Marktplaats.nl
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Type of site | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Netherlands |
| Industry | Online auctions |
| Parent | Adevinta |
| URL | www |
Marktplaats.nl (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑr(ə)ktplaːts ˌpʏntɛnˈɛl]) is a classified advertising site based in the Netherlands, started in 1999. The word means market place in Dutch. It was acquired by Adevinta in July 2020.
History[]
The website was created in 1999 by Rene van Mullem. Initially, posting classified ads was offered as free service. The site quickly grew in popularity and started attracting many visitors that posted more and more classified ads. At the end of 1999, Bob Crébas sold the website Marktplaats.nl for ƒ600.000 -ca. €273,000- to the company Het Goed from Emmeloord, a Dutch national chain of Charity shops.
On November 10, 2004 the website was sold for €225 million to American Internet giant eBay.[1]
By 2010 the community was posting over 260.000 classified ads every day and the platform counted over 6 million active ads.
In June 2020, Marktplaats was bought by the Norwegian company , as part of the $ 9.2 Billion transaction between Adevinta and eBay, for the take over the advertising arm of eBay (eBay Classifieds Group).[2]
References[]
- ^ "eBay Acquires Marktplaats BV | Mergr". mergr.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Adevinta acquires eBay's Classifieds business unit in $9.2B deal". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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