Corkket.com Takes on eBay and Craigslist With Local Bitcoin Classifieds
A New York startup wants to take on Craigslist and eBay for local trading, encouraging its buyers and sellers to use bitcoin as much as possible. Corkket.com has chosen to focus on the hyper-local market, its interface directing users towards deals in their own neighborhoods first. It will also provide an escrow service for more trustworthy payments and promises full refunds to buyers who change their minds. To promote its bitcoin-focused approach, the company is launching its beta service with a 'Bitcoin Picnic' in New York City's Union Square for seven hours on Saturday 26th April. The....
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eBay is launching a dedicated Virtual Currency category on eBay Classifieds in the UK on 10th February. The Classified Ads category will allow for the sale of all types of digital currency, including bitcoin and litecoin, eBay representatives have confirmed. eBay Classifieds, which lists posts throughout the site, serves as the site's answer to Craigslist. eBay provides the free platform for local buyers and sellers to connect, but does not participate in the transactions. Ryan Moore, Manager of Business Communications at eBay, said: "To promote a trustworthy marketplace and ensure....
NEW YORK CITY - April 9, 2014 - Corkket.com, a native Bitcoin person-to-person e-commerce platform, is beta launching in New York City on April 12, 2014. Corkket is making local transactions simpler and safer for individual sellers by implementing a natively built-in Bitcoin or USD escrow service. Corkket's beta launch will happen in New York City. Corkket will be in Union Square on April 12th from 10am to 7pm to hand out QR codes that people can redeem for milliBits. The first 1,000 users to sign up with the QR code will get a free milliBit, with two randomly selected individuals....
Gone are the days when Bitcoin was considered as a currency for geeks and those in the darker corners of the internet. Adding eBay to the list of trading platforms for Bitcoin has been a reason to rejoice for Bitcoin enthusiasts all over the world as this move makes Bitcoin a whole lot more accessible. eBay is launching a dedicated Virtual Currency category on eBay Classifieds in the UK on 10th of February. eBay Classifieds, their Craigslist killer is providing a platform for legitimate buyers and sellers to connect for the sale of virtual currency. The Classified Ads category will....
Auction and sales website eBay will reportedly be opening a virtual currencies section come the 10th of February, according to a statement released today by the company. The company says that they'll be allowing virtual currencies to be posted on the service's classifieds website from the above-date onward. Until then, these sorts of sales are not permitted. "To promote a trustworthy marketplace and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, eBay is currently updating its Currency Policy. The updated policy will clarify that listings for Bitcoin and other similar virtual currencies....
Looking to move some BTC in exchange for fiat currency? Maybe you have a bill that needs quick payment? More of the digital currency market has been using services like LocalBitcoins.com this year than ever before. Think of LocalBitcoins.com as the eBay or Craigslist of the Bitcoin space. Its user interface is very eBay-like, but it performs most of its business in a Craiglist local meet-up style. This week, I gave them a whirl in my first real trade via their website. Trading BTC on LocalBitCoins. Wanted $100 in United States Federal Notes (Technically, all dollar bills are IOUs and are....