Feb 13, 2022
Any Good Classifieds?
I'm not a frequent facebook user, but do most of you use local groups there for searching for work, buying and selling things, etc? Is there another website you use for local or online language exchange, events, sayonara sales...that kind of thing? Local or all over Japan is fine, just looking for options that are easy for anyone to use. Also, a lot of sites like gaininpot.com have classifieds, but they are not so recently used or as popular as they were from what I can tell. Some sites don't even have dates so the listings could be from years ago. Thanks!
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on Feb 13
The most reliable page I've had for selling stuff here has been Japan Garage Sale on Facebook. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JapanGarageSaleEverythingElse/ There are definitely larger groups out there, but they usually are filled with spammy kinds of posts. This one is monitored well, and I've had minimal issues there – almost everyone pays on time, communicates in a timely manner, etc. When we lived in Tokyo I did use Craigslist to sell some stuff, and did occasionally see job listings on there. However, there was a lot of weird stuff on there too...don't think I'd really recommend it!
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on Feb 14
I've never thought to look for work via Facebook groups but would perhaps do so for buying / selling stuff, sayonara sales and those kind of things. Being in the Kanto area the FB group Tokyo Expat Network is where I might start for something like that. I think there are a whole bunch of interesting and useful groups for Japan-related stuff on FB but you might need a bit of patience to sift through all of those that have become saturated with spam and other weird posts. When I first came to Japan over a decade ago now I felt like the classifieds of Metropolis magazine were quite good but having revisited them today after seeing your question, it looks like they might not have much to offer. Maybe still good for event listings though. I think Tokyo Notice Board may still be worth a look, even for people not in the Kanto area. Again, on the back of your question, I found this Locanto website today which seems to have some recent classified listings for areas across Japan, but I've no idea how reliable it is. I've used Craigslist Tokyo to find side-jobs in the past and found it to be OK in that regard. I haven't used it in a while though and as @genkidesu mentioned, there's some weird stuff on there so best to approach with caution.
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on Feb 18
I joined some regional Facebook groups for buy and sell. Some of the regional groups allow members to post job listings, buy and sell, and local events. The Ibaraki-ken Group is very active. Mottainai Facebook group exclusively for free stuff is great. I'm also subscribed to Freecycle Japan. I've managed to give away stuff in good condition this way. Tokyo Notice Board is active, too, publishing twice a month.
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on Mar 18
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on Mar 18
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