Do people actually use KIJIJI?

by NerdGary

Posted: 13 years ago 31 replies

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lol 99% of you probably never heard of it... but its EBAY's answer to craigslist.

But my question is... do any people here use it casually (not for marketing)

Because i like that you dont need PVA's to post.

Just running it by my fellow warriors to see the response.

#kijiji #people

Tyrus Antas 13 years ago

I've never heard anybody mentioning that they use it.

EDIT: Wow looks like ebay rebranded the site to
"ebay classifieds".

Traffic figures however seem to be "ok", but probably
too low for a company like Ebay:
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.ebayclassifieds.com

Tyrus
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SRF 13 years ago

I have not used Khijiji yet, but it had caught a little buzz 2 years back.. then I totally forgot about it...
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jasonboom 13 years ago

I search for clients through it. Have landed a few because of listings in neighboring cities. That's all I've used it for.
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I.M.Retired 13 years ago

I use it each and every day. It's a goldmine.

I sell stuff, I buy stuff, I resell stuff.

What's hot in my area right now is furniture.

I live close to our nation's capital. Lots of people move in and out on a regular basis due to government and military transfers. A search for 'urgent' or 'moving' or 'must sell' turns up a virtual gold mine.

I live in a fairly rural, remote area. However, I'm only an hour's drive from Ottawa. So I buy stuff, bring it home and resell it for a huge profit. There's no HST - the hated new tax in Ontario, on stuff being bought and sold on Kijiji. Which means MAJOR savings for consumers.

I also sell turnkey websites, links to my local directory and my writing services there and lots of other stuff, as well.

For Free!

Woo Hoo - I LOVE Kijiji!

(I have the two domains listed in my sig file below listed on Kijiji - and after just two days they are very close to being sold. LOTS of qualified and interested bidders - in my area anyway!)
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Tim_Carter 13 years ago

I have sold lots of stuff on it.

- 2 motorhomes
- 2 cars
- 1 travel trailer
- 1 computer
- Lots of household stuff.

It is more popular than Craigs in Canada.

++ Edit ++

Forgot to mention I bought a car on there too and resold it at a profit in 2 days.
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sidd23 13 years ago

It's one of the most popular sites in Canada and has completely obliterated craigslist stance there, it will soon take over

no personals section though
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- Derek S 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by sidd23
  
  It's one of the most popular sites in Canada and has completely obliterated craigslist stance there, it will soon take over
  
  no personals section though
  
  I used to be addicted to surfing craigslist but when actually looking for selection Kijiji gets 75% more postings in most city's here in Canada than craigslist.
  
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Ken 13 years ago

Use it almost daily. Bought two vans, four motorized wheelchairs, numerous electronics. I've been selling objects and services successfully for years on Kijiji.

Much better than Craig's List.

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FiveMe 13 years ago

I love the classifieds there. If you are looking to post personals. I can recommend back page
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Istvan Horvath 13 years ago

Trying to sell on it a sofa bed that couldn't go through the door of the room in our new home - no success yet
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- DrewClement 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath
  
  Trying to sell on it a sofa bed that couldn't go through the door of the room in our new home - no success yet
  
  How much to ship it to Vancouver Island? Ive got a second bedroom and unexpected company coming lol.
  
  But you may not be able to rival this weekend's sale at The Brick....haha
  
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  Istvan Horvath 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by DrewClement
  
  How much to ship it to Vancouver Island?
  
  If I knew before the move - it would have been easier to ship it from Winnipeg . That's the crazy thing: it was among the few things we brought over from Manitoba just to figure out it is too big for the room. It needs a 34" door, no less!
  
  Originally Posted by DrewClement
  
  But you may not be able to rival this weekend's sale at The Brick....haha
  
  I would!
  
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  Lloyd Buchinski 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath
  
  It needs a 34" door, no less!
  
  Chainsaw.
  
  Kijiji has some nice paid options. You can bump a sinking ad to the top for $2 and the only time I did that it made me a few hundred.
  
  I haven't used it for a couple of years but then it used to get about as many responses as Craigslist. It's news to me that they are still climbing.
  
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NerdGary 13 years ago

Wow.. im shocked people use it.. i totally under-estimated it... I'll check it out, put a few ads, see how it goes for me. Thanks all!
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NerdGary

13 years ago

I still can't understand one thing...

WHY in the WORLDDDD would ebay choose the name KIJIJIJIIJIJIJI?

Didn't their PR or product dev. people tell them.. "hey, it might not be a good idea"

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Janice Sperry

13 years ago

Originally Posted by NerdGary

I still can't understand one thing...

WHY in the WORLDDDD would ebay choose the name KIJIJIJIIJIJIJI?

Didn't their PR or product dev. people tell them.. "hey, it might not be a good idea"

That is exactly what I thought when it first launched!

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Kim Davis 13 years ago

Here in Canada everybody uses Kijiji... I have yet to meet anyone that has heard of Craigslist around where I live and I don't live in the boonies... I always say Kijiji is for Canadians and Craigslist is for the USA... kind of funny
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NerdGary 13 years ago

This is kind of exciting to me... i honestly thought it was a failed site...
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wfhblueprints 13 years ago

Certainly a site Im going to have to look at more seriously......I had heard of using ebay classifieds to send traffic to squeeze pages......might dig that article out again
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Paxum 13 years ago

I actually used it just once but very damn successfully.
Sold a leather living room set and a dining table for a very good price.
I must admit I was very surprised.
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- Anne-Marie B 13 years ago
  
  I use it all the time. I have sold my car and other stuff very quickly. I have found great deals on all kinds of things from concert tickets to cameras.
  
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Rich Struck 13 years ago

Originally Posted by NerdGary

lol 99% of you probably never heard of it... but its EBAY's answer to craigslist.

eBay owns a chunk of CL or at least they used to.
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- Marty S 13 years ago
  
  Kijiji - the name has reference to tribal community AND the triangular location of the keys on a Qwerty keyboard. I think its a cool name actually. - at least after you pronounce it for the first time.
  
  Anyway it a VERY useful tool here in Canada for small businesses. Classifieds on Kijiji generally outperform Craigslist listings. Kijiji also has a unique display for several images that can really improve your rankings of classified ads. I recommended ANY small business use Kijiji for their marketing, as I know first hand of it's effectiveness.
  
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radagar 13 years ago

Hey Kijiji is actually popular in UK, I use it to sell and buy a lot of stuff...
It's owned by eBay as I know.
Maybe as popular as Craig List.
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Michael Ten 13 years ago

i have used kijiji
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- karunnt 13 years ago
  
  Are you only allowed to post to one area at a time or can you post to several?
  
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Steve MacLellan 13 years ago

I've used to buy and sell stuff, and find people to hire.
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Tyzao 13 years ago

I have used it for an off line business very successfully.
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NerdGary 13 years ago

Im from NY.. Kijiji is not that popular here I must say..

It just goes to show that just because a platform/site is not popular to you (me in this case).. It SHOULD NOT be ignored.

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chrisxboyle 13 years ago

have tried sing kijiji and its good for a classified, most post are up to date..its trending here in the community im in
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