Comments on: Ebay Survey Says Americans Buy Crap They Don’t Want

By: alaba bakare

alaba bakare — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:05:02 +0000

we got stuff we do not use anymore, but they costed more than what we can resell them for?

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Curby — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:53:47 +0000

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By: Sam Hickson

Sam Hickson — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:49:59 +0000

If you want to get rid of the 1st generation iphone sell it to freeiPhoneswap.com

By: M.

M. — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:20:55 +0000

So, Kijiji commissioned a study, which finding is that we got stuff we do not use anymore, and that they costed more that what we can resell them for? Fascinating….

I want to sell a study that would eventually discover that a broken camera is worth less that one in pristine conditions, whom shall I contact at eBay?

By: Tom Webster

Tom Webster — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:01:35 +0000

PLEASE link to the original survey when you post these results. What was the sample? How was it administered?

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By: Master C

Master C — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:30:20 +0000

Not surprised at all by the results of that survey…I buy stuff that I don`t need all the time on ebay myself.

By: Ryan Waggoner

Ryan Waggoner — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:12:01 +0000

“The average purchase price and resale value is below.”

Errr…what?

By: Jon Bischke

Jon Bischke — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:06:47 +0000

Interesting to see how companies like TechForward are approaching this problem. Definitely a big opportunity in a more efficient mechanism for the disposal of used consumer electronics…

By: dann

dann — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:49:00 +0000

Mike.

Seriously dude, you just gave a shameless add for Kijijijijijijji. Why are you helping Ebay silently. Ebay is a crack headed Microsoft. Nothing Ebay makes will be worth while, ever. One day something actually good will come along and finally get rid of there crap.

Ebay should use their own site by getting a new brain someone has left unused. It’s gotta be better than theirs now.

By: RahulC

RahulC — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:11:46 +0000

I fail to disagree as I look into my Pantry and look at all those Gourmet Food I bought from the corner aisle of Publix and Kroger… which I have been collecting for months.

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TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Ebayの調査によると、アメリカ人は不必要なクズを買ってしまうらしい — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:03:17 +0000

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By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:44:31 +0000

It isn’t just Americans who buy crap on Ebay.
Brits do it too.
Many buy stuff to resell at a higher price in home run businesses.

By: Torley Lives

Torley Lives — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:51:10 +0000

If “Kijiji” was a captcha, it’d boggle my eyeballs!

By: antje wilsch

antje wilsch — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:36:21 +0000

just donate that stuff instead of selling it and take the tax credit

By: Jack at F&B

Jack at F&B — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:31:42 +0000

“# 90% of Americans have at least one unused item lying around the house
# Unused electronics items can be found in more than 2/3 of households (70%)”

Obviously a poorly done, flawed survey. Both numbers should be 98+%.

By: Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blog

Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blog — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:16:52 +0000

I would think Ebay would be more worried about the number of sellers that are leaving them due to their policy changes. For example, most of the artists selling on Ebay have moved on to Etsy.

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:05:39 +0000

I wonder if there’s a company that deals in people buying crap they don’t need. You know? Like niche stuff. And I wonder if that company deals in people selling crap that other people don’t need?

Hmm.

By: Self-fulfilling prophecy

Self-fulfilling prophecy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:43:39 +0000

Yes, Arrington. Commission a survey about how reading about a product on highly-read tech blogs increases trust in the product or company behind it.

By: RackSpace

RackSpace — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:21:55 +0000

Precisely why i use http://www.swaptree.com. Not only do i have a lot of media i don’t want, but i know i wont get allot for it on sites like ebay and craigslist. So i just trade it for something i do want on swaptree.

By: ImageCo

ImageCo — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:12:25 +0000

It doesn’t take a survey to figure out that most Americans have too much crap.

By: TrendGrinder.com

TrendGrinder.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:04:56 +0000

I ran a chain of eBay consignment shops back when that was new, and quickly discovered that people pretty much ONLY have junk. The items listed above, as low a value as they are, were the only things that ever generated any revenue at all. eBay’s bread and butter.

By: techdude

techdude — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:04:30 +0000

Most of us have more than 10 things considered “useful” that we keep for the “future” that we will never use.
It’s just a way of life!
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