Do I have to leave my groups?

No. Stay in them. MerchVice is where the items live between posts: each one on its band's page, in your closet, with its story.

How is a trade different here?

You propose it item for item, both sides agree, and when it closes the item moves to its new owner's closet with a record. Nothing is lost in a comment thread.

Can I bring my group posts over?

Export your information from Settings and post the items you still own from those photos. We never copy anything from Facebook ourselves.

Are there ads in the MerchVice feed?

No. The feed is newest first, nothing is ranked, and anything promoted sits beside it and says so.

All comparisons

MerchVice vs Facebook groups

A group post is gone in a week. Here the shirt stays: on its band's page, in your closet, with the trade recorded and the story kept.

Checked October 2026. Every fact about Facebook groups here comes from its own help, fees and terms pages, each with its source and the day we read it.

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The short answer

Facebook groups are where many scenes buy, sell and trade today, in posts and comments, among people they half know.
MerchVice is built for the merch: every item has a page under its band, your closet records what you own, a trade moves the item to its new owner with a record, and the feed is newest first with no ads in it.
Use both. Stay in your groups; export your photos and post the items you still own here, where they won't scroll away.

Side by side

What matters	MerchVice	Facebook groups
Built for band merch	MerchViceYes Every page is about band merch: shirts, posters, records, pins and patches.	Facebook groupsNo A social network for friends, family and communities of any interest. Groups and Marketplace aren't about band merch. Source
Find by band, tour and year	MerchViceYes Band pages, design pages, decade filters and shows, so a shirt finds its tour and its year.	Facebook groupsNo Marketplace sorts by distance or date listed and browses by category. No band, tour or year filters. Source
A closet for what you keep, and a Top 8	MerchViceYes Post what you own to show it off, not only to sell, and pick a Top 8 for your profile.	Facebook groupsNo You can save things into collections, but there's no public record of what you own and no Top 8 in a group. Source
Trading, item for item	MerchVicePartly Mark an item Open to trade today. The trade itself, with the item moving to its new owner, is coming.	Facebook groupsNo Buy and sell groups list items for sale. A swap is arranged in comments or Messenger, with nothing moving the item or keeping a record. Source
Date your shirt's tag	MerchViceYes Free: photograph the tag and get its era, with the sources, whether you join or not.	Facebook groups Nothing on its own pages says either way.
Free to show off and trade	MerchViceYes Free to show off and trade. Selling is coming, with one flat fee shown before you list.	Facebook groupsPartly Posting in a group is free. A shipped Marketplace order paid through checkout carries a selling fee. Source
Newest first, nothing ranked	MerchViceYes Newest first, for everyone who follows you. Nothing is ranked and nothing is paid to rank.	Facebook groupsNo Home is ranked by machine learning. The Feeds tab shows the newest posts, and still carries ads. Source
No ads in the feed	MerchViceYes Nothing in the feed. Anything promoted sits beside it and says so.	Facebook groupsNo Ads are shown to you from the audiences businesses pick and your activity on Facebook, in Feed and in the Feeds tab. Source
Buying new from the band	MerchViceYes Bands claim their page free and put their official merch and store links on top.	Facebook groupsPartly A band can open a Shop on Facebook, but checkout now hands off to the band's own website. Source
Following bands	MerchViceYes Follow bands, members and tags, and hear when they add new merch.	Facebook groupsYes Follow a band's Page and its updates can show in your Feed. Source
Taking your data with you	MerchViceYes Download everything you posted from Settings, any time, as files you can open.	Facebook groupsYes Export your information, under Settings, Meta Account, Your information and permissions: your content, activity and photos. Source

Where Facebook groups is better

A group for literally any interest, so a band or a scene has its own room in minutes. Source
Marketplace finds items near you, sorted by distance, for a local meet-up. Source
Inside a group you can go live, run a poll or host a Q&A, not only post photos. Source
Shops give a band a storefront people can browse on Facebook and Instagram. Source

Use both

Nobody is asking you to leave Facebook groups. Bring your items here as well, so they have a home that is about the music.

Click your profile picture, then Settings & privacy, Settings, Meta Account, Your information and permissions, Export your information, and Create export; the HTML format includes your images and videos. Post the items you still own here from those photos, and tag the band. Your groups stay where they are. Source

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Keep your closet here

MerchVice is where people show off the band merch they own and trade it with other fans. Your closet, your bands, your people.

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Questions

Do I have to leave my groups?: No. Stay in them. MerchVice is where the items live between posts: each one on its band's page, in your closet, with its story.
How is a trade different here?: You propose it item for item, both sides agree, and when it closes the item moves to its new owner's closet with a record. Nothing is lost in a comment thread.
Can I bring my group posts over?: Export your information from Settings and post the items you still own from those photos. We never copy anything from Facebook ourselves.
Are there ads in the MerchVice feed?: No. The feed is newest first, nothing is ranked, and anything promoted sits beside it and says so.