I used both this two online classified ads abd one thing that differentiate them is that you can post an ads on craigslist with a ZERO fee while in ebay, you always needs to pay for your ads. Look at em now..they’re fighting….
The legal wrangle between Craigslist and eBay Inc. is about the competition in the online classifieds market, eBay’s complaint in the case reveals.
Craigslist considers eBay’s new site Kijiji a competitive activity that nullifies some shareholder rights eBay won when it bought a 28 percent stake in Craigslist in 2004, according to the complaint, which eBay made public on Wednesday.
But eBay contends Craigslist went too far in interpreting what rights eBay should lose. And it’s suing Craigslist for allegedly diluting its stake unfairly. “The original agreement between the two parties always envisioned that there could be competitive activity,” said eBay spokeswoman Kim Rubey.
Craigslist said Wednesday in a blog posting on its site that eBay is intent on dominating the classifieds business. EBay purchased its stake in privately held Craigslist from an unnamed former executive who solicited buyers.
EBay’s lust for acquiring the rest of Craigslist is blatant throughout the complaint. EBay says industry analysts believe the online classifieds site is worth several billion dollars, and in July, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman told Craigslist she’d “welcome the opportunity to acquire the remainder of (it).”
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