JamesEdition is a global online luxury marketplace with headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The website has 15 different categories. These are: real estate, cars, jewellery, jets, helicopters, watches, yachts, extraordinaire, motorcycles, lifestyle & collectibles, residential developments, experiences, yachts and vacation rentals.
Type of business | Private company |
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Type of site | Classifieds, luxury, media |
Available in | English |
Founded | 2008 | (as JamesList)
Headquarters | , Netherlands[1] |
Owner | JamesEdition B.V.[2] |
Key people |
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URL | www |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | 2008 | (as JamesList)
Current status | Active |
Written in | Ruby on Rails |
Sellers can post their offers to JamesEdition and will be published after editorial review. It is an upmarket form of a classified advertising portal. The strict curation of all listings have resulted in several media coverages. Some listings have been posted to Top Gear[3] and The Guardian[4] websites. It has been referred to by some as Craigslist for the rich[5] or even "Craigslist for billionaires".[6] The advertised goods are so rare that the website has received regular coverage by other websites, print magazines and TV stations.[7]
The company was founded 2008. It changed its name from JamesList to JamesEdition in February 2013, after becoming the defendant in a lawsuit by Craigslist in June 2012.[8][9] In 2016 the company changed its shareholders structure, appointed a new CEO[10] and moved the company from Sweden to the Netherlands.[11]
In 2017, it was reported that JamesEdition would expand its business model beyond classifieds.[12]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the company refused to stop working on the Russian market, and refused to join the boycott of the Russian regime.[13]
Although JamesEdition is famous for continuously offering the broadest selection of supercars like the LaFerrari or McLaren P1 available in the world, some items are even more prestigious.