Etsy stock has lost 76% of its value in 9 months

Re:Etsy stock has lost 76% of its value in 9 months by x0x0 on Friday January 15, 2016 @05:44PM (#10912829)

Have you ever tried to rent from VRBO? I did a couple years ago and have never been back.

Approx 30 calls, 6 or 7 responded, a couple of those hadn't kept their calendars up-to-date, and only 2 actually were available and matched the info on the site. I was doing my best to spend $6k on a ski vacation and vrbo just didn't want to cooperate. The whole thing was a giant waste of time.

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Re:Etsy stock has lost 76% of its value in 9 months by siquick on Friday January 15, 2016 @06:09PM (#10912970)

This was probably before the online booking platform was launched - you'd find a whole different experience now.

Would recommend using http://www.homeaway.com (parent company of VRBO) instead - has same inventory but better interface.

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Re:Etsy stock has lost 76% of its value in 9 months by mylons on Friday January 15, 2016 @06:19PM (#10913039)

I sure have. Take a look at Lake Tahoe's VRBO/homeaway listings. They're routinely cheaper on VRBO than airbnb for comparable properties, and it works fine.

People in tech just assume airbnb is better.

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Re:Etsy stock has lost 76% of its value in 9 months by prawn on Saturday January 16, 2016 @05:37AM (#10914945)

Yeah, I used VRBO in LA when everything on Airbnb was overpriced and rarely replying. Worked out well.

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