CHAS_M  WAS free, now suddenly it's worth $20??

Look, I don't mind if the dev decides he wants to charge for something he did, that's fine.

But I do think it's only fair to:

a) let people know in advance (no explanation whatsoever on the web site)

b) be realistic about pricing (Craigslist isn't THAT hard to navigate)

Call me when this gets to be $5 or a 99¢ iPhone app, and we'll talk.  
(Version 1.0.1)

KITMOS  Worked well for me but I think that $20 is way too much for it. It's a $5 or $10 app imho.  
(Version 1.0.1)

BIKER4MAC  Some would wonder why they'd want to pay for an application to access a free online service... Generally, for the added value that it provides and the time that it saves.

I used to save my craigslist searches as bookmarks and then open items that I found interesting in new tabs in my browser so that I didn't have to keep bouncing back and forth from the list and the items. Then I'd save items that I was interested in as additional bookmarks. All of this worked to a point, but ended up with a somewhat confusing jumble of bookmarks and the possibility of sometimes missing new items.

Marketplace allows you to save your searches and save items that you are interested in as favorites in a separate list. Three panels across your display show your saved searches and favorites in the first, the list of items in the currently selected search in the second, and a currently selected item in the third. No more jumping back and forth.

Further, after creating a search you can filter those results at any time. There are three different craigslist areas close to me that I search through and a combination of searches for specific words and general category searches that I use. But at any time I can use the "filter" to add specific constraints to my search. This can be especially helpful if I saw something a couple days ago and didn't add it to my favorites at the time but further thought has made me want to check it out again.

Finally, Josh is an incredibly responsive developer. If you e-mail him with a question, possible improvement, or comment he is most often going to reply within 48 hours and usually within 12 hours. When I first started using Marketplace I was impressed, but sent him an e-mail with some ideas of what would make it "perfect" for my use. Within months all of the suggestions that I made were implemented! I have no idea how many other people may have suggested similar improvements to mine, but it shows that Josh responds to his user base.

A clean, simple program that definitely delivers!  
(Version 1.1.6)

MATTPRAM  I am not sure what the other guy was talking about but I had no problem at all using this product. It takes the knowledge of clicking your search in the upper right to view your results. The only issue I had is if you search multiple areas for a broad keyword such as "boat" you will see the result titles but can not see the result detail until the search has been completed. In my instance it took about 2 minutes to come back with 3400 results for "boat" in 4 regions.  
(Version b1)

MASSBEAR  This is an awesome little app! It does one thing and does it very well, and the Developer is constantly working on upgrades and improvements. he even replies when you e-mail him with suggestions, and how cool is that!

I use CraigsList a LOT, and before Marketplace, I;d do a search in one area - no results. Repeat the search in another area - one result - and so on.

Now, I can specify multiple search areas, entire states, even the whole country - and Zip! Marketplace does all the heavy lifting.

Most of the limitations of the app come from CraigsList itself in my experience, so is it perfect? No, but what is?

If you like CraigsList, you'll love Marketplace! As for it costing $20 - it saved me that the first time I used it - everything else is gravy!  
(Version 1.2)

RAMPANCY  A great app, and a great concept - pity it only seems to recognize American cities on Craigslist...(I live in Canada!)  
(Version b1)

RPAEGE  Nice. Fast. Doesn't work with the new "adult services."  
(Version 1.1.2)

JAN13  It is half way done software since I can not operate out of it my craigslist.com account !  
(Version 1.0.3)

F451  This works for someone who has multiple searches going constantly, but I have accomplished the same thing with LaunchBar search scripts.  
(Version 1.0.1)

CHRISCORVETTE  Has anyone made this work? I've downloaded to two computers, and, whenever I attempt a search, I get nothing but a blank page. Support seems to be available only with paid, not trial, versions.  
(Version 1.0)