This was submitted on another thread, but this one seems to be getting more traction, so I'm reposting my comment here to add to this discussion:
"The app is set up so you can easily cross-post your item on Craigslist, too."
I find that statement extremely interesting. The problem with apps like this is they're only as good the volume of people that use them. YardSale sounds to me like a more beautiful, mobile centered Craigslist. But YardSale is only as good as the number of people who have it installed an use it.
I'm in the process of moving and we're getting rid of a bunch of random furniture. Where did we post it?
Craigslist of course. Because when you need to find something, you go to Craigslist.
I don't envy YardSale. Craigslist has a not-so-pretty interface and it's not exactly the most intuitive.
But when it comes to selling/buying things, Craigslist simply works. Really well.
I know these guys and they're doing a very good job of tackling a tough problem - creating a market in an area where CL has critical mass.
They are doing it by both expanding the market by making it super simple to snap a few photos on your phone (something you can't do on CL) and by creating such an awesome experience that eventually people will switch over.
As we've learned with Yahoo, Microsoft and MySpace a market leader that doesn't innovate is eventually going to get toppled.
"The app is set up so you can easily cross-post your item on Craigslist, too."
I find that statement extremely interesting. The problem with apps like this is they're only as good the volume of people that use them. YardSale sounds to me like a more beautiful, mobile centered Craigslist. But YardSale is only as good as the number of people who have it installed an use it.
I'm in the process of moving and we're getting rid of a bunch of random furniture. Where did we post it?
Craigslist of course. Because when you need to find something, you go to Craigslist.
I don't envy YardSale. Craigslist has a not-so-pretty interface and it's not exactly the most intuitive.
But when it comes to selling/buying things, Craigslist simply works. Really well.