Craigslist is an American site where you can find advertisements for pretty much everything. The list includes various sections that are devoted to various purposes like recruitments for jobs, selling and buying of items, discussion forums, community services, places to stay, etc.
The list is very long if we get into the depth of it. Craigslist is one of the best sites to find things on. The site initially started out in 1995 by Craig Newmark, a guy from San Francisco, California who wanted to make a site to inform the people of the area about fun and important events that will be held in the city.
It was rather very soon that the site started being used as a place for posting jobs, selling items, and various other things.
So you do get the point basically. The site is used for multiple purposes but the main one of it is to act as an online classified page with an occasional mix of community discussion and holding of a forum.
However, the site has been in the market for way too long. Although, it is a fun site to find things to buy, and the deals you get there are pretty decent, but it’s time we move on. Not totally, of course. Just by a little at least. One step at a time.
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15 Best Sites Like Craigslist to Buy or Sell
We are here today with a list of 15 sites that are like Craigslist that can be used to buy and sell. This list is pretty credible, so read on ahead to find out:
1. Facebook
This came out of the blue, didn’t it? You might have taken Facebook as an application that connects people and helps in personal networking. Guess the spectrum of Facebook is wider than that. Facebook also has the option of buying and selling items locally.
There is an option that you can see, ‘Facebook for sale’ where you can buy or sell something without having to go really far. The list on Facebook is quite honestly endless.
You just have to type the name of your city or locality to get added to the relevant groups that might help you in finding or selling the item of your choice.
Facebook is definitely much safer than Craigslist and has a long list of people that use it. Facebook groups in many ways are faster than Craigslist so you can check it out and see if it suits your needs.
2. Letgo
Letgo is almost as good as its cliffhanger ads. No, seriously. The application is the most popular alternative of Craigslist only paralleled by Facebook. Although, we do say that it is definitely more organized than Facebook. The site has the option of filtering through some categories.
It also provides a search bar to enter relevant keywords that might help the site to find the item faster and give the individuals better results. The site is also said to be safer than Craigslist, i.e. there are fewer ads posted. Hence, its popularity. It comes off as no shocker when the services provided by the site are better, you perform better than the best.
3. Swappa
Swappa is another good site known for its credibility and good deals. The site though is mainly engaged in an exchange of electronic items like tablets, mobiles, laptops, watches, etc. the good thing about this site is that as a seller, you are not charged any additional amount for posting your item upon Swappa.
This has led to more people being attracted to the site. Buyers, have to, however, pay a small amount to access the site wherein they get to browse through items that they may buy.
4. Recycler
Recycler is the site for you if you live in a big country like India (Geographically wide, of course). The application started in a similar fashion as Craigslist, as a small online classified page where people could upload things they wanted to buy or sell.
The funny thing is though, that the site has grown so much that now you can also find ads to sell houses, cars, and pets. The site is a great choice to check out especially for those who are looking out for a good deal. It is indeed a good alternative for Craigslist. You should check it out and see if it works for you.
5. Offerup
Offerup is a great site, its just small. Or should we say, new? As far as being up in the market, Offerup is a relatively newer platform but has more than 20 million people across the world who have downloaded its app and like to browse through it for decent second-hand items.
The fun thing in this site is that both the buyer as well as the seller gets a rating bar where you can rate them. This helps you in analyzing whom you should be buying from and whom you shouldn’t sell to.
6. Oodle
Oodle is a buying and selling app just like every other site listed but it has a different take on the same. On Oodle, you can also find ads that will jump you from site to another. Apart from this, you can also add your Oodle selling on Facebook, Craigslist, and other different platforms.
The site is really easy to access and has various different filters that will help the site to find the best match for whatever an individual is searching for. So this makes it unique from all the other sites but at the same time makes it a good alternative for Craigslist.
7. Bookoo
On a quick Google search, you will find out that the literal meaning of Bookoo is to have a lot of something. Well, Bookoo has a lot of something to give too. This site is user friendly, safe, and family-friendly, all at the same time.
You can either post ads on the site for the sale of your product or simply write yard sale and write about the products that you might sell. To provide authenticity, the site requires users to make a profile along with a short biography and a picture. This boosts originality and reduces hoax.
8. Geebo
Geebo is a very good alternative to Craigslist. Although it is better for bigger products, like the sale of heavy equipment, real estate, merchandise, etc. Geebo is a good application if you live in big cities like Mumbai, Kolkata or Delhi.
A good thing that Geebo does is that it provides a safe trade option. A safe trade option is when the buyer and seller mutually agree to meet at a police department, contrary to some sketchy park. This is a safer way of having the transaction happen successfully and correctly.
9. Hoobly
Hoobly is pretty similar to Craigslist. When you use it for the first time, the user experience feels like Craigslist too. So it gets confused for Craigslist all the time, which makes it one of the best alternatives to it. Hoobly is a site that caters to sellers that are across the world.
For example, if you are like in the U.S. and want to search for an item, say, a bed. You will also find sellers that are willing to sell their bed from other countries like Canada and even in some cases, other continents like Europe and Asia too. The posting and shopping on Hoobly are free so you can browse all you want.
10. Trove Market
Trove Market is yet another good alternative to Craigslist. Let us say that you wanted to declutter your house and came around some things that your kids have grown to big to use and you want to sell online.
Trove market will show you all the customers across your locality, some of who might even be your mutual friends! You can make a pretty decent deal and earn some bucks while you’re at it. The site itself is pretty authentic and has ratings of both buyers and sellers that it displays publicly.
11. Peer Hub
Peer Hub as the name suggests, is a site where friends or acquaintances and strike deals and offers. There is a good chance that you might get a decent deal on this one. Peer Hub is a good site for online buying and selling of goods and is one of the best places to get some pretty decent deals.
12. PennySaverUSA
Does the name ring some old bells? It must. Because Penny Saver once used to sell newspaper copies and it was pretty common to see a person with a copy of Penny Saver. Now though, the dynamic has changed.
The company has transitioned completely online and now you can find items to buy or sell locally. The site is very easy and efficient as it shows your locality by just entering the zip code of your area. the site also has paid ads posted on its ad looks very much like the classified sections of your typical morning newspaper. The site is very effective and is used by millions of people per month.
13. Ads Globe
Ads Globe just as its name suggests. It shows ads from across the world concerning various topics and categories that any user can go through and find something that might interest him/her.
The site is an online classified newspaper of a sort and its sole purpose is to get genuine buyers for the products of the sellers. Some nominal fees is charged by both parties for participating in the act, though nothing is hefty. This site is a good alternative for Craigslist in a lot of ways.
14. ClassifiedAds.com
ClassifiedAds.com is yet a good site for buying and selling products. You will find an enormous amount of ads on this platform. The site is free to use by anyone and one can find all categories of products online on this website.
The site looks like a classified page of a newspaper, just with pictures of whatever is being sold in that particular ad. It is very easy to access and the site is pretty user-friendly. So we definitely recommend you check this site and see if it suits your needs.
15. US Free Ads
Coming to last but not least, US Free Ads. This site is predominantly working in the US, though some of its domain is functional in other continents as well. The site is pretty old as it has been up since 1999. This site is both free s well as paid, depending on the type of user experience you are trying to focus on.
If you are a regular buyer or a seller on this website, you can get a membership that will give you more selling and buying features. To buy on this site though, you only need to have free membership of the same. The most popular listing of this site includes the buying and selling of dogs, houses, and horses.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, though Craigslist has been a people’s favorite for a long time, there are certainly other options i.e. sites available in the market now that you can check out and see if you like the user experience. However, apart from this list, there are other applications too that might be a help for you like eBay, Quickr, Yakaz, DomesticSale, and OLX.
These sites are really popular in the South Asian Countries and have a high credibility value of the same. Although, it goes without saying that we none the less. Hope you are safe when you buy or sell products online.
Though the whole process is easier and much more efficient, safety is a precaution and a need we request you to take. We hope the article was helpful to you in one way or another. We bid you goodbye now, until next time!
