Paste a Facebook profile link or numeric ID. StalkFace builds the link to that person's Marketplace profile, where you see what they are selling, their ratings as a buyer and seller, and the year they joined Facebook. You open it in your own session.
How to look at someone's Facebook Marketplace profile
Every Facebook account that buys or sells on Marketplace has a Marketplace profile, separate from the main profile. There are three ways to reach it:
From a listing: open any item they are selling and tap their name under the seller details.
From Messenger: in a chat about a listing, tap their name at the top.
From a profile link: paste their link or numeric ID above and open the Marketplace link the page builds.
The third route is the one people look for, because the main profile rarely has a button for it. The link is facebook.com/marketplace/profile/ followed by the numeric ID, and it opens in your own Facebook session.
What a Marketplace profile shows
Their name and profile picture.
The items they are selling now, often with an approximate location.
Ratings and reviews from people who bought from them or sold to them, once they have enough of them.
The year they joined Facebook, which tells you how old the account is.
You need to be logged in, and Marketplace has to be available where you are. Sellers can see how many people viewed a listing, but not who.
Why the link needs the numeric ID
The Marketplace link works only with the number Facebook gave the account, not with the username in the profile link. If the link you have is facebook.com/profile.php?id= followed by a number, that number is the ID. If it has a name instead, open the profile on a computer and read the ID from the page source, the way the Find Facebook ID page explains.
Before you buy or sell
Check the join year. A brand new account selling something expensive deserves a second look.
Read the ratings, and look at what else they have listed.
Meet in a public place, and pay only once you have the item in your hands.
Common questions
How do I look at someone's Facebook Marketplace profile?
Open one of their listings and tap their name under the seller details. Or paste their profile link or numeric ID above: the page builds the facebook.com/marketplace/profile/ link, which you open in your own session.
Can I see someone's Marketplace from their Facebook profile?
Usually not with one tap. Take the numeric ID from their profile link, paste it here and open the Marketplace link. If the link shows a username, the Find Facebook ID page explains how to get the number.
What does a Facebook Marketplace profile show?
Their name and picture, what they are selling now, ratings and reviews from people who traded with them once there are enough, and the year they joined Facebook.
Does the person know I looked at their Marketplace profile?
No. Facebook does not tell anyone who opened their Marketplace profile. Sellers see how many people viewed a listing, not who.
Why does it need the numeric ID?
Because the Marketplace link only accepts the number Facebook gave the account. A username does not work there, so find the ID first and paste it here.
How do I see a seller's profile on Facebook Marketplace?
Open the listing and tap the seller's name under Seller information. On a computer, the Marketplace profile's address holds the seller's numeric ID. Paste that address in the box at the top of this page to get the link to their main profile.
How can I see a Marketplace seller's main Facebook profile?
On a computer, copy the Marketplace profile address, facebook.com/marketplace/profile/ followed by a number, and paste it above. The page builds the profile.php?id= link to the main profile. In the app, the seller's name at the top of the Messenger chat about the item opens it too.
What does the Verified badge mean on Facebook Marketplace?
Since July 2026 Facebook gives a free Verified badge to people who pass a selfie video check. It shows next to the seller's name on the listing and on the Marketplace profile. It means a real person is behind the account, not that the item or the deal is real.
How do I check if a Facebook Marketplace seller is a scammer?
Look at the join year and the estimated creation month, the ratings, what else they sell, the main profile and the badge, and watch the chat for a deposit, a move to WhatsApp, a courier of their choosing or a code to read back. Pay in person, with the item in your hands.
Does the Verified badge on Facebook cost money?
No. The selfie badge Facebook introduced in July 2026 is free. Meta Verified, the paid subscription with the blue badge, is a different product and its price depends on the country. Nobody sells badges; an offer to do so is a scam.
Find a seller's profile from a Marketplace listing
You do not need a profile link to start. Every listing leads to the seller's Marketplace profile, and from there to the rest.
On the phone, in the Facebook app: open the listing, scroll down to Seller information and tap the seller's name. On a computer: open the listing on facebook.com/marketplace, find the seller box under the description and click the name.
The Marketplace profile opens. On a computer, the address bar now reads facebook.com/marketplace/profile/ followed by the seller's numeric ID. Copy that address.
Paste it in the box at the top of this page. It reads the ID out of it and gives you the link to the main Facebook profile, which Marketplace itself does not always offer.
What the Marketplace profile shows: the year the person joined Facebook, their ratings as a seller and as a buyer once they have enough of them, how many people rated them, the badges Facebook hands out for fast replies, the items they are selling right now and sometimes an approximate location. In the app there is no address bar, so for the main profile use the computer route, or tap the seller's name at the top of the Messenger chat about the item.
The Verified badge next to a seller's name
Since July 2026 Facebook has a free way to show there is a real person behind an account: the person records a short selfie video and Facebook checks it. Accounts that pass get a Verified badge next to their name, and Marketplace is where it matters most: in the seller box on a listing and at the top of the Marketplace profile.
How to see it: open the listing and look at the name under Seller information, or open the Marketplace profile with the link this page builds. The badge sits right next to the name. Tap it and Facebook says what was checked.
What it means: a real person passed a face check. It does not mean Facebook knows their legal name or address, and it says nothing about the item.
What it does not mean: no badge is not a warning sign by itself. The check is optional and new, and most honest sellers have not done it yet.
Not the same as Meta Verified. The blue badge from Meta Verified is a paid subscription that also asks for an ID document, and its price depends on the country. The selfie badge costs nothing. Anyone offering to sell you a badge is running a scam.
Treat the badge as one signal among the ones below, not as a guarantee.
Marketplace scammer check
Facebook does not grade sellers for you. These six checks take two minutes and catch most of the usual tricks.
The join year, on the Marketplace profile. An account from this year selling a phone, a console, a car or a puppy below the going price is the classic pattern.
The month the account was made. The year is coarse; the account creation date page estimates the month from the profile ID. The profile you looked up here is carried over, so it opens already filled in.
Ratings and what else they sell. No ratings is normal for someone selling an old sofa. No ratings plus five identical high-demand items is not.
The main profile. Open it with the link above. One photo, no friends to show, no posts and a recent creation date is thin in a way real accounts rarely are. A Verified badge, when it is there, counts in the seller's favour.
The chat. A real seller meets you and takes payment in person. Warning signs: a deposit to hold the item, a push to WhatsApp or text messages, a courier they picked, a code they ask you to read back to them, a relative who will hand over the item.
The price. Far below what the item sells for everywhere else is the oldest trick and still the most common.
If two or more of these come up, walk away and report the listing. Pay only when the item is in your hands, in a public place.
