01-22-2006, 11:00 AM
Book review of "Futureshop"
full article: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/...and_goods/
Quote:...consumers are buying more things with a plan to use and resell them while they still have value instead of keeping them until they can only be trashed or donated. Though eBay and some of its Web competitors have driven that trend, it has not nearly reached its potential. EBay and most of the other auction sites are too difficult for many people to use...
As improvements continue to enhance the liquidity and security of trading and selling used goods online, Nissanoff says, the auction culture will assume the proportions of a consumer revolution that will transform the retail marketplace. He sees the creation of a cycle in which sales of new goods will increase by virtue of the buyers of quality used goods becoming attached to various brands. The other part of the cycle sees sellers of used goods using their recouped value to offset some of the cost of buying new ones.
full article: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/...and_goods/