So, leboncoin.fr doesn't like my email alert webapp

hbbio wrote: post #2

Almost incredible. An extract (translated to English): "no hyperlink TO [our site] can be done without prior agreement". I hope they're suing Google too :)

I'm ashamed to be french when I see this kind of horse shit. The internet is not compatible with their TOS.

Re: So, leboncoin.fr doesn't like my email alert webapp

#5

Post by baby » Tue, May 13, 2014, 10:54 AM UTC

Leboncoin is so badly made it's a joke, and they completely monopolize the market. I'm raging just thinking I'm gonna have to use it to look for an apartment and sell my furniture in Bordeaux those next months. Makes me want to build a competition.

Re: So, leboncoin.fr doesn't like my email alert webapp

#6

Post by thibauts » Tue, May 13, 2014, 10:56 AM UTC

baby wrote: post #5

Leboncoin is so badly made it's a joke, and they completely monopolize the market. I'm raging just thinking I'm gonna have to use it to look for an apartment and sell my furniture in Bordeaux those next months. Makes me want to build a competition.

This is a challenge I would gladly undertake with you if you have a plan. I'm from Bordeaux too btw ;)

Re: So, leboncoin.fr doesn't like my email alert webapp

#7

Post by meepmorp » Tue, May 13, 2014, 10:57 AM UTC

This post is confusing both because I do not speak French and because the caffeine hasn't kicked in yet, so I read that as LeBron Coin. Which doesn't seem all that bad for a gimmicky crypto currency, honestly.

Re: So, leboncoin.fr doesn't like my email alert webapp

#8

Post by agumonkey » Tue, May 13, 2014, 11:01 AM UTC

baby wrote: post #5

Leboncoin is so badly made it's a joke, and they completely monopolize the market. I'm raging just thinking I'm gonna have to use it to look for an apartment and sell my furniture in Bordeaux those next months. Makes me want to build a competition.

I wanted to write a python wrapper (scraper) for leboncoin, but building a new one is tempting.

Re: So, leboncoin.fr doesn't like my email alert webapp

#9

Post by eaxbin » Tue, May 13, 2014, 11:05 AM UTC

Anyone care to explain, to the non-french-speaking crowd, exactly what leboncoin is? And what the letter says?

Re: So, leboncoin.fr doesn't like my email alert webapp

#10

Post by kubiiii » Tue, May 13, 2014, 11:05 AM UTC

baby wrote: post #5

Leboncoin is so badly made it's a joke, and they completely monopolize the market. I'm raging just thinking I'm gonna have to use it to look for an apartment and sell my furniture in Bordeaux those next months. Makes me want to build a competition.

Salut confrère Bordelais! The thing is that with 24 M+ listings and a free basic service, no one will ever be able to compete. Maybe alternatives would be possible if limited to a specific area.

The weak spot of leboncoin is that you need to pay a stranger before getting your stuff. There is a non negligible portion of scam.

If you want a hand...