[derefr]

And there always will be a place to go for free ads, now that it's been noticed as a good idea for a website; whether it's Craig's implementation that survives or not makes no difference. The cat's out of the bag: classifieds can be free.

[stcredzero]

Yes, but sometimes free really sucks.

In general, the free things that are good still require some sort of commitment. Money is just one of the most fungible sorts of commitment.