Is the "Auto Trader" dead.

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Thought Id pick up an Auto Trader bike boat & rv to see what was for sale, haven't done that for a while. I was shocked to see it was as follows:
38 pages (front to back)
32 pages of non gloss
4 pags of gloss
23 paged of store front ads
15 pages of peeps advertising and some are still businesses.
Not that many years ago the auto trader was the place to go for toys.

So is it Dead now?

*** I'm the guy swerving all over the road while texting ***

 

[MrHankey]

kijiji is free so unless you got money to burn why would anyone buy it

 

[Johnny]

I was just looking online the other day, seems the format is changed for searches and I think its crappy now, used to get those all the time, bought 3 trucks off private listings a few years ago, now lots a poopy stealership ads it seems. JMO

 

[teeroy]

used to be you could browse though it for a week looking at stuff, now they are as thin as a comic book. another victim of the worldwide web

 

[Murminator]

Yup mostly corner car lot dealers in it..

 

[Lowlife82]

kijiji is free so unless you got money to burn why would anyone buy it

Yup. kijiji kinda hurt that one i think.

 

[barleyfarmer]

Little on the pricey side too for the few private adds in it!

 

[polarisdragon800]

Kijiji is what mostly everyone uses now including me. It's free! Which means more people will post ads on it which means more people will turn to it to find something to Buy or just to browse.

 

[GYMBRAT]

yup kijiji, free "for now" and easy peazy

 

[Summitric]

And the bargain finder has gone downhill as well

 

[TylerG]

And the bargain finder has gone downhill as well

the what? you mean that 5 page thing?

 

[Summitric]

Yup,,,,,,,,, it used to be like the bible around these parts.........

 

[MP Kid]

And the bargain finder has gone downhill as well

WOW! Have not heard those words in years!



How old does one have to be, to remember the Bargin Finder?

 

[gotboost]

yup you got that right ric thrusday was the best day of the week the new rv trader is out and the bargian finder haha them were the days

 

[Summitric]

yup you got that right ric thrusday was the best day of the week the new rv trader is out and the bargian finder haha them were the days

yup.... Would spend the weekend cruising through both..... Were excellent reads out at the lake

 

[kbrunlees]

You always knew who was working at the printing plant as they would be the ones phoning you on wednesday for the ad that was to come out thursday.

 

[Stompin Tom]

The Auto Trader is trying to fight Kijijiji a bit by allowing free online adds, but you have to put up with the phone calls from their sales department trying to get you to pay for the print adds.

 

[DaveB]

The Auto Trader is trying to fight Kijijiji a bit by allowing free online adds, but you have to put up with the phone calls from their sales department trying to get you to pay for the print adds.

Yup...just saw an ad on TV...free online ads on Auto Trader.

 

[RMK Junky]

The online adds have been free for a long time. It would take 24hrs to clear and then be posted. The add would run for a week then autotrader would contact you and try and sell more time in the mag and on line. I use to do this long before kijiji was born. The new format of the trader is a bit confusing but one does get use to it. It's definaetly not my favorite anymore. Not as many private adds for sure. Times are changing

 

[JoHNI_T]

Little on the pricey side too for the few private adds in it!

Trader is also free for everyone on line!!! print still charges

print is done tho it just doesnt make sense anymore with the good ol internet

kijiji is now biggest around canada and craigslist is coming up as well