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I don't purchase much from either, but I have purchased from both. Most of my FB purchasing has been via a group that's specifically for buying/selling of a particular type of item, and purchases through that group have been great. I did just buy a stove from FBMP. The guy that I bought from was moderate at communications, but once I got face to face with the folks doing the selling (his parents who were in their 80s) it was very smooth.

Many/most folks are just bad communicators, and that makes buying and selling hard.

I don't think I've ever had a problem with an ebay purchase either.