Surprises

Surprises

by Mike Masnick




eBay Launches Craigslist Clone In Six Countries

from the so-that's-what-they-plan-to-do dept

While eBay surprised a lot of people by buying one quarter of Craigslist last summer (due to someone selling his shares to eBay, rather than the company looking for an investment), it looks like they're taking what they've learned... and launching competitors.BusinessWeek's Tech Beat points out that eBay has launched a free classified service in six countries under the Kijiji brand. While none of the locations are places where Craigslist has a presence, Craigslist has been expanding internationally -- so you have to wonder if the two will start to bump into each other. eBay says they're doing it to build up a sense of "community," though, you have to wonder if Craig and company feel particularly communal towards their step-parent in this situation.

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  1. Mar 9th, 2005 @ 4:56pm

    Not competitors.

    A dry cleaning place in San Fransisco is not a direct competitor to a dry cleaning place in NYC. A Craigslist equivalent in a different country is not a direct competitor to any of the US Craigslists.
    Also, I think it's a smart move by Ebay; Craig should have thought of it first.

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  2. Mar 9th, 2005 @ 5:35pm

    Re: Not competitors.

    Ah, but a dry cleaning business in NYC *is* a competitor to a dry cleaning business in San Francisco that has been expanding eastward...

    It's a competitive move. Craigslist has been expanding, and eBay did an end run.

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  3. Mar 14th, 2005 @ 10:58pm

    Re: Not competitors.

    Check out another new community site:

    Ymetro.com

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  4. Mar 29th, 2005 @ 10:18am

    Re: Not competitors.

    by stephen lawler

    your site is DOWN!!

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  5. Nov 8th, 2006 @ 10:01am

    craigslist clone custom software development

    These guys actually develop custom craigslist clone software. It's custom software with similar features as seen on craigslist, but they look like they know what they are doing. craigslist clone

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  6. Mar 29th, 2007 @ 5:18pm

    another craigslist site

    by josh

    Another new community site like craigslist is:

    http://www.blurbpage.com

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  7. Mar 30th, 2007 @ 4:56pm

    craigslist clone

    these guys do custom development of craigslist clone software (classifieds software) so they don't just sell you another script which I thought was a good thing http://venturait.com/craigslist_clone.html craigslist clone

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  8. Aug 25th, 2007 @ 6:07pm
    by Dan

    Another new startup is http://cliQs.com

    It's interface looks much better than craigslist.

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  9. Oct 16th, 2007 @ 10:11am

    Don't Hate but Love Craigslist!

    I love what Craig's started. A true pioneer in our time period.
    Check out a site (kinda like but more):
    ...................................
    http://www.maidandbeyond.com
    ......................... ..........
    FREE listing of people selling services, it also provides a FREE full online profile/portfolio including photo gallery, "buy now" aps, posting, referral, etc.. It's like eBay + MySpace + Craigslist!

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  10. Jan 6th, 2008 @ 12:46pm

    an affordable craigslist clone

    I recently baught this script it is very reasonably priced, was easy to install and i was happy to see its easy to customize here is the site
    http://www.craigslistclones.com


    John
    http://www.eugenecommunity.com

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  11. Jan 7th, 2008 @ 7:07pm

    Re: craigslist clones

    Hi, - I run 5 craigslist clones listed and linked to from the url above.

    I wish they were a lot lower cost but I'm glad to see the scripts I own an Unlimited Domain License in are getting around now. It's a great one - but could use some retooling - for instance let people leave ads without waiting for an email confirmation (up to admin) and all admin to place ads in all cities at once and maybe charge for users to do that.

    Other than that it's a great script.

    MajorHart

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  12. Jan 16th, 2008 @ 11:57am

    craigslist clone

    thank you major heart
    we will look into the features you suggested and we apreciate your advice we are always willing to try and we will respond to all questions

    on the price comment cheaper is always better but not always do you get the best support we try to help our customers no matter what we rarely charge for support unless there is major support needed in turn the time it takes does add to our costs but you benifit from the support no matter if you need it or not since we use the info to help us to improve our products and business

    (not cheaper less exspensive)
    we are offering a discount check our site also if you want to put it on more then 2 websites email me for a special promotion

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  13. Jan 16th, 2008 @ 12:03pm

    craigslistclones

    wanted to also let you know a knew feature that is for sale and will be added to the sale page very soon

    you can add all catagories and sub catagories instantly!

    anyone interested
    check the site or email about purchasing
    http://www.craigslistclones.com/

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  14. Aug 6th, 2008 @ 9:04am

    Re: Cliqs

    by fog

    this is good. is this custom or a acript on the market? anyone?

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  15. Sep 15th, 2008 @ 12:58pm

    A new BART classified website in Craigs' home city

    by mike

    This is a new classified ad website based in San francisco; the home of Craigslist, where it has created a classified ad community specifically for BART riders.

    Here is a discription from the website:

    Transit Bay Area Classifieds is a San francisco transit-based classified ad website that's built for Bay Area Rapid Transit riders in the San francisco bay area. We have taken the buy and sell arena to the BART community by bringing a classified ad service to people who ride BART on a regular basis. With our BART transit-ad concept, San francisco BART riders can conveniently pre-arrange a transaction to buy, sell, or trade with other fellow Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters for items such as electronics, jewelry, tickets and other carry friendly items.

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  16. Sep 15th, 2008 @ 1:02pm

    BART' bay area classified ad website for riders

    This is a new classified ad website based in San francisco; the home of Craigslist, where it has created a classified ad community specifically for BART riders.

    Here is a discription from the website:

    Transit Bay Area Classifieds is a San francisco transit-based classified ad website that's built for Bay Area Rapid Transit riders in the San francisco bay area. We have taken the buy and sell arena to the BART community by bringing a classified ad service to people who ride BART on a regular basis. With our BART transit-ad concept, San francisco BART riders can conveniently pre-arrange a transaction to buy, sell, or trade with other fellow Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters for items such as electronics, jewelry, tickets and other carry friendly items.

    http://www.transitbayareaclassifieds.com/

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  17. Feb 14th, 2009 @ 4:54pm

    if they can do it so can I lol I baught my script here http://www.craigslistclones.com/Demo.html
    lets see what we can do people

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  18. Feb 24th, 2009 @ 9:57am

    Craigslist clone sites

    by janeet

    Here I found couple more free classified sites like craigslist

    http://www.olx.com
    http://www.backpage.com
    http://www.stumblehere.com
    http://www.be atyourprice.com
    http://www.webcosmo.com
    http://www.usahotads.com

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  19. Feb 26th, 2009 @ 5:49pm

    The best Craigslist Clone yet

    This craigslist clone was free, thanks to drupal CMS, CCK and Views2. it can be done free of charge and you will know every thing about your website. click the link and have look ZiarK Thanks Brad

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  20. May 7th, 2009 @ 2:43pm

    This script is clean

    by ButterBoy

    What site is clean, what script is it?

    http://www.txclassifieds.org/

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  21. Aug 2nd, 2009 @ 8:02am

    video classifieds

    by Jeff

    Reachoo is an awesome, clean classifieds website that aggregates ads from different classifieds service and let you upload video for your advertisements!

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

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