Craigslist

In a world where tech founders chase billion-dollar valuations, Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, has taken a drastically different approach. He's resisted the allure of vast fortunes and actively rejected them. Why? Because, as he puts it, "you should know when enough is enough."...

In a bold move, Ikea is set to rival online platforms such as eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), Craigslist, and Gumtree by introducing a peer-to-peer marketplace for customers to trade used furniture. The innovative platform, named “Ikea Preowned,” will be trialed in Madrid, Spain and Oslo, Norway...

James Harnden had been a longtime activist for cannabis legalization, especially after he was charged with a low-level felony for possession of an ounce of weed, which cost him his job and other opportunities - a situation that convicted felons often encounter.  When he saw an ad on...

A man who calls himself "The Laundromat Millionaire" quit his 9-to-5 as a lineman after finding a laundromat for sale on Craigslist. Now he and his wife own four locations, manage 40 employees and have a net worth of $3.4 million. What To Know: It's been 13 years since Dave...

EBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is nearing a deal to sell its classified-ads business to Norwegian marketplace operator Adevinta ASA (OTC: ADEVF), the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. What Happened The classified-ads business may be sold for approximately $8 billion, people...

Stephen McGee and his wife are from California, but his two children are Detroit born and raised. “As we say, ‘made in Detroit,’” McGee said with a smile. McGee is an Emmy-winning filmmaker who has lived in Detroit for the past 12 years. McGee moved to Detroit in 2005 when...

EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) has acquired privately-held tech company Corrigon for a price reportedly less than $30 million. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian sees the acquisition as an under-the-radar move to boost eBay’s machine learning capabilities. Corrigon specializes in visual search technology...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) Marketplace understandably has eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) investors spooked. Much like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), when Facebook enters your space, your days are numbered. Said to be a "friendlier Craigslist," 450 million people already utilize buy and sell groups on...

It has been a year since Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) broke off from parent company eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) with its own IPO after surpassing the e-commerce pioneer in value. Once seen as synonymous with e-commerce, eBay has been seen as a casualty of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has come up with a way to reduce the amount existing customers will pay for the next iPhone. Instead of trying to sell a low-cost iPhone in its place (a strategy Apple is expected to employ in emerging markets), customers will be allowed to trade in their old iPhones for...

Spring calls for intense cleaning, which frequently leads to a surplus of "junk" to get rid of. However, with technology, there are better ways to sell your old stuff than your traditional yard sale. Yes, that's right, you no longer have to sit in your front yard from 6am until 3pm on a nice, sunny...