How to Delete a Review You Left on Facebook Marketplace
Leaving a review on Facebook Marketplace is easy — but what happens when you want to take it back? Maybe you posted feedback in frustration, made a typo, or the seller resolved the issue and you want to update what you said. Whatever the reason, understanding how Facebook handles Marketplace reviews is the first step to figuring out your options.
How Facebook Marketplace Reviews Actually Work
Facebook Marketplace uses a seller rating system where buyers can leave feedback after a transaction. These reviews appear on a seller's profile and contribute to their overall reputation score. The system is designed to build trust between strangers transacting locally or through shipping.
When you complete a purchase or sale, Facebook may prompt you to rate the other party. That rating — along with any written comment you leave — gets attached to their profile, not yours. This distinction matters when you're trying to manage or remove something you've submitted.
Can You Delete a Review You Left on Facebook Marketplace?
Here's the honest answer: Facebook does not currently offer a straightforward "delete review" button for ratings you've left on Marketplace. Once a review is submitted, the platform treats it as a record of a completed interaction.
However, that doesn't mean you're completely without options. There are a few paths worth understanding:
1. Editing or Retracting Through the Transaction Page
In some cases, Facebook allows you to revisit a transaction and update your feedback within a short window after submission. The availability of this option depends on:
- How recently you left the review
- Whether Facebook's interface in your region includes an edit option
- Whether the transaction is still marked as "recent" in the system
To check: go to Marketplace → Your Account → Purchase History or Sales History, find the relevant transaction, and look for any review-related options. If an edit or remove option is present, it will appear there.
2. Reporting Your Own Review
If you can't edit or delete directly, another route is to report the review through Facebook's flagging system — even if it's your own. This works by treating the content as something that should be reviewed by Facebook's moderation team.
Steps typically include:
- Navigating to the seller's profile
- Finding the review you left
- Selecting the three-dot menu (⋯) next to it
- Choosing "Report" or "Find support or report"
This doesn't guarantee removal, but it opens a ticket for Facebook's review team to assess.
3. Contacting Facebook Support Directly
For reviews that can't be edited or flagged successfully, reaching out to Facebook Support is the next step. You can do this through:
- Help Center → Marketplace → Something Went Wrong with a Transaction
- The "Report a Problem" option within the Facebook app
Be specific in your message. Explain that you left a review in error or wish to retract it, and include details about the transaction (approximate date, seller name) to help the support team locate it.
Support response times and outcomes vary significantly based on account history, how the request is worded, and current platform workload.
Why Facebook Makes This Difficult 🤔
The limited control over submitted reviews is intentional. Facebook's review ecosystem is built to protect the integrity of seller and buyer ratings. If reviews were freely deletable after the fact, sellers could pressure buyers to remove negative feedback, or users could game the system by leaving reviews and then removing them once a dispute was settled in their favor.
This design philosophy is common across marketplace platforms — Amazon, eBay, and Etsy all place restrictions on review removal for similar reasons.
Variables That Affect Your Outcome
Whether you can successfully remove or edit a review depends on several factors that aren't uniform across all users:
| Variable | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Time since submission | Edit windows, if they exist, are typically short |
| Device/platform | Mobile app and desktop versions sometimes show different options |
| Account region | Facebook's features roll out unevenly across regions |
| Facebook account standing | Accounts in good standing may get faster support responses |
| Nature of the review | Reviews that violate Facebook's policies are more likely to be removed |
What About Reviews Left on You?
If your concern is actually about a review someone else left on your profile, the process is slightly different. You can report reviews on your own profile that violate Facebook's Community Standards — such as those containing false information, hate speech, or off-topic content. Negative-but-honest reviews generally cannot be removed just because they're unfavorable.
💡 A Note on Platform Updates
Facebook updates its Marketplace features regularly, and the review management tools available today may look different in future versions. The steps described here reflect how the system generally functions, but the exact navigation path can shift with app updates. Always check the most current version of your app for the latest interface options.
The gap between wanting to remove a review and actually being able to do so comes down to your specific timing, platform version, and the reason behind the request — all things only you can assess from your own account.