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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Martin Winter

Brits turning to selling unwanted items to make extra money in cost of living crisis

Millions of Brits have resorted to trading in their old, unwanted items in a bid to make some extra cash during the cost-of-living crisis – including mobile phones, cars, and clothes.

A quarter of adults are now selling their unused belongings to make their money go further, according to a poll of 2,000 people.

And of the one in five who have traded something in within the last six months, nearly a third (31 per cent) were new to this, and were doing so for the first time.

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