Figure A1.5 Estimated total tonnage exchanged per year Tonnes 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Table A1.7 shows the difference between the number of items listed and the estimated tonnage exchanged per annum in the UK. This takes account of the exchange rate, i.e. the percentage of items that are actually sold or exchanged. Ebay Preloved Gumtree Freegle <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Exchange</strong> <strong>Potential</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> 74
Table A1.7 Comparison of numbers and estimated tonnages of items exchanged per annum in the UK for the online exchange sites included in this study Category No. items listed per year Ebay Preloved Gumtree Freegle Total Tonnage exchanged per year No. items listed per year Tonnage exchanged per year No. items listed per year Tonnage exchanged per year No. items listed per year Tonnage exchanged per year No. items listed per year Tonnage exchanged per year Sofa 222,463 4,130 18,200 338 456,872 8,482 38,736 110 736,271 13,060 Dining table 210,418 2,578 14,560 178 236,808 2,901 3,228 15 465,014 5,672 Office desk 13,663 163 3,640 43 112,424 1,340 29,052 100 158,779 1,647 Office chair 52,449 264 3,640 18 47,840 241 6,456 9 110,385 533 TV 256,724 2,469 10,920 105 650,624 6,256 45,192 38 963,460 8,868 Mobile phone 1,011,764 415 29,120 12 944,840 387 19,368 0 2,005,092 815 Computers 52,787 202 3,640 14 275,080 1,055 32,280 19 363,787 1,290 Other IT 286,728 1,603 7,280 41 181,792 1,016 58,104 101 533,904 2,761 Washing machine 66,658 3,089 3,640 169 129,168 5,987 74,244 300 273,710 9,544 Leather jacket 332,852 245 10,920 8 19,136 14 0 0 362,908 267 Cotton shirt 1,107,483 69 7,280 0 83,720 5 3,228 0 1,201,711 74 Jumper 1,234,077 210 3,640 1 9,568 2 0 0 1,247,285 212 Total for priority items 4,848,064 15,436 116,480 927 3,147,872 27,687 309,888 692 8,422,304 44,742 The percentage contribution that different types of items make to total exchanges in terms of both volume and weight can be seen in Table A1.8. <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Exchange</strong> <strong>Potential</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> 75