There is no server yet

There shouldn’t need to be is my point. Its an arbitrary limitation.

Just like Craiglist doesn’t have a server for any place outside of the US afaik.

Thats a business decision, purely. They charge for certain types of postings.

Flohmarkt is very new and apparently more popular in Europe otherwise it is the same.

Its really not though - there is no technical reason to lock a user to a region or business reason like with Craigslist. It was a design decision.

One that limits use and adoption.

I’m glad its working out well in Europe! I, as an american, can’t use it without standing up a server and then being host to all of the United States (or North America? No idea).

Not “don’t want to” but “can’t”.

I think you are confusing Flohmarkt with an online retailer market like Amazon or Alibaba.

All of my earlier examples are direct comparisons. I’m not confusing it with anything.

I just think it wasn’t a well thought out design.

Classified listings have always worked by being location specific

Not based on where the server is set to. Based on where the user or item is.

Flohmarkt is copying that exact tried and true design

I would say they are copying hyper-localized newspaper classifieds, including the hyper-localized aspect, which caused newspaper classifieds to stop being used by the overwhelming majority of people when alternatives like Craigslist, eBay, and even Facebook market came about.

Tried, yes. True… Well, I’d have to disagree.