Craigslist? AFAIK their business model is quite forward thinking.
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2023
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People still use craigslist? Seems pretty niche at this point, but I could be wrong though. Also, how is their business model forward thinking, how do you mean?
CL is huge in larger metro areas like LA or SF Bay area. I've bought and sold many vehicles plus smaller stuff.
No ads and a flat design that hasn’t changed in years. I could be wrong though, I’m not in the US, I just read about it.
Unfortunately not. I think some areas have hashtags for that kind of stuff and someone is working on a new platform, but it's not there yet.
Awesome, It will be interesting to see what it develops into!
marketplace is one of the last things holding me back from jumping off that platform I think.
Same. I only install and use FB when I need to sell something
Hi, I've recently read here on Lemmy an article stating that an extension of the ActivityPub protocol to support facebook marketplace's like transaction is being considered, but I don't have any more detail
That's exciting to know. Thanks for sharing!
Not FB market but a Fedi alternative to Etsy https://artisans.coop/
Not really what I asked for, no, but I'm super glad to know about it though! Thank you!
Kijiji is pretty popular in Canada. Varagesale is another one I've seen.
Love the idea, but ripe for abuse, also the critical mass of muggles using it to be worthwhile.
But, we can dream!
I'm definitely going to keep dreaming then because I think we can do it better.
Not really what you asked for, but here in germany exist networks of big telegram groups where people give away their stuff for free. Maybe something like it exists also where you live.
Here theyre called "natural ressources"
Gumtree for australia.