The cloud storage company acquired the company, which aimed to make it easier for people to sell their products online. November 4, 2013 11:05 PM PST Dropbox bought the startup Sold. Sold itself is sold. Dropbox has acquired the startup that aimed to make it easier for people to sell their stuff online. It automated the process of setting a price and handled selling, shipping, and payment, but that service now will be shut down, the company said on its Web site. Related stories Dropbox is like Microsoft in the '90s, says startup's CEO Get 100GB of free cloud storage from SurDoc Watch the Internet stream by, one second at a time What's next under Dropbox's ownership is unclear. "We decided that the move to Dropbox couldn't be better - their roadmap includes exciting new experiences which align perfectly with our ethos of creating products that positively affect people," the Sold team said on its Web site. "Going forward, the Sold team will continue working together to build these experiences, shaping the future of Dropbox for their 200M strong user base. It's an opportunity too good to pass up." Via Latest.is Sold tried to take the hassles out of selling things like used phones online, but its service is now shut down to new users. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
The cloud storage company acquired the company, which aimed to make it easier for people to sell their products online.
Dropbox bought the startup Sold.
Sold itself is sold.
Dropbox has acquired the startup that aimed to make it easier for people to sell their stuff online. It automated the process of setting a price and handled selling, shipping, and payment, but that service now will be shut down, the company said on its Web site.
Related stories
- Dropbox is like Microsoft in the '90s, says startup's CEO
- Get 100GB of free cloud storage from SurDoc
- Watch the Internet stream by, one second at a time
What's next under Dropbox's ownership is unclear.
"We decided that the move to Dropbox couldn't be better - their roadmap includes exciting new experiences which align perfectly with our ethos of creating products that positively affect people," the Sold team said on its Web site. "Going forward, the Sold team will continue working together to build these experiences, shaping the future of Dropbox for their 200M strong user base. It's an opportunity too good to pass up."
Via Latest.is
Sold tried to take the hassles out of selling things like used phones online, but its service is now shut down to new users.
(Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
