second hand goods Archives

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Sydney startup Curbit lets users pick up someone’s unwanted goods from the kerb for free

Liz Leigh - February 16, 2016 4 MIN READ

Our society often views things as replaceable. You crack your phone, you get a new phone, you tear your pants, you buy new pants. Instead of fixing things we chuck them out and move on to the next. The value of second hand goods has decreased so much so that instead of people selling them, they just toss them onto the street hoping they’re picked up.

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Sydney startup Bountye lets users sell pre-loved items to their networks

Gina Baldassarre - May 18, 2015 2 MIN READ

As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. From op shops to garage sales and second-hand markets, people have always loved trawling through preloved items for a bargain. Then eBay let us do it online. Now, new platforms are again looking to change the way we buy and sell second hand goods.