Flaming gullah! It seems that eBay has bought out London-based classified site Gumtree, which is kind of like a Craigslist for the Australian, New Zealand and South African communities.
Actually the buyout came from Kijiji, a classified-focused offshoot of eBay, which makes clear the indication that this is about advertising, not just about selling.
"Gumtree has built a great business over the past five years and it matches the Kijiji model very well," said Josh Silverman, vice president of new ventures in Europe for eBay, responsible for Kijiji. "We look forward to working with the Gumtree team to further build the online classifieds business in key markets around the world."
Pointless trivia: Kijiji means "village" in Swahili.
