The value of craigslist is in its community which creates a very useful network for selling things, finding an apartment, etc. It's active community also helps

The value of craigslist is in its community which creates a very useful network for selling things, finding an apartment, etc. It's active community also helps police it by removing spam, thus maintaining a relatively good signal to noise ratio. So, unless you are able to create a critical mass elsewhere, it will be hard to dislodge.