Statistics released by the website this morning reveal 1,011,246 rejected
presents were sold on Christmas Day, followed by a further 1,341,685
on Boxing Day.
As the rest of the nation tucked into cold turkey and trimmings, over
450,000 savvy consumers turned to musicMagpie to convert presents
which failed to hit the mark, into quick, easy cash. Ranging from
CDs, DVDs and games, to clothes, hair straighteners, iPods and
laptops, the gifts which topped the reject list include Adele and One
Direction CDs, Topshop dresses and Twilight DVDs.
The site saw 164,517 pairs of jeans, 28,749 iPods and 841,852 CDs
sold, including Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran.
Eren Ozagir, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer of musicMagpie,
says: “The period between Christmas and New Year is always our
busiest time of year, as people don’t want to hang onto presents
they have no use for - making a little extra money is a far better
way of using these dud gifts! It’s a sad fact that many of the
items sold, our own research shows, are those given by Mum and Dad!”
In anticipation of the busy period, the company provided over 10,000
mince pies to its hard working staff on Christmas Day and Boxing Day,
as customers flocked to trade items.
Eren continues: “Now people can sell a massive range of
clothes like Diesel jeans and Topshop dresses, electronic products
like iPods, games consoles and hair straighteners, as well as DVDs,
CDs and games, we have seen our busiest year yet. We anticipate an
equally busy January as people continue to struggle with cash flow
and look to make some easy money from their unwanted items.”
musicMagpie’s customers are able to make hundreds of pounds by
selling unwanted items from around the home using the 100% free
service (including postage). Customers can receive instant prices for
the items that they want to sell using musicMagpie’s unique
Valuation Engine nicknamed, of course, “Val”. For those on the
go, musicMagpie’s iPhone and Android apps allow users to scan in
products to make cash quicker than ever before.
(EDITOR: That's Christmas would like to thank musicMagpie for providing us with this article and the information within it.)
(EDITOR: That's Christmas would like to thank musicMagpie for providing us with this article and the information within it.)
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