Where to buy and sell second hand online - Which?
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If you're coming to the world of second hand for the first time – either to buy or sell – find out what people make of the different options below.
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How the second hand marketplaces compare
We asked 4,000 people about their experiences buying and 4,000 about selling on ten of the most popular online second hand marketplaces.
Read more: how to buy second hand online and how to sell second hand online
Second hand marketplace buying results
Marketplace Customer score Postage options Ease of contacting seller
Ease of making offer/purchasing Setting up an account Ease of searching Ease of paying for items Vinted (220) 75% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Facebook Marketplace (796) 68% ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Gumtree (470) 68% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ eBay (1030) 67% ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Freecycle (240) 67% ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ n/a ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ n/a Amazon Marketplace (256) 64% ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Depop (192) 61% ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Show full table
Survey data collected in January 2022.
Second hand marketplace selling results
Marketplace Customer score Ease of contacting potential buyer Ease of receiving payment Ease of listing items for sale Flexibility of delivery options Ease of setting delivery costs Vinted (220) 75% ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Facebook Marketplace (796) 68% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Gumtree (470) 68% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ eBay (1030) 67% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Freecycle (240) 67% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ n/a ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ n/a n/a Amazon Marketplace 64% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Depop (192) 61% ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Show full table
Survey data collected in January 2022.
Find out more about what the different marketplaces offer and how they work: the best and worst places to shop second hand online.
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