving on Facebook Marketplace When the pandemic made some things hard to find and hopping from store to store wasnât really an option, Facebook Marketplace was open for business. By: Alexandra Bahou and last updated 2021-05-21 08:32:46-04 (WXYZ) â When the pandemic made some things hard to find and hopping from store to store wasnât really an option, Facebook Marketplace was open for business. "I think people have turned to the community in many ways to try to help each other with information, in this case it's to try to help each other buying and selling," said Sonia Sroka, a Facebook spokesperson.