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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Sarah Lumley

UK's secondhand economy valued at £10 billion, as cash-strapped Brits sell unused items

Cash-strapped Brits could make almost £200 from selling unwanted items lying around their home – with the UK's booming secondhand economy valued at a whopping £10 billion, a study has found.

A poll of 5,000 adults found that the typical household is hoarding 56 unused possessions – worth an average of £186 per household.

In fact, almost a fifth (18%) of those polled are sitting on between £226 and £500 worth of belongings that are just gathering dust.

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