{
  "id": 1722123,
  "title": "Ikea to take on eBay and Vinted with UK online secondhand site",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ikea-to-take-on-ebay-and-vinted-with-uk-online-secondhand-site",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:49:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/ikea-to-take-on-ebay-and-vinted-with-uk-online-secondhand-site"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ikea is preparing to launch an online secondhand marketplace in the UK later this year, joining major competitors such as eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and Vinted. This new platform will enable loyal customers with an Ikea membership to buy and sell pre-owned furniture locally. The move follows the retailer's successful trials of online secondhand marketplaces in Spain and Norway, and comes five years after it began trading used items in some UK stores. Ikea's spokesperson stated that the goal is to create a \"trusted and vibrant space\" for members of its loyalty scheme to trade directly with each other. The Spanish version of the site simplifies the selling process with pre-filled product descriptions and price suggestions, while sellers in Spain receive a 15% bonus on their sales if they opt for an Ikea gift card payment. British consumers are increasingly turning to secondhand purchases, with platforms like Vinted, Facebook Marketplace, and Gumtree seeing rising popularity. eBay has recently entered the market after its acquisition by Depop for $1.2bn, while Ikea itself is driven by its commitment to becoming \"climate positive\" by 2030, aiming to use only renewable, recyclable, and recycled materials in all products.",
  "summary": "Platform set to launch later this year will enable loyalty card members to sell preloved Billy bookcases and Poäng chairs Business live – latest updates Ikea is taking on eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Vinted with its own secondhand selling site in the UK. The new platform, which will enable shoppers signed up to the Swedish company’s membership scheme to connect directly to one another to buy…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}