So farewell then QXL: it’s been 11 years

May 8, 2008 · Filed Under eBay News, Other auctions news · Comment 

QXL (pron. "quick sell" – geddit?) has announced that it’s shutting its UK site as of May 30, and will not accept any more listings after May 9; your last day to bid or buy will be May 19.

And so draws to an end 11 years of the dream that had been fostered – that a British-built company might be able to take on the rest of the dot-com world.

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