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eBay vs. Craigslist Courtroom Fisticuffs Start Today

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the grab-the-popcorn dept.

davekleiman writes with news that former eBay chief exec Meg Whitman took the stand today to kick off the battle that has been brewing between Craigslist and eBay. The waters are further clouded by Whitman's upcoming bid for governor of California. "eBay wants to shed light on the 'coercive plan' that it has said Newmark hatched with Craigslist Chief Executive Jim Buckmaster to dilute eBay's ownership stake, ultimately stripping eBay of its seat on the Craigslist board. Craigslist has hit back that eBay used its board seat to glean information to launch its own classified site, Kijiji. Craigslist also claims that eBay used deceptive tactics to direct traffic away from its site."

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  1. Re:Cross Ownership by Stradenko · · Score: 1, Funny

    Google at apple? ... oh.

  2. Re:Cross Ownership by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

    What made eBay and Craigslist different? Or think they were different?

    It's easier to find prostitutes on Craigslist.

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  3. Kijiji? by FrankSchwab · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK, I use Ebay a lot, and Craigslist even more, and this is the first time I've ever heard of Kijiji.

    Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kijiji) says it's been up since 2007 in the US.

    Sounds like an epic failure to me. I wonder if it carries any Zune ads?

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    1. Re:Kijiji? by KraftDinner · · Score: 2, Funny

      Kijiji is far from a huge failure. Many people who are power posters on Craigslist also post on Kijiji because Kijiji's user base is quite large.

  4. Governor? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Meg won't be governor, that bitch that drove HP into the ground has a better chance.

  5. watching rich people fight by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    is like watching NASCAR: people with nothing better to do with their time or money than to go around in circles for hours over something only they care about, all the while taking money from poor people who are too dumb to not want to pay for vicarious participation.

    1. Re:watching rich people fight by Daniel_Staal · · Score: 2, Funny

      In some sports they go in straight lines.

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    2. Re:watching rich people fight by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 3, Funny

      NASCAR would be cooler if half the cars went one direction, half in the opposite direction. Geeks would love it because it resembles the LHC. Oooh! Look at those particles!

  6. Microsoft? by KraftDinner · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always thought Kijiji was owned by Microsoft.

  7. Just one question by Locke2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    WTF is a "Kijiji"?!? It looks like a name attempt at a logo by someone with an obsession with dotted letters.

    "Ow, man! You kicked me right in the kijiji!"

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  8. Too shy shy. hush hush.eye to eye by maggotbrain_777 · · Score: 2, Funny

    KijijiJooJoo back together again like it was 1983.

  9. Re:In Smaller Markets, Kijiji Dominates by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Funny

    So Kijiji is eBay's Canadian girlfriend?
    That explains why no one here knows her, but eBay still talks about her all the time.

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  10. Re:In Smaller Markets, Kijiji Dominates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Probably. Kijiji is a much sillier name than craigslist, so it's natural for the site to appeal more to Canadians.

  11. Re: It's easier to find prostitutes on Craigslist. by Bob_Who · · Score: 5, Funny

    ....and yet its easier to get screwed on eBay!!

  12. Re:In Smaller Markets, Kijiji Dominates by PitaBred · · Score: 3, Funny

    Take off you hoser

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