Classifieds.fyi keeps what works about Craigslist — simple listings, no fees, no algorithm — and drops the anonymous inbox. You share your list with people and groups you choose, buyers see photos and prices without an account, and messages stay attached to the item they are about.
No fees. No ads. Your email stays hidden.
Last updated 2026-07-16
Craigslist is unbeatable for reaching a whole city with zero setup: apartments, cars, gigs, and free-pile furniture move there every day. If you need maximum strangers to see a listing today, it still works.
The open inbox is the cost. No profiles, no history, and no way to know if the reply is a buyer or an overpayment scam. Classifieds.fyi flips the model: instead of publishing to everyone and filtering the responses, you share with the people and groups you want and skip the filtering.
| Classifieds.fyi | Craigslist | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, no fees | Free for most listings |
| Account to browse | None | None |
| Who sees your listing | People with your link and groups you choose | Anyone browsing the city page |
| Who replies | Signed-in people, with messages attached to the item | Anyone, through an anonymous relay email |
| Seller identity | Display name; email hidden | Anonymous both ways |
| Marking something sold | One tap, visible to everyone | Delete the post |
| Photos per listing | 8 | 24 |
| Group boards | Private For Sale, Services, and Jobs boards | None |
Messaging a seller requires signing in, so "I will pay extra through my shipping agent" mostly never arrives.
Your whole list lives at one URL you can text, post, or pin — not five posts across five categories.
Post to your neighborhood, school, or club board and sell where your name means something.
Yes. No listing fees, no commission, and no paid categories.
Not by browsing or searching. Listings are visible to people with your link and to members of groups you post into. Search engines are told not to index listing pages.
Through a message button on the shared item page. They sign in, the conversation attaches to the listing, and your email address is never shown.
Sell anything you like, but there are no category pages for city-wide browsing. For reaching the whole city, Craigslist still fits better.
Your next buyer probably is not a stranger. Put the list where your people already are.