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eBay seller strike causes 3% decline in listings

February 21, 2008

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The 5 day eBay boycott by sellers has reportedly reduced eBay’s listings by 3%, from 14.5 million to 14 million.

Whether this dip in listings is directly because of striking sellers and the eBay boycott or whether it is just seasonal is just speculation. But eBay has certainly upset some regular sellers and PowerSellers who have mentioned they are unlikely to return to sell on eBay - turning to alternative auction websites like eBid or uBid or classifieds like Craigslist and Loot to sell stuff on.

Gumtree classifieds opening in USA

October 12, 2007

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The popular classifieds listing directory has announced plans to extend into Boston, New York and Chicago.

Gumtree already operates free classifieds listings in the UK, Poland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Gumtree will compete for classfieds in the US with Craigslist and Kijiji (owned by eBay).