Advertisements for second-hand products in clothes, books, kitchen utensils, white goods and furniture are now published on websites that are popular with sales of second-hand vehicles and electronic products in Turkey.
Interest in second-hand clothing, which was not demanded by even the lower income group in the past, is increasing. In recent years, prices have doubled in the textile sector, as in almost every sector.
In particular, tens of thousands of people who turn to second hand products such as dresses, shoes and trousers have become regulars of the sites established for second-hand clothes shopping.
Thousands of people, who find the solution against falling purchasing power by buying and selling second-hand products, turn to used products in order to take precautions against falling purchasing power.
YOUNG COUPLES PREFERS SECOND HAND PRODUCTS
With the wedding season, which starts with the arrival of summer, young couples are getting ready to build a nest.
However, the prices of white goods, furniture, kitchen equipment and household goods, which have increased in recent years, are burning.
While an average house furnishing was worth 30-40 thousand TL 2-3 years ago, today this price has exceeded 80 thousand TL.
Young couples, who find the solution in second-hand shopping sites and second-hand bazaars on the Internet, are trying to arrange houses that fit their budget. Young couples who want to save money on house shopping against rising house rents, wedding costs and gold prices are unfortunately doomed to products used to furnish their homes.
STUDENTS WITHOUT BUDGET GO TO THE SECOND HAND BOOK
The economic crisis also had serious repercussions in the education sector. Many students, especially university students, have become unable to raise money for textbooks and auxiliary resources. As such, the second-hand book market has emerged on the Internet. Students who cannot afford to buy a new book turn to second-hand books to buy the book they want cheaper. On the other hand, second-hand textbooks are now the best-selling products in second-hand booksellers, in addition to literary works. The situation of students who had to continue their education with used books reveals the effects of the economic crisis in Turkey more clearly.