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One doesn't even need to observe all this to recognize the simple fact that craigslist is much nicer to use than twitter, reddit, tiktok and craigslist hasn't c

One doesn't even need to observe all this to recognize the simple fact that craigslist is much nicer to use than twitter, reddit, tiktok and craigslist hasn't changed in decades I dont think.

sealeck 3y ago
If this is true, then why do more people use EBay, etc? Is it only their marketing power, or perhaps something about the platform better? Not trying to be confrontational, just interested in finding out why.
- TacticalCoder 3y ago
  > If this is true, then why do more people use EBay To be honest Ebay, just like Craigslist, didn't change much in the last 20 years.
- kjkjadksj 3y ago
  If you want to take a lot of a thousand products from aliexpress and sell them globally on the internet, ebay is your platform. If you want to sell something of yours locally or rent a local apartment, craigslist is your platform. These platforms reflect these usages when you browse them. Local results from people who just want to move a single item in their home vs some global drop shipping arbitrage opportunity will always be of higher quality.
  - pessimizer 3y ago
    > Local results from people who just want to move a single item in their home vs some global drop shipping arbitrage opportunity will always be of higher quality. Sometimes you want one of those Chinese paper cutters, or reasonably priced leather tools. Ebay is mostly good, despite itself. They've also barely changed the UI in my memory, and I've got a 20 year old account.
    - kjkjadksj 3y ago
      I will agree on that. If I want a random thing, there will be the same product dropped shipped on both sites but usually ebay comes out a few dollars cheaper.
- germinalphrase 3y ago
  eBay is still useful for finding obscure, secondhand objects. The geographical reach is an asset vs Craigslist.
  - detourdog 3y ago
    eBay is my main shopping site. If a vendor doesn't maintain their own web store I usual can find it on eBay. The eBay vendor may have their own web store and I use that.
- stemlord 3y ago
  Ebay's platform has a seller/buyer protection system i.e., seller ratings etc. CL is a hands-off platform. Anyway they're a little different. I don't think you'd purchase an item to be shipped off CL? It's more a local community board.

One doesn't even need to observe all this to recognize the simple fact that craigslist is much nicer to use than twitter, reddit, tiktok and craigslist hasn't changed in decades I dont think.

sealeck 3y ago

If this is true, then why do more people use EBay, etc? Is it only their marketing power, or perhaps something about the platform better? Not trying to be confrontational, just interested in finding out why.

TacticalCoder 3y ago
> If this is true, then why do more people use EBay To be honest Ebay, just like Craigslist, didn't change much in the last 20 years.
kjkjadksj 3y ago
If you want to take a lot of a thousand products from aliexpress and sell them globally on the internet, ebay is your platform. If you want to sell something of yours locally or rent a local apartment, craigslist is your platform. These platforms reflect these usages when you browse them. Local results from people who just want to move a single item in their home vs some global drop shipping arbitrage opportunity will always be of higher quality.
- pessimizer 3y ago
  > Local results from people who just want to move a single item in their home vs some global drop shipping arbitrage opportunity will always be of higher quality. Sometimes you want one of those Chinese paper cutters, or reasonably priced leather tools. Ebay is mostly good, despite itself. They've also barely changed the UI in my memory, and I've got a 20 year old account.
  - kjkjadksj 3y ago
    I will agree on that. If I want a random thing, there will be the same product dropped shipped on both sites but usually ebay comes out a few dollars cheaper.
germinalphrase 3y ago
eBay is still useful for finding obscure, secondhand objects. The geographical reach is an asset vs Craigslist.
- detourdog 3y ago
  eBay is my main shopping site. If a vendor doesn't maintain their own web store I usual can find it on eBay. The eBay vendor may have their own web store and I use that.
stemlord 3y ago
Ebay's platform has a seller/buyer protection system i.e., seller ratings etc. CL is a hands-off platform. Anyway they're a little different. I don't think you'd purchase an item to be shipped off CL? It's more a local community board.