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Webmotors sells the space between wanting a car and buying one
A Brazilian car catalogue grew into a business woven through dealer software, financing and the first WhatsApp reply. Its history explains why the work around the sale can be worth as much attention as the listing.
Saltside built the marketplaces. Then its rival came shopping.
The Swedish company behind ikman turned local classifieds into a business worth buying. Its journey through Bangladesh, Ghana and Nigeria shows what money can build - and what it cannot hurry.
Avito sold Russia on secondhand. Now it wants the whole business.
The Russian classifieds platform grew by helping strangers trade. Its next bet is to make the same marketplace useful for buying equipment, hiring staff and keeping a small company running.
OLX India’s second act: less car lot, more marketplace
CarTrade paid about ₹536 crore for OLX’s Indian business, then closed its car-buying operation. The classifieds platform that remained is growing again - and recruiting partners to handle more of the deal.
Yad2 sells secondhand. Its $950 million price tag tells another story.
Israel’s familiar classifieds site has become a business built around homes, cars and jobs. Behind the orange branding sits a valuable habit: knowing where to look when life gets expensive.
RIA.com Built a Marketplace Around the Part Everyone Else Skips: Verification
Ukraine’s RIA.com turned the messiest part of classifieds - deciding what to trust - into a product. Across cars, homes, goods and farm machinery, verification is the connective tissue.