Craigslist phone verification for posting in ALL service categories now?

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    From my experience today, Craigslist is now requiring phone verification for posting in all Service categories (including "Real Esate", "Creative", "Computer"...). It was just the erotic section and now it looks like its slowly going to be all of the Service section.

    I have written about it here (you can listen to a recording of the phone call):

    http://www.blog.filliate.com/craigslist-telephone-verification
     
    amedia, May 8, 2008 IP
  2. bobchrist

    bobchrist Active Member

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    I think a phone verification is fairly good to kick out spammers and fraud members.
     
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    n3o Well-Known Member

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    nice feature ..... guess other major players gonna follow soon ...
     
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  4. amedia

    amedia Well-Known Member

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    It will be interesting to see what all the CL marketers do now.
     
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    FPForum Notable Member

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    Good tactic for CL to weed out the spammer's on there. I wouldn't be surprised to see other site's start doing this as well
     
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  6. AnnCP

    AnnCP Peon

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    It's doing more than weeding out spammers, it's killing jobs for people who actually make a legitimate living off CL. I'm a freelance web designer and I post ads in the computer services section. Yes, in multiple cities, but only once every four days. Hardly spamming.

    I used to make most of my income off of CL jobs, and now I'm going to be out of work if I can't find a way around this. Finding free disposable numbers is not as easy as one might think.
     
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  7. CrazyDictator

    CrazyDictator Well-Known Member

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    Yes it is, buy multiple SIM cards. :p
     
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  8. AnnCP

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    Buying multiple sim cards is not exactly cost effective.
     
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  9. CrazyDictator

    CrazyDictator Well-Known Member

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    Hmm,depends, I buy them at $3 each and they have $2 of phone time on them, so for me, it is.
     
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    Mind sharing where you buy them at? I can't find them that cheap anywhere.
     
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    Lot of people would be discouraged posting ads because of this. I would say its not a good move.
     
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  12. Brad247

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    Hi can you PM me the info were I can get a sim to buy for $3

     
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    Can anyone in US help me buy a sim card and put it into his phone in order to verify my cl acct, i will pay thru egold.
     
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    can we use phone over ip type of numbers?
     
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  15. The Stealthy One

    The Stealthy One Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    Wow, that sounds somewhat discouraging. I know I wouldn't bother with it - it sure does open up the door to another player, as well. I understand their business reasons for it, but from an advertiser standpoint, it is annoying.
     
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  16. yaramon

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    it is nice
     
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  17. Lastbutnotleast

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    #17
    It looks like CL posting services form India or wherever are dead

    Is there any big competitor to CL in the US?
     
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    #18
    bad move for craigslist. watch their alexa ranking drop in the coming weeks...
     
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    adsoncraigs Banned

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    backpage and kijiji
     
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    Are they really powerful in the US?
     
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