Overview
- eBay reports about 500,000 new listings posted on December 25, up from 340,000 in 2024 and 300,000 in 2023.
- Rakuten says roughly 390,000 listings were added by late morning and projects crossing one million in the coming days.
- eBay expects listing volumes to run about 400% above normal levels in the days after Christmas and has mobilized teams to handle the surge.
- Survey figures indicate nearly 20 million people in France have already resold gifts, with about one in five planning to do so this year and higher participation in Île-de-France than in Bretagne.
- Clothing leads resale categories ahead of books and games, and items are typically listed in new condition at 20% to 50% below retail with an emphasis on clear photos and precise descriptions.