Hi All,
I am now having difficulty posting a free announcement on leboncoin. I have been told that it is still possible, but am having difficulty. They mention on their site that you can buy ‘credits’, but when looking at that, they can be more expensive than posting on ebay.
Has anyone recenlty posted a free announcement on leboncoin and can assist?
Regards
Paul
https://www.leboncoin.fr/ai/form/0
I’ve pulled up a page to complete for the sale of a car…
no problem… there is no fee…unless you want to add photos (3 are free).
Perhaps you have gone in as a professional… in which case it may cost you…???
That makes sense now - I have been looking to buy a car from Le Bon Coin but there are always too few photos.
I am also struggling getting people to reply to the Le Bon Coin messages - there is no phone number listed so messaging is the only option but no reply in over a week.
This is the listing I am struggling with Link
Hi Mat
That Seller has 3 vehicles for sale at the moment… and if you are not getting a response it could be one of several scenarios…
Already sold; Seller not around at the moment; Seller thinks you are a time-waster … etc etc…
This is not just Joe Smith… this sounds like a business venture… perhaps legal, perhaps not… who knows… 
Business venture maybe but all three cars are listed under ‘particuliers’ and all three are in different towns. However that does not mean it is not legit………but it is unusual.
I often have problems raising an answer to a ‘message’ on leboncoin. I find the best way of getting a response nowadays is invariably to get the mobile number and send an sms.
unusual is about right…
How do you get the number/sms if the person does not answer a Message??
Well in that case you cannot but more commonly it gives two buttons…….message or phone.
“Med” only gives the Message option on all his sale sites…
Incidentally, someone selling a car under 5000… does not have to declare the money as income… on the Declaration we all make each year… just saying… 
It is definitely still free - you just choose to add extras (being top of the list / having your ad marked as ‘urgent’ etc.), but…I’ve found over the last few months that Facebook Marketplace is a much better option for selling stuff - people seem to trust it more.
The seller probably doesn’t not want to cope with my very dodgy French!
Hi Stella,
I’ve not gone professional. i’m using the route that I have always done on there. I had heard that it has changed in recent months. I have just tried to post the advert on a further two occasions with no luck. The first time I received a notification that the advert would be live in 24 hours. I didn’t get that notification again.
They are limiting the number of free ads that a private person can place… it seems… so, perhaps you have fallen foul of this rule…
It’s not easy navigating their site… as much depends on what is for sale… and how many ads you have on the go…
I actually have no free ads on there at the moment and cannot recall if I have had any this year.
Well, perhaps you should contact them and as what is going on…
You just never know… we once managed to buy a 1925 Citroen purely because the Seller spoke no French and our message was the only one he could understand… 
Normally once you get that message the advert goes live almost immediately. Are you certain it’s not there?
Definitely not there. Mes annonces is empty. You also get an email to say it is going live. The first time that I posted it, a pop up told me it would be live in 24 hours or less.
Their online help doesn’t really help at all.
Try again using a different browser!
Hi Catharine,
I have always used Google. Is it likely to make a difference?
Paul
Do you mean Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, etc?