First off, I’m aware that CraigsList actually has a couple dozen city-sites for the UK and for Australia. But they seem rather thin on the ground when I go there. So I’m assuming it represents new turf for CraigsList and that the average UK’er or Ozlander doesn’t necessarily think “CraigsList” when it comes time to post something for sale / some service wanted / job available / etc…
Since that’s my assumption, perhaps I should elaborate a bit on what CraigsList is for the elucidation of those best in a position of responding, in case they’re reading this with only a passing familiarity with the comparison model…
Craig’s List is sort of an ARRAY of web sites, each one specific to a city or region, all pretty much cookie-cutter replicas of each other, on which people post in various categories much like the “classifieds” or “want ads” of olden days in the newspaper. When someone is mostly thinking in terms of a local readership for an ad, Craigs List is a popular venue to post in. Ads range from “Looking for someone to mow my lawn 2x month” to “need full time perm experienced network technician, competitive salary w benefits”, “for sale: 8 year old JVC amplifier” to “2008 Toyota w/11,000 miles good condition, best offer”.
(Also somewhat notorious for the personal ads… I don’t really care about the UK or AUS equivalent of CL’s personal ads so ignore that…)
There’s Gumtree, although I don’t use it - I used it more in the UK. Never used Craigslist either. EBay only, as far as I am otherwise aware, but interested to see any other suggestions.
Yes, Gumtree, although it’s never been as big as Craigslist is in the US and most people I know avoid it now because of the number of scammers.
People just use ebay to sell things, Freecycle to give things away or ask for things, and specialist job sites for jobs, but I don’t know where you’d post an ad asking for someone to mow your lawn. I guess you’d just ask around and post on Facebook or messageboards that you already go on.
I’d go down to Safeways and see what’s on the board there. Or else, we frequently get flyers for things like cleaning or catsitting services in the mailbox (which I understand wouldn’t be allowed in the US)
For housemates, there are a number of local shops (in Inner Melb, Friends of the Earth if you’re a hippy, or Readings Bookshop if you’re not spring to mind) which are known as centres for ads. It’s been a decade or so since I used them myself, but I’m not noticing any fewer ads in the window when I go by, so I presume there’s just not much online action. If you’re moving interstate that would probably be rough.
