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Facebook + Craigslist

Category: Computer
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Don’t you hate it when your inbox is clogged with emails from someone looking to sell something or sublet their apartment? Do you attend college in a city with no Craigslist or hate sifting through Craigslist ads to find stuff you actually need (like textbooks)? Would you prefer to buy stuff from people you know - classmates and alumni - rather than from complete strangers on Craigslist or eBay?

Why not create a hybrid website of Facebook and Craigslist that allows students to easily buy and sell books, furniture, or other goods to students attending the same university? One feature, for example, would allow members to match their current courses to other members who took the same courses in previous years, greatly facilitating the market for used books.

isaaclcohen, Jan 23 2007

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hanlee80, Jan 23 2007

Guys, I have an old recliner I am trying to sell. $20 or best offer.

vkpathrose, Jan 23 2007

Betcha the Facebook folks would consider developing this. It's definitely got some advantages over Craigslist.

KarenElizabeth, Jan 23 2007

Good idea. The used textbook market is highly potential.

jmy, Jan 23 2007

awesome! (though i'd even be happy with a way to end shameless promotion using the global address list.)

kbomb, Jan 24 2007

It is aa good idea. will help save time.

Vva5, Jan 24 2007

I like vpathrose's injection of humor. I think this is a very clever idea. Buy from someone you know.

ubaheti, Jan 24 2007

Web 2.0, look it up.

EmeraldFalcon, Feb 19 2007

Doesn't the Facebook Marketplace feature already address this to an 80% extent? I mean sure you can't necessarily filter your search based on your friends only, but you can filter it by network.

frankyong, Jan 23 2008

What a great simple idea, what about just adding a Craigslist application on your facebook?

Bigdog_mike, Oct 24 2008

Would you call it Facelist or Craigbook?

KF, Feb 17 2009

Yes, I certainly agree.This way it would be easier for others to buy and sell books. I do use facebook a lot and hopes other members wil find a way how to just sell or buy items and post it on their fb accounts. On craigslist,it's good also but I just use this site sometimes. Have a facebook account? Here you can visit mine if ever.

rubimendija, Feb 25 2010

Rather than adding it to facebook, I think it would make more sense to improve Craigslist. Right now you can specify a city, but it wouldn't be that hard to increase the number of places that you can specify to include small towns and even particular schools or neighborhoods.

Dwane Anderson, Mar 02 2010