Reasons for eBay sellers to participate in second-hand e-commerce 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 9, 2023
A survey conducted in 2022 among eBay consumer-to-consumer (C2C) sellers revealed that making extra cash was a primary reason for sellers to participate in second-hand e-commerce. Among respondents, 30 percent reported that the state of the economy was a reason for increasing their eBay activity.

Reasons for eBay sellers to participate in second-hand e-commerce as of 2022

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Release date

November 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 19 to November 1, 2022

Number of respondents

11,064 C2C eBay sellers*

Supplementary notes

* Respondents were C2C eBay sellers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, and Japan.
The source adds the following information regarding the survey methodology:
"In the U.S. and Canada, C2C sellers include those with less than $10,000 gross merchandise value (GMV) or fewer than 25 transactions in a year. In the U.K., Germany and France, Italy and Australia this includes any seller who identifies themself as C2C. For Japan, accounts self-identified as personal were surveyed."

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