Back in March I had the opportunity to visit eBay’s headquarters with several other bloggers and professional organizers to discuss eBay Classifieds. 

eBay…Classifieds?  Well, back then it was called Kijiji, but either way you cut it, I get the same reaction nearly every time I mention my work with the company:  What’s eBay Classifieds? 

eBay Classifieds is likely the most useful website you aren’t using, but SHOULD.

And here’s why….

eBay Classifieds is:

• a local, online classifieds site
• free in all categories
• easy to use, with a focus on a non-cluttered page design
• equipped with filters to provide a safe and family-friendly site
• working to eliminate fraud and scams from the online classifieds experience
• set up to eliminate annoying duplicate ads
• equipped to share your ads on Facebook and Twitter
• committed to excellent customer service support with a rapid response time
• creators of a fantastic iPHONE APP, which allows you to post an ad, upload images, search, create a watch list, correspond with users, and share ads, all from your mobile device! (watch for an upcoming post dedicated entirely to this iPhone App, as well as their fantastic Pet iPhone App)

And if the first question I get is “What’s eBay Classifieds?,” the second question is usually, “How’s it different than {You-Know-Who}slist?”  I’ll give you my own personal take on it:  in my experience, eBay Classifieds is more focused on and attentive to the user experience, they’re more concerned with it being a safe, useful, practical experience.  It feels more personalized to me, even down to the superior aesthetics of the site itself.

eBay Classifieds as an entity is also very concerned about interacting with their users, being involved on community levels, and providing organizational tips for people looking to clear out the clutter in their lives. (all links lead to individual stories on the eBay Classifieds blog, which keeps you up-to-date on all the news, happenings, and concerns of the company.)

Many people don’t know that eBay Classifieds (still known as Kijiji outside the US) is a widely-used and commonly known site in Canada and overseas.  In fact, with it being the #1 classifieds site in Canada, the question there is rather “WhoseList?” instead of “What’s eBay Classifieds?”  I’d love to see it get to that point here in the United States as more people hear about and begin to use eBay Classifieds.

*Disclosure:  I am a member of the eBay Classifieds Ambassador team.  I receive no financial compensation from my participation, but eBay Classifieds is sponsoring my attendance at the Type A Mom Conference (where I am excited to talk to people about the site!).  All opinions expressed in this and any post I write about eBay Classifieds are honest and my own.

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It all happened in the space of maybe three minutes, a perfect storm of comedy that left me laughing harder than I have in a while.

It was time to pick up my girls from school, so I hurriedly replaced my 2yo’s carseat in the van, tossed him in the car, and off we went.

He had brought my iPhone in the car and was playing with SmackTalk – an app that has a squeeky hamster repeat everything you say.

As I pulled out onto the main road from our subdivision, I had to make a somewhat fast turn.  I heard a worried “Ohhhhh!” from my son (repeated by the SmackTalk hamster).  I thought he was being silly, and didn’t think anything of it, until I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that the carseat – and my son – were perched at a precarious 45-degree angle.

His eyes were wide as he demanded from me “What’s wrong with the car?!  What’s wrong with the car?!  What’s wrong with the car?!”  (all repeated, of course, by the SmackTalk hamster)

The scene was just too much for me – my son’s surprise, my inability to do anything, his question, and the hamster.

I just started laughing like crazy.  And apparently it was loud enough for the hamster to start laughing in echo.  Which made me laugh harder.  My son, squeaky hamster, and I rolled in waves of uproarious guffaws.  I can’t imagine what we looked like from the outside.

(Just a note:  as soon as I pulled into the school pick-up line, I unbuckled and fixed my son’s carseat.  But the whole thing was almost worth the momentary snafu!)

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