Comments on: eBay To Craigslist: Game On With US Version Of Kijiji

By: Dima Malik

Dima Malik — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:33:43 +0000

I agree with you guys, CL is losing market, but very slowly. Another site that is gaining popularity is http://www.inetgiant.com. I have been posting ads to them, and recently they have launched UK, Canada and India markets.

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By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:13:10 +0000

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By: Online classifieds: Craigslist expanding in European languages « Europe 2.0

Online classifieds: Craigslist expanding in European languages « Europe 2.0 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:17:19 +0000

[...] its own classified site Kijiji.com in several languages and countries, which eventually led to eBay competing with Craiglist. (On a side note, I see that several years later, the acquisitions have all kept [...]

By: Watch out Craigslist, Sister Site Kijiji Is Taking Off.

Watch out Craigslist, Sister Site Kijiji Is Taking Off. — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:11:41 +0000

[...] So in March, 2005, eBay launched Kijiji as its own competing free classifieds site overseas. Then last summer, it launched a U.S. version of the [...]

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:22:37 +0000

I have to say this will be some good competition. Although craigslist is not pretty it still is weak on the GUI. Whereas Kijiji is nice enough to attract a buyer to buy from an organized ad. Craig has the respect yet because it’s been free for years but you are not going to be on top forever.

For all the ones who are crying about no ads are posted in their area should think about the age difference between these two competitors. Kijiji is new, craigslist has been around the block a few times, maybe cruising the erotic section which is tooo exposed and supporting illegal activities. But as the phrase from an earlier response “No erotic services and men posing as women seeking men” for Kijiji; I’m actually looking forward to not seeing that anymore. It’s too exposed, and I believe Craig does not really care about community where there is no public awareness on the dangers of an escort services: Drugs, Pimps, STD’s etc. Better yet think about the working girls getting robbed, stabbed, raped, brutally beaten. Better yet think about the John getting robbed….. If they are desperate to sell their body for money, think about what they would do to not have sex with you but still get your money……

So my doubts on Craigs involvement with “COMMUNITY” in what is right and wrong is totally a mystery on what he considers “COMMUNITY” and his contributions. The thought of all the drama on the news about home invasions, illegal activity, rapes and stuff like that alone in San Francisco that is tied with Craigslist as a starting point is pretty concerning as a “COMMUNITY” resident.

It can happen to Kijiji too…… Yet if they can control it based on their success off their ebay ratings, than they should build a rating system to slaughter Craigslist as a competitor. Verify ID, $0.99 cent credit card fee for one time to become a member so you know who you are dealing with or something. Make these transactions safe and helpful for these “COMMUNITY BASED” mom and pop shops that offer super services and praise them based on ratings.

I have contacted Craig about a rating system a while back and seems that he doesn’t believe in it. But from a seller and buyer stand point where I may be a continuing customer doesn’t seem like a factor. Kijiji has not commented today on deploying such a solution.

3rd competitor anywhere? Angel Investors, SI’s, developers where are you? Tony from EWanted? Someone?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:38:30 +0000

I’ve tried to list two things already and I keep getting an email saying I have violated the terms of service!!!!!

There is no small business area and no area for donations/fund raisers.

Kiiji Sucks!

By: crak

crak — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:01 +0000

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By: CozyBug: The eBay for Big Stuff

CozyBug: The eBay for Big Stuff — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:45:10 +0000

[...] was formed in late 2002, and I can’t help but think they were coaxed into launching by the entrance of eBay’s Kijiji into the market. Both are taking on the large incumbent Craigslist. While Kijiji is essentially [...]

By: PaulK

PaulK — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:56:46 +0000

The bigger they are the harder they fall… Ebay will need to keep Wall Street happy.. If they invest heavily in this area and make a flop with a hard to remember domain for type in traffic – down will go their share price.

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By: Moving Quotes

Moving Quotes — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:25:28 +0000

Maybe eBay won’t be so overzealous about deleting your ads.

By: Mobile Yellow Pages

Mobile Yellow Pages — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:23:58 +0000

This will be interesting. Isn’t just like that coke ad where they are trying to sue themselves? Corporate America is funny sometimes.

By: Concrete Stain

Concrete Stain — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:25:44 +0000

The name sucks / want to compete with craigslist – please get a better name. To be better you must make alot of things better ..

– doing the same doesn’t make you better … improve something

By: bob cobb

bob cobb — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:10:30 +0000

I’m looking for an online classified service that will let me embed it into my wordpress site. I think I could possibly do it with edgeio, but they really haven’t made it simple to do.

By: Ian Halmark

Ian Halmark — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:33:40 +0000

Anyone else seen Verticlans http://www.verticlans.com around? I’m in the Philadelphia area and have seen these marketplaces pop up. They basically let anyone create their own online marketplace. Definitely not a threat to Craigslist, but it’s interesting how people are always pecking at the giant in online classifieds.

By: David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA

David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:17:08 +0000

Kijiji Falls Short…

As much as I’d like to see some things replace the aging Craiglist, the US version of Kijiji 1.0, announced yesterday, isn’t it.
There are too many things to list from a user standpoint, here are just a few:
1) No resume posting section in…

By: Gregg

Gregg — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:30:28 +0000

Shortly after eBay aquired the 25% stake in Craigslist I posted a thread on Craigslist’s feedback forum discussing eBay’s other acquisitions of kijiji.com and rent.com and how ebay will seek to compete with craigslist down the road and possibly seek to undermine Craigslist in someway. It was a very active thread with people giving all types of opinions. Craig came to post on the thread just saying “Don’t feed the trolls”, and promptly deleted my account. So there’s your altruistic Mr. Community for you.

By: Nemrut

Nemrut — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:00:47 +0000

Maybe it’s just me, but this looks like a parked site on at first glance. The colors are somewhat obnoxious and looks like it was designed by some call center employees in India.

In terms of how it might fare against CL, let’s remember that it took Craig, starting out as an emial event list, over 10yrs to build the audience to what it is today. So i don’t think ‘Kiji’ is going to disrupt this space anytime soon.

What i would like to see is the Google folks get off their ass and do somehting interesting w/Googlebase. This svc has the potential to become a ‘Craigslist on steroids’ combining rich user profiles w/the power of google search.

Anyway, the eBay user experience has always sucked imo, and they should probably direct their internal resources to improving that vs venturing off to new svcs.

By: The Southland.LA Staff

The Southland.LA Staff — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:22:52 +0000

No worries on our end.

Rather than taking the user to the ads instantly, Kijiji forces you through a maze of clicks just to arrive at a category/location of your choice. And, Kijiji doesn’t get more local than the major metropolitan areas that it covers. But, if you like to click away for hours, then yeah, they’ve got a great product.

Compare their service to ours for the Greater Los Angeles Area, AKA the Southland (just a handful of the 200+ cities that we cover in the Southland which gets us to the hyper local level):

Hyper-Local City Links:
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longbeach.la/
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pasadena.la/
riverside.la/
sanbernardino.la/
santamonica.la/
ventura.la/

and, of course,

southland.la/

Enjoy!!!

The Southland.LA Staff

By: Uber Master

Uber Master — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:27:12 +0000

Last annual report shows that Gumtree, Loquo, and some other classifieds brands are owned by eBay. They seem to be doing well in a number of markets. But don’t let facts get in the way of good bashing.

By: Master

Master — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:30:49 +0000

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control of global classifieds marketplace…he business model and strategy is ON TRACK.
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They are not ON Track. They are definitely not on target. Just check Alexa numbers for their European sites. There is no growth. Competitors like Oodle, Markt.de, Loquo are all over the place taking away market share.

By: newmusic

newmusic — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:07:29 +0000

Ebay Vision – Consolidation and control of global classifieds marketplace

The business model and strategy is ON TRACK.

Check 1)Plant – Acquired Kijiji and 25% of Craig’s. Ebay will acquire 100% Craig’s and merge both at some point

2)Cross Fertilize – ebay assets and build critical mass of users globally

3)Maintain -

4)Harvest – monetize monetize monetize via banner ads, paypal and skype

5)Monitor