Sustainability becomes more and more important in our day and age. One possibility to be more sustainable when it comes to consumption, is to buy products pre-owned. German consumers most commonly buy Clothing second-hand followed by Books, movies, music & games (excluding downloads), while they are least likely to buy Stationery & hobby supplies second-hand. These results are based on our representative online survey conducted in 2024 among 5,991 respondents in Germany.
Most common second-hand purchases by category in Germany as of December 2024
During the survey, the question was phrased as follows: "Which of these articles have you bought secondhand in the past 12 months (no matter if online or in person)?"
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