Comparison

KSL Classifieds vs Ebay

KSL Classifieds and Ebay both land on Depends.

KSL Classifieds

classifieds.ksl.com

Depends

Confidence: Low

Use it if you live in the Salt Lake City area and want a free local marketplace for used goods, cars, and rentals; skip it outside Utah or if you need shipping, payments, or business tooling.

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Ebay

ebay.com

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it as an individual selling used, rare, or collectible goods . reach is unmatched and startup cost is zero.

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KSL Classifieds versus Ebay
Compare	KSL Classifieds	Ebay
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Utah/SLC locals selling used goods	Casual sellers of used goods
Who it's not for	Anyone outside Utah . regional listings	Low-margin, high-volume new-goods sellers
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^¹	Mature platform with real breach history: 145M users notified in 2014; recent CVEs mostly hit third-party integrations.¹³
Support quality	Only an email alias visible in evidence	Users hunt for real human support
Public sentiment	Salt Lake City Redditors treat KSL as the default local classifieds while airing gripes and hunting for alternatives.^²	Sellers complain about stacking fees and buyer-favoring disputes, while buyers praise reach and bargains but find support hard to reach.^⁵
Biggest gotcha	No published security page (404), so you can't review data-handling practices upfront.^⁴	Per-sale final value fees stack; cheap items can lose margin after fees and shipping¹⁰

Pick KSL Classifieds when

Utah/SLC locals selling used goods
Local car and rentals shoppers
Free garage-sale-style listings

When KSL Classifieds is not a fit

Anyone outside Utah . regional listings
National sellers needing shipping and payments
Businesses wanting analytics or buyer management
Tools needing automated access . requests get blocked

Pick Ebay when

Casual sellers of used goods
Collectors hunting rare items
Hobby resellers and flippers
Buyers wanting auction deals

When Ebay is not a fit

Low-margin, high-volume new-goods sellers
Brands wanting direct customer relationships
Anyone needing guaranteed human support
Privacy-sensitive users wary of breach history

Sources

KSL Classifieds (page returned a blocked-access notice)classifieds.ksl.com
official
What's wrong with KSL Classifieds? . r/SaltLakeCityreddit.com
review
What is the next best classifieds site in SLC behind KSL? . r/SaltLakeCityreddit.com
review
KSL Classifieds product security page (404)classifieds.ksl.com
security
Trustpilot reviews of ebay.comtrustpilot.com
review
eBay on G2g2.com
review
eBay Reviews & Complaints . ConsumerAffairsconsumeraffairs.com
review
r/Ebay . How should I review this seller?reddit.com
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r/eBaySellers . 4 years with 100% positive feedbackreddit.com
review
eBay selling feesebay.com
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Seller Center . subscriptions and feesebay.com
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Ask eBay to step in (buyer protection)ebay.com
official
eBay breach: 145 million users notifiedbankinfosecurity.com
security
CVE-2026-27203: eBay API MCP Server RCEsentinelone.com
security
eBay stalking scandal . Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
news
eBay on Google Playplay.google.com
official