Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
October 12 to November 9, 2020
Number of respondents
4,330 respondents
Special properties
C2C sellers
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information about the sample used in the research: "In the U.S. and Canada, this includes all sellers with less than 10,000 dollars gross merchandise value GMV or fewer than 25 transactions in a year. In the U.K, Germany and France this includes any seller who identifies themself as C2C."
Citation formats
Share of eBay C2C users selling pre-owned goods in 2020, by country
According to data from B2C and C2C retailer eBay, there was a boom of reselling goods in 2020, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. When asked if they started selling second hand goods that year to make extra cash, among the **** countries surveyed, U.S. sellers took the lead with ** percent of respondents stating to having started selling pre-owned goods. Canadian sellers came in second place with ** percent of respondents, closely followed by C2C sellers in the UK (at ** percent).
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eBay. (March 1, 2021). Share of eBay C2C sellers who started selling pre-owned goods during the coronavirus outbreak worldwide in 2020, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1225667/ebay-c2c-users-selling-secondhand-goods-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
eBay. "Share of eBay C2C sellers who started selling pre-owned goods during the coronavirus outbreak worldwide in 2020, by country." Chart. March 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1225667/ebay-c2c-users-selling-secondhand-goods-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
eBay. (2021). Share of eBay C2C sellers who started selling pre-owned goods during the coronavirus outbreak worldwide in 2020, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1225667/ebay-c2c-users-selling-secondhand-goods-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
eBay. "Share of Ebay C2c Sellers Who Started Selling Pre-owned Goods during The Coronavirus Outbreak Worldwide in 2020, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2021, /statistics/1225667/ebay-c2c-users-selling-secondhand-goods-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
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Share of eBay C2C sellers who started selling pre-owned goods during the coronavirus outbreak worldwide in 2020, by country [Graph], eBay, March 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1225667/ebay-c2c-users-selling-secondhand-goods-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
