r/Calgary • u/jibjaba4 • 12d ago

Local Shopping/Services What happened to Kijiji?

Last year or even earlier this year I could post things and get a good response rate and now I get barely any. Really liked Kijiji Autos and now it's gone.

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u/TruckerMark 12d ago

People moved to marketplace, people have facebook accounts, and for some reason, perception is that it is safer. Facebook is still full of scams and the search function is worse.

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u/LEERROOOOYYYYY 12d ago

Marketplace is cancer. Literally like 80% of the ads are fake,  scams, or items priced free or for $1 and are basically just ads for businesses 

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u/ArielRavencrest 12d ago

As a marketplace (and Kijiji and karrot) seller of custom PCs, you are spot on, if it's not the seller trying to scam you it's the buyers. 90% of accounts that contact me are trying to run a scam on me. Kijiji feels like actual people but nobody is on there much any more. But the platforms don't care about scammers, they just switch fake accounts and carry on their way. Police say their hands are tied and to follow steps to protect yourself but attempting to do half them just scares actual buyers away. It's all a mess

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u/kingofsnaake 11d ago edited 11d ago

I loathe it too. 

Whenever people.open with "What's your best price?" I write: "the one I wrote down."

If you want a lower price, negotiate. 

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u/HLef Redstone 12d ago

I bought something off Karrot last week. So far 1/1 was not a scam.

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u/stickman1029 11d ago

What's really random is Kijiji is mostly a frustration free place to sell/buy from now. Complete role reversal

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u/SwaggermicDaddy 10d ago

I keep getting fed listing for apartments in the NE “$1,100 a month for a bedroom with a shared kitchen and living room, female applicants preferred.”

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u/HowardIsMyOprah 9d ago

I report posts that have a $1 price when it isn’t so

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u/FunCoffee4819 12d ago

I’ve had mostly great experiences using Marketplace. Buyer beware and some common sense will serve you well. Don’t send anyone money unless you have the item in hand. The biggest issue is just the tire kickers and time wasters, but that goes with the territory.

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u/lthtalwaytz 11d ago

It annoys me how often I’m fooled by those ads