Sure, you could look for items available for pickup, but most people have just migrated to online classified sites like Craigslist that have strong local communities.
Cozybug wants to take on Craiglist and eBay's own Kijiji in the local classifieds market. The concept is simple enough. Enter your location and search for items like appliances, furniture, or clothing -- no shipping required. You can also search the entire site and find out what people are selling halfway across the country. You just can't pick it up unless you make the trip out there.
What does Cozybug have that Craiglist lacks? A nice site design with graphics and thumbnail images. What does Craigslist have that Cozybug doesn't? Users. And ads. A national search for "bicycle" currently brings up exactly one listing. And apparently there are only 10 mattresses for sale in the U.S.
Cozybug has a good concept. But it's the user base that makes sites like these successful. It'll be interesting to see if they can attract one.
[via TechCrunch]
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7-13-2007 @ 8:55AM
Dr.Girlfriend said...
That Cozybug icon is an unfortunate choice for this type of website. The last thing one wants to be reminded of when buying secondhand furniture is bedbugs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbugs
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7-13-2007 @ 9:01AM
FreshBay said...
LiveDeal has been doing this for a while and has an even better page layout. Even offers free local yellow pages. Totally free.
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7-13-2007 @ 9:06AM
Gary Franklin said...
LiveDeal has been doing this for a while now. The key is user base, and LiveDeal has a head start...even have local Yellow Pages.
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