Meta has partnered with online delivery platform DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items located up to 15 miles or 25 km away in the US. DoorDash will only deliver items that are small enough to fit in the trunk of a car, and drivers are expected to make deliveries within 48 hours.
The service is limited to a little over two dozen cities throughout the US and lets users connect with one or two local helpers that will load bulky items like a refrigerator, bookshelf, or air conditioner, into a pickup truck and deliver them for a fee.
It also fills a gap in Facebook Marketplace’s existing local delivery options, which only let larger items delivered through a service called Dolly. Meta also lets Marketplace sellers ship items directly to a buyer’s address.
As per the report, it is still not exactly clear how many Marketplace users currently have the option for DoorDash deliveries, or how much it costs. Both Meta and DoorDash confirmed the initiative, and say they have already been testing it in several cities in the US.
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