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True, but you could just as easily replace "lazy" with "busy." Are you a single mom with two kids and a full time job? Are you an office worker with an 8-7 job, lots of weekend work, and barely any time to run errands? Are you frequently on the road for work?

Whatever the case, there is a large category of people for whom selling on consignment has always made a lot of sense, even if their margins are terrible. Their economic substitute to selling on consignment is throwing things away. Better to make a few bucks per item than none.

Secondary consignment markets have been really big on eBay for many years now. Makes sense that eBay would recognize the pattern, and attempt to own a piece of it. Meanwhile, big-time and category-specialized consignment sellers are still going to do just fine.




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