Jason Silver

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Kijiji Classified

If you haven't yet heard of the Canadian web site, Kijiji, then you are missing something pretty awesome. Kijiji is a simple Classified ads site that actually gets used, and one which is getting used by the people in your home town!

I'm often suprised what the people of Hamilton are selling! There are cars, mp3 players, musical instruments, computers... the list goes on. Probably the one thing you're wanting to buy is available on Kijiji. And not only that, each custom search you do on Kijiji is available as an RSS feed! That means I can look for a used Pontiac Sunfire, grab the RSS feed, and put it in my news reader Bloglines. Then every time a Sunfire goes up for sale, it shows up and I can drive down the street to see it. I've done this for pet turtles, musical instruments, and a Pontiac Sunfire!

Ebay is great for hard-to-find items, but for most things, by the time you pay shipping and handling, and duty, you're hardly saving money. Plus, you're buying "sight-unseen." Not so with Kijiji.

In fact, I was finally able to replace my broken electric guitar yesterday, thanks to Kijiji. The young guy who was selling it brought it over for me to try out first! It's a black Yamaha, and it sounds great! And it was a great value.

So check out Kijiji... you'll love it!
~Jason
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