Clutter is a fact of life, but there’s more than one way to deal with it. New survey data suggests that while a quarter of us would sell unwanted items online, 40 per cent of us would simply chuck them out rather than going through the hassle.
According to analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, Aussies spent $617 million on online classified advertising in 2010, a growth of 22% on the previous year. But the most surprising element? That sum still only represents 35% of the total classifieds market, which is still dominated by print.