Marketplace alternative
A safer Facebook Marketplace alternative for baby and kids gear
Facebook Marketplace is free and has huge local reach, and for a lot of parents it is the first place they list the pram or the cot the kids have grown out of. The trade-off is the bits that go wrong: cash on pickup, meeting a stranger, no payment protection, and no recourse when an item turns up nothing like the photos or a buyer locks in a time then ghosts.
Lhoop is the Australian marketplace built for pre-loved baby and kids gear, designed to keep the reach and remove the risk. Payment is held until the parcel is delivered, everything ships with tracked Australia Post, and the whole exchange stays inside the app. No cash, no meetups.
Why parents switch from Facebook Marketplace
- Payment held until delivery
The buyer pays first and the money is held until the parcel arrives. Local Facebook Marketplace deals run on cash with no protection if the item is not as described.
- Tracked Australia Post shipping
Every order ships with tracking, so both sides can see where the parcel is. No arranging a meetup, no buyers who lock in a time then ghost.
- Real photos and seller reviews
Listings use real photos and sellers build a review history, so you can see who you are buying from before you commit.
- Built for baby and kids gear
Not a general classifieds board. Lhoop is made for prams, cots, car seats, carriers, clothing and toys, so the right buyer finds the right item faster.
The two approaches, side by side
Both get pre-loved gear moving. They handle payment, delivery and trust differently.
- Facebook Marketplace
- No escrow on local deals; cash on pickup with no recourse if the item is not as described.
- Lhoop
- Payment held until the parcel is delivered.
- Facebook Marketplace
- Meet in person and hand over cash, or post at your own risk.
- Lhoop
- Tracked Australia Post shipping on every order.
- Facebook Marketplace
- Buyers can lock in a time then ghost, and there is no record of the deal.
- Lhoop
- Buyer pays upfront, so a confirmed order is a real one.
- Facebook Marketplace
- Meeting strangers in person to trade.
- Lhoop
- No meetups and no cash; the whole exchange stays in the app.
- Facebook Marketplace
- Free for local pickup, but with no payment protection.
- Lhoop
- Free to list, sellers keep 100%, buyers pay a small service fee for protection.
- Facebook Marketplace
- Huge local reach across every category.
- Lhoop
- Australia-wide, focused on baby and kids gear.
Keep reading
More on selling, what buyers are after, and how the two compare in detail:
Questions parents ask
Sell it the safer way
List in minutes, ship with tracking, and get paid once it is delivered. No seller fees, no cash, no meetups.
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