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Old 08-21-2008, 03:11 PM
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Default TechCrunch: Ebay Survey Says Americans Buy Crap They Don’t Want

My RSS Feed is a Thinker and blog is a top resource for anything technology. You will be up to speed with TechCrunch who has Just Posted the Following:

This inbox item caught my eye. Ebay commissioned a survey on behalf of their fast growing Kijiji product (it competes with and engages in litigation with Craigslist).

The survey revealed surprising (I use the term sarcastically) facts such as:
  • 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%)
  • 38% of men are holding onto old electronics, compared to 35% of women
Want to sell that junk? You won’t get much for it. The average purchase price and resale value is below. Ebay turns those lemons into lemonade though: “Although you may not get much money back in some cases, it’s better than nothing – especially in these tough economic times. And we all know how quickly the value of electronics depreciates, so those poor saps holding onto their first-generation iPhones should probably unload them ASAP!”

Get that stuff on Kijiji pronto! On a side note, I wish we had unlimited amounts of money to commission random surveys.



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