The leading reason to buy cosmetics on C2C e-commerce platforms among women in Japan was to acquire the products cheaper as revealed in a survey conducted in September 2021. While almost two-thirds of female respondents wanted to buy cosmetics even just a little bit cheaper via resale platforms, less than one percent considered the procurement via private individuals on auction and flea market platforms safer and more trustworthy.
Leading reasons to buy cosmetics via flea market applications and auction platforms in Japan as of September 2021
survey among female users registered as consumer producers at @cosme
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Original question: "What are your reasons for buying cosmetic products via flea market applications or auction platforms (Mercari, Rakuten furima (Frill), PayPay furima, Yahoo! Auction, etc.)?"
Respondents have bought cosmetics via flea market applications or auction platforms before.
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@cosme. (October 14, 2021). Leading reasons to buy cosmetics via flea market applications and auction platforms in Japan as of September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270183/japan-reason-buy-cosmetics-resale-platform-among-women/
@cosme. "Leading reasons to buy cosmetics via flea market applications and auction platforms in Japan as of September 2021." Chart. October 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270183/japan-reason-buy-cosmetics-resale-platform-among-women/
@cosme. (2021). Leading reasons to buy cosmetics via flea market applications and auction platforms in Japan as of September 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270183/japan-reason-buy-cosmetics-resale-platform-among-women/
@cosme. "Leading Reasons to Buy Cosmetics via Flea Market Applications and Auction Platforms in Japan as of September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270183/japan-reason-buy-cosmetics-resale-platform-among-women/
@cosme, Leading reasons to buy cosmetics via flea market applications and auction platforms in Japan as of September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270183/japan-reason-buy-cosmetics-resale-platform-among-women/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Leading reasons to buy cosmetics via flea market applications and auction platforms in Japan as of September 2021 [Graph], @cosme, October 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270183/japan-reason-buy-cosmetics-resale-platform-among-women/