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Listia (YC S09) — Mobile marketplace for trading used goods

Listia is a new kind of auction marketplace for giving and getting free stuff. Users list items as auctions, and other users bid on these items using credits instead of money.

Listia is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2009 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Mobile marketplace for trading used goods. The founder listed is Gee-Hwan Chuang (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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Listia

New accelerator entry · 2012-01-17 · the record

Summer 2009
batch
6
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2009
Announced2012-01-17
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size6
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Home and Personal
SectorsMarketplace, Crypto / Web3
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Campbell, CA, USA; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttp://listia.com

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Listia is a new kind of auction marketplace for giving and getting free stuff. Users list items as auctions, and other users bid on these items using credits instead of money. Credits are earned by signing up, giving away stuff, and being an active member.

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