Who Cares If Online Classifieds Are Good Or Bad? They're Here
from the get-used-to-'em dept
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These things are here to stay. With little programming knowledge, some free legal help with the EULA's and such, a person could set up a free ad service in their area and keep stuff out of the local dump.
Old guard players wont last for long. They are greedy, greedy, greedy.....
Good bye and good riddance.
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