Beat the crunch with eBay

Research** commissioned by the online shopping experts found that there are over 100 unwanted items in the average home, ranging from CDs and books to power tools and toys, that can be sold to supplement the budget for Christmas presents, decorations and festive food.

With tighter budgets and spend per present expected to fall by 18% this year, more and more Brits will be 'shopping neutral' this Christmas too - selling items before they spend, so that Christmas pays for itself. Here's a look at what some of your unwanted items can fetch on eBay.co.uk: The research proves that Brits are sitting on hundreds of pounds worth of unwanted assets - just waiting to be turned into cash. And with over 14.5 million**** people on the site, there's likely to be a buyer out there for your hoarded items. * £452.29 calculated total perceived value per item multiplied by number of each item hoarded
** Research conducted by YouGov on behalf of eBay.co.uk, based on a survey sample of 2,040
*** Average eBay.co.uk selling price per item calculated based on successful sales of new, fixed price items over 90 day period (Aug-Oct 2008) **** Source: Nielsen NetRatings, September 2008

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