eBay has launched its Kijiji classsifieds business in the US according to this report from cnet. The New York Times slant on this is here. Kijiji is well established in Canada, Germany, Italy and Taiwan.
This is a huge move since eBay owns 25% of the hugely successful Craigslist in the US. Craigslist operates in Australia as well.
eBay owns gumtree which offers free classifieds in Australia.