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Marketplaces for Secondhand Goods in Asia

<p><b><&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Have a lot of junk at home that you need to clear out soon&quest; If you are living in Southeast Asia&comma; here are some recommended websites that could help you earn an additional income while clearing out the mess in your home&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li><b> Carousell &lpar;Singapore&comma; Malaysia&comma; Indonesia&comma; Philippines&comma; Thailand&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">One of the first few companies in Asia that focused on an online C2C marketplace is Carousell&period; The site runs primarily via a mobile application and the app has revolutionized the process of listing&comma; buying and selling items by making it simple&comma; intuitive and convenient for users who are intending to sell away their preloved goods&period; Since it first launched in Singapore in May 2012&comma; Carousell has remained the dominant mobile marketplace app for preloved items in Singapore&period; With its expansion into other Asian markets since 2014&comma; it has gained a significant user base in other regional countries including Malaysia&comma; Indonesia&comma; Philippines and Thailand&period; As of May 2016&comma; Carousell is the 17<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">th<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> most visited website in Singapore&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"2">&NewLine;<li><b> OLX &lpar;Indonesia&comma; Philippines&comma; Thailand&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">OLX is one of the largest free classified advertisement websites in the world and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia region&period; The online website and mobile app provides users with a platform to buy and sell items that are no longer in use quickly and effortlessly&period; Successive mergers with other competing online marketplace platforms in Southeast Asia over the years have made OLX  the largest online C2C marketplace in the Philippines&comma; with a significant presence in other Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and Thailand &lpar;locally known as Kaidee&rpar;&period; As of May 2016&comma; OLX is the 13<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">th<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> most visited website in the Philippines&comma; 14<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">th<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> most visited in Indonesia and the 18<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">th<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> most visited website in Thailand&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"3">&NewLine;<li><b> Mudah &lpar;Malaysia&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Currently&comma; the largest online marketplace in Malaysia&comma; Mudah easily connects buyers with sellers who intend to sell their secondhand items within Malaysia&period; A mobile app is also available on the Play Store for users to upload their listings to more than 50 available categories&period; Mudah is presently owned by 701Search&comma; a joint venture between Schibsted Media Group&comma; Singapore Press Holdings and Telenor Group&period; As of May 2016&comma; Mudah is the 12<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">th<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> most visited website in Malaysia&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"4">&NewLine;<li><b> Kaskus &lpar;Indonesia&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Although it started as a discussion forum&comma; Kaskus is currently the largest online community forum and leading online marketplace for secondhand items in Indonesia&period; A mobile app is also available on the App Store and Play Store for users to browse the forum or upload their item listings&period; Kasukus also has their own payment system through their platform&period; As of May 2016&comma; Kaskus is the 9<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">th<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> most visited website in Indonesia&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"5">&NewLine;<li><b> Chotot &lpar;Vietnam&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Chotot is one of the leading online C2C marketplaces in Vietnam that allows users to buy and sell their secondhand items conveniently and securely&period; Users can place their listing in categories such as electronics&comma; pets and cars&period; As May 2016&comma; Chotot is the 22<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">nd<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> most visited website in Vietnam&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"6">&NewLine;<li><b> Reebonz &lpar;Singapore&comma; Malaysia&comma; Indonesia&comma; Thailand&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If the item that you are intending to sell happens to be a luxury item&comma; then Reebonz is definitely the go-to site&period; Founded in Singapore in March 2009&comma; Reebonz is the leading marketplace for new and pre-owned luxury designer items such as branded apparel&comma; handbags&comma; shoes and jewellery&period; Unlike other online marketplaces&comma; Reebonz charges a commission fee for items sold on its website&period; It has since expanded its operation into 8 other countries including Malaysia&comma; Indonesia and Thailand&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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