Although eBay and Craigslist have made the process of selling unwanted items easier than in the past, former Google engineer Dan Zheng believes the process is still too hard.
“Selling something should be as easy as taking a picture on your phone,” said Zheng. And, so, he and a few partners have built a start-up – EggCartel – that does just that. The company’s EggDrop marketplace is more…
Try this on for size: it’s the middle of the night, you’re laying awake in bed, plagued by the fact that your finished basement is missing a sofa to go along with the big screen TV you installed. Hey – let’s simplify it. You’re lying awake in bed, it’s 2:30 in the morning, and you need something – anything. You want it cheap and you want it soon. Craigslist has been there to support your compulsive bargain shopping plenty of times and the past, but the urge to pull out the laptop does not quite trump the urge to avoid the cold bedroom floor. more…
We have compiled the Best of the Best sites that accept free classifieds. Here you will find the list of Top US Classifieds websites. These websites provide free classified advertisements for selling and buying items, real estate, jobs, services, personals.
Classified ads is probably the most common source where unemployed people go to, to look for new jobs and to earn income. more…
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) After much success on the Central Coast of California, and the recent expansion to include all of Southern California, BONQO.com the online classifieds website is now entering a new phase of their fast and steady growth: Northern California. With many more states ahead of them, they have become a formidable player in the more…
Craigslist is a fantastic site for finding deals on almost anything. It has all but made newspaper classifieds obsolete. However, anyone who has scoured craigslist in the past knows that it can be difficult to expand your search beyond your immediate vicinity. A new internet search site called SearchTempest.com makes that much easier. more…
There are still people who are willing to buy a second-hand vehicle from a stranger’s driveway. For them, we offer 10 questions they should be asking.
The endangered species list goes something like this: Mountain gorilla, giant panda, Javan rhinoceros . . . and private car seller.
Longtime Wheels readers may remember seeing four or five pages of classified ads, more…
Craigslist is a great place to find work or to find a freelancer to work for you.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. You probably think that Craigslist is only good for buying and selling stuff – like that sofa – with the bedbugs. We will talk of that no more. But seriously, I’m going to talk to you about using Craigslist as a Web tool for outsourcing.
It’s a great place to find a job or to find someone to do a job for you. And I can say that from personal experience; I picked up a client from Craigslist that over more…
Noemi Brea, left, of Bergenfield negotiating with a customer at a recent garage sale she held at her home.
Garage sales, which surged when the economy tanked in 2008, continue to boom as people look for extra cash to put toward their monthly bills and $3.80-a-gallon gasoline.
Those selling their unwanted things often are motivated as much by a need to bring money into the household as a desire to de-clutter. more…
Reg DesRosiers is the founder and president of zipzoom, an innovative communication technology changing the way consumers and businesses find each other.
Let me be clear: I don’t think Craigslist is going anywhere any time soon. Craig Newmark’s ad-listing service operates in over 700 locales and generates roughly 20 billion page views every month, according to more…
People across the country buy and sell items through Craigslist and classified ads every day and most of the time both parties win. But the recent increase in criminal activity associated with these transactions has inspired ReversePhoneDirectory.com to release a list of tips to help classifieds and Craigslist users protect themselves from financial and physical harm. more…
In its latest attempt to challenge Craigslist, Oodle is trying to portray the rival site as a stomping ground for criminals – and Craigslist is not pleased. Oodle put out a report with classifieds research firm AIM Group this morning noting that 330 crimes, including 43 violent ones, were tied to interactions on Craigslist over the last year. Oodle called its rival a “cesspool of crime” and posted an infographic titled “Mayhem On Craigslist” complete with more…
Craiglist has been disrupted, it’s just not obvious yet. And the world will be a better place for it.
Craigslist has fewer unique visitors today than it did at this time in 2009. more…