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Make no mistake, this is OfferUp putting eBay directly in it’s sights in an attempt to lure sellers away from eBay by undercutting eBay’s ever-increasing seller fees and provide OfferUp buyers with more options than just local. OfferUp is also flush with VC funding.
Nice to see a scrappy smaller player with some chops make such a bold move, unlike some other marketplaces that arguably should, but for whatever reason (hoping for an eBay acquisition, likely) maintain a subordinate, even obsequious demeanor bowing down for “being tolerated” by eBay. Yeesh.
As a seller I still wish OfferUp could carve a path and make the Letgo merger a reality. I also wish OfferUp allowed listing creation from computer and not just mobile apps (I realize they have their reasons).
Yes, I wish they could also do something with a regular PC. A number of older people do not use their phones to search the web and especially not to load things onto the internet.
If they had a regular set up myself and probably tens of thousands more people would be happy to use their site.
To be innovative you need to explore all channels.