eBay Classifieds

MadSam · #1 08-09-2010

Has anybody used the classifieds section of eBay? It costs more, but does it cut out the junk traffic you get on Craigslist? And is the traffic still worth it?

rsot · #2 08-09-2010

Not much clue here - doesn't get you feedback and Paypal doesn't cover buyer protection...so...you can imagine.

MadSam · #3 08-09-2010

Well maybe not for certain items, but for driving to another sales page or site. Are eBay classifieds still **** hot or not?

rsot · #4 08-09-2010

Hopefully other people can give better input then.

w0144224 · #5 08-09-2010

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Originally Posted by madsam

Well maybe not for certain items, but for driving to another sales page or site. Are eBay classifieds still **** hot or not?

I see alot of classified add pages that people use to drive traffic to there own personal sites. Now if it realy increases the traffic that much I realy have no clue.

MadSam · #6 08-09-2010

Has anybody who's used it got anything to contribute?

IDK · #7 08-09-2010

There is simply NOT enough info on eBay classifieds, ANYWHERE!

MadSam · #8 08-09-2010

Exactly! Has ANYONE used it???

Any classified posters?

pod · #9 08-11-2010

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Originally Posted by madsam

but for driving to another sales page or site.

Good question. I too would like to hear any input from anyone that's used it.

MadSam · #10 08-12-2010

So in all these ebayers nobody has used the classifieds?

**SaiJin** · #11 08-12-2010

Is it easily viewable though?
I'd think that most people just go to the dot com, and search, rather than look into the classifieds?

pod · #12 08-12-2010

Well, isn't the classified site just Kijiji? Now owned by eBay

I think its a different crowd more looking for local stuff. Well Kijiji is like that in Canada anyway. I use it lots to sell locally and it works very well.

**SaiJin** · #13 08-12-2010

Oh. I thought it's inside eB com itself.

So it's like a craigs list

pod · #14 08-12-2010

Yes, it used to be a pretty version of CL for listing classifieds. eBay would have no part of that, so they bought them. If you look at Kijiji in Canada, you can see how it was. They dont show it as owned by eBay here, not sure why.

Kijiji Toronto (GTA) Classifieds: Free Local Classified Ads for Toronto (GTA), Ontario

**SaiJin** · #15 08-12-2010

Hmmm.... So eBay owns them now? US and CA kijiji?
And the classifieds is basically Kijiji, correct?

If so, it doesn't seem to be well marketed . Or I've just been living in a cave

pod · #16 08-12-2010

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Originally Posted by saijin

it doesn't seem to be well marketed

Well, that's why eBay bought it. They don't really want you to use it I think, so they don't push it. Here, ads are 100% free. Not so sure on the US end...

I assume they are owned by eBay here as well, but I dont know

**SaiJin** · #17 08-12-2010

plenty of users though? I'd like to sell my smartphone and I don't want to use my eB to do so since it's several hundred $.

pod · #18 08-12-2010

Its awesome for smartphones. Here anyway. I've sold lots of blackberries. Get good high prices. Cash. No shipping. And they sell fast. I would never sell a smartphone on eBay

Now I cant speak for where you are though.

**SaiJin** · #19 08-12-2010

Ok, I'll look into it. Thanks for the info

MadSam · #20 08-13-2010

Research shows typical ebay classified can get 900 views. Works out cheaper than adwords but is it any more or less targeted?

pod · #21 08-13-2010

wow 900? How its targeted is a really good question. Hell, I think I will post some ads this weekend and see how well they workout. If they let me. Being Canadian they may force me to use Canadian site.

MadSam · #22 08-13-2010

Yes please do post us your results.