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A Comparitive Analysis between AutoTrader, Craigslist and AllTheRides
	by AllTheRides (February 2009) (rank 500+)

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Why a comparison you ask? Simple….we wanted to give you an overall view of AutoTrader.com, AllTheRides and Craigslist to see how they fare against each other.

Thus, we took the liberty of doing a little research on all three sites and came up with a short (and maybe sweet, depending on whose “camp” you are in) comparison summarizing the features each site offers.

AutoTrader.com

Cost to list a car for sale - Not free
Advanced search capability - Yes
Duration of car ad - List until sold
Statistics provided - Only to dealers
Ability to filter dealer and private sale ads - No
Number of images allowed - Up to 10
Fraud Management - Somewhat
Biggest Strength - Very popular as it has been active for over 10 years
Biggest Weakness - Some say it is too big for its own self and heavy emphasis on dealer ads plus cost.

Craigslist.com

Cost to list a car for sale - Free
Advanced search capability - No
Duration of car ad - List until sold but ad gets pushed down usually within the first day
Statistics provided - None
Ability to filter dealer and private sale ads - Yes
Number of images allowed - 4 but with HTML support
Fraud Management - Flagging system
Biggest Strength - The ability to allow users to add listings with ease plus it being free
Biggest Weakness - Fraud invested listings and scams along with minimal exposure.

AllTheRides.com

Cost to list a car for sale - Free
Advanced search capability - Yes
Duration of car ad - List until sold
Statistics provided - Both dealers and private sellers
Ability to filter dealer and private sale ads - Yes
Number of images allowed - 4 with options to upgrade plus HTML
Fraud Management -Flagging system
Biggest Strength - The combination of the best elements of most classified sites plus focus on community
Biggest Weakness - Too new in the market and so not as many listings as Craigslist or Autotrader

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