From May 16, 2023, the eBay Kleinanzeigen its name to “ Kleinanzeigen ”. The website gets a new design and logo, and the internet address becomes “kleinanzeigen.de”. The renaming happened because the Norwegian company Adevinta bought the portal. eBay reported this in a press release dated April 26, 2023

Screenshot of the new classifieds website Image: eBay classifieds
Screenshot of the new “Kleinanzeigen” website Image: eBay Kleinanzeigen
  • Old user accounts and passwords remain the same and you don't have to log in again.
  • Chats, reviews and ads also remain the same, as do purchasing and payment functions.
  • The smartphone apps for Android and iOS can continue to be used without reinstalling. You just get a new logo and the new name.
  • The prices also remain the same.

“eBay classifieds” becomes “classifieds”: Be vigilant!

Now be careful as fraudsters may try to take advantage of these changes. eBay classifieds has often been the target of criminals. For example, scammers try to trick users into revealing their phone number or email address. They then use fake SMS or emails to try to trick victims into making false registrations or payments. Victims often give out their credit card details or transfer money to fraudulent bank accounts. ( Here you can find our warnings on the subject of “eBay classifieds” )

It can be assumed that fraudsters will again try to exploit the change with fake emails or SMS and lure their victims to fake websites. Classifieds has confirmed that they do not send such messages. Such news is usually fake.


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