Canadians looking for a safer, community-based online shopping experience are turning to Facebook buy-and-sell groups.

Facebook is betting on the popularity of buy and sell websites like Kijiji and Craigslist with it's latest feature dubbed "Marketplace."

To use VarageSale users are required to sign up with their Facebook account to verify who you really are. Once you have signed up you can join a community to start browsing, or post a listing of your own.