Marktplaats.nl
Marktplaats.nl (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrktplaːts pɵnt ɛn ɛl]) 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.
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Type of site | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Netherlands |
| Industry | Online auctions |
| Parent | Adevinta |
| URL | www |
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. By 2010 the community was posting over 260.000 classified ads every day and the platform counted over 6 million active ads. By the end of the year 1999, Bob Crébas organised the sale of 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.
In July 2020, eBay sold Marktplaats to the Norwegian company Adevinta.