E: 30/09 Win £500 (List an item on Gumtree)

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https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-household-goods/competition-it-pays-to-go-second-hand/1465017842

At Gumtree we celebrate second-hand 365 days of the year but we know this isn’t the case for everyone, still a substantial 39% of people in the UK say they never buy second-hand clothing.*

There are so many reasons to turn to second-hand platforms. From saving a little money to making more environmental choices to finding that one-of-a-kind piece or an item to upcycle and make your own. If second-hand is new to you, there’s no better time to dive in than now: the official start of Second-Hand September.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GOING SECOND-HAND?

When shopping for household products, 62% of people are looking for value for money, 49% are looking for low prices and 4% consider green credentials.* Well, guess who can tick all those boxes… Gumtree!

Going second-hand is not only for climate activists and saving our future. Yes, it is good for the planet but it is also good for your pocket. You can make money from selling your preloved items (more on that later) and save money by shopping second-hand. You can find great items, made from quality materials, sometimes even vintage or designer finds, at great and affordable prices.

And when it does come to the environment, even the smallest change in shopping behaviour can have an impact on our carbon emissions:

Did you know…

Buying a new garden dining set is the carbon footprint equivalent of heating your home for a month.**

That a brand new laptop and mobile phone produce around 2085 kg of carbon. That’s the equivalent of driving 320 miles from Southampton to Newcastle.**

A new dress might impress but it produces 48 kg of carbon, equivalent to 40 hot daily showers.**

If you enjoy the great outdoors, it’s worth noting that buying a golf set, football and goal brand new creates the same carbon emissions as over 7 months of daily hot showers.**

So, think #SecondHandFirst.

SECOND-HAND FIRST COMPETITION

If all that wasn’t incentive enough, we’ve put together our own reward for you second-hand Good Finders out there. Anyone who lists an item in our For Sale category this September, and include #SecondHandFirst in the description, will be entered into a prize draw. Two lucky winners will receive a £500 cash prize each!

Entries open until 10.00pm on 30.09.23. Open only to UK residents who are over 18. All Valid Entries will be entered into a prize draw and two winners will be randomly selected to win a prize of £500.00 each. View the full competition terms and conditions via the link above.

HOW MUCH CAN I GET FOR MY PRELOVED ITEMS?

Here are just a few popular items and their average selling price on Gumtree.*** What are the chances you have one of these lying about the house gathering dust?

💰Lawnmower £69
💰Sun lounger £35
💰BBQ £85
💰Coat £35
💰Suit £45
💰Dress £15
💰Mobile phone £180
💰Laptop £140
💰Football boots £25
💰Golf clubs £160

What are you waiting for, list them on Gumtree today.

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* GB TGI data based on 2,000 users surveyed, July 2023.
** Carbon Calculations: The data for Gumtree’s carbon emission saving’s calculator is taken from the official UK Government analysis of the carbon footprint of UK residents. It is available to view online here: https://www.gov . uk/government/statistics/uks-carbon-footprint The statistics are provided using a model, developed at the University of Leeds, that calculates the embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) associated with the production of all goods and services consumed in the UK. The data provides an average carbon footprint for the product and may not be tied to the price listed on these examples. It also does not take into account that there could be any variation within the sector dependent on the specific product or brand. According to the UK Government and University of Leeds, one shower = 1.2kg carbon, heating a home for one day = 6.3kg carbon and per passenger, one flight from London to Barcelona is 0.15832kg of carbon / 1,337kms (distance between London to Barcelona).ONS estimates the UK population that is 16+ to be approximately 54,098,971 and the entire population to be 67,000,000.
https://blog. gumtree. com/how-the-carbon-calculator-works/
*** Internal data. Taking the list of the most searched items on Gumtree website in August 2023 and taking an average of the price they were listed at.

Comping_Rich

https://www.gumtree.com/info/life/p/uncategorized/september-secondhandfirst-competition/

Before you participate, please read carefully these Terms & Conditions. Firstly, here are some definitions we use:

What is it?

Promoter is running the Competition which invites Eligible Entrants to enter during the Competition Period. To enter, Eligible Entrants will be required during the Competition Period to list an item for sale in the ‘For Sale’ category on Gumtree.com and in the listing description use the #SecondHandFirst. All Valid Entries will be entered into a prize draw and two winners will be randomly selected by the Promoter to win a £500 cash prize each. 

When is it?

The Competition will be held during the Competition Period. Any entries received outside of the Competition Period will not be considered.

Who can enter?

The Competition is open only to Eligible Entrants.

An Eligible Entrant may submit more than one entry.

All employees (and their families) of Promoter, its affiliates or subsidiary companies, any representatives or agents of those companies and anyone else who may be professionally involved with the Competition cannot enter the Competition.

Prize

Two cash prizes of £500 each will be awarded to two Valid Entrants randomly selected in the prize draw (“Prize”). The Promoter will only transfer the prize into a UK registered and UK based bank account in the full name of the winner. An alternative prize(s) may be awarded by the Promoter that is a reasonable equivalent. 

The name of the winner(s) and, where applicable, the relevant winning entries will be made available upon request and the winner(s) will be given the opportunity to object before making this information available.

The winners will be contacted by the registered email address provided to the Promoter within 14 days from the end of the Competition Period to be informed they have won the Prize. Eligible Entrants are responsible for ensuring that they can be contacted at their registered email address. 

If Promoter or its authorised agents are not able to contact the winner by midnight (UK time) 5 days after the first attempted notification, Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner and the original winner’s entitlement will lapse.

What’s excluded?

The following will not be Valid Entries:

• Any entries which do not comply with Promoter’s Terms of Use
• Any entries from a professional account
• Any entries submitted through professional or automated tools, including but not limited to, API feeds

General

Promoter, in its sole discretion, reserves the rights to:

• suspend, change or cancel the Competition at any time, in the event of circumstances arising which make it necessary for it to do so;
• add additional terms to the Competition;
• exclude users on the basis that it believes that they do not respect its Terms of Use or that their entries are not of the requisite standard; 
• verify the eligibility of entrants; and/or
• refuse to award the Prize to the winner in the event that the Promoter believes it would breach any applicable law in doing so.

Any decision of Promoter regarding any aspect of the Competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

These Terms & Conditions and the Competition are governed by English law. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and the Terms of Use and these Terms & Conditions will prevail to the extent of any conflict.

This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

Promoter shall not be liable, in contract or tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or breach of statutory duty or in any other way for the loss or damage however arising suffered by an entrant resulting directly or indirectly from entering the Competition. Nothing in these Terms & Conditions shall limit Promoter’s liability for death, personal injury or fraud.

Promoter does not accept, and is not responsible for, any lost or delayed entries. Promoter reminds entrants of the nature and limitations of the Internet and is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any communications network, online system or computer hardware or software that may affect entry to the Competition.

Although Promoter will use reasonable efforts to ensure that all information relating to the Competition (“Competition Material”) is accurate, Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any communications network, online system or computer hardware or software failure that may affect Promoter’s operation of the Competition or the site, including without limitation the accuracy of any Competition Material.

Promoter may use third parties to facilitate one or more elements of the Competition and Promoter may provide some of your personally identifiable information to them. These third party service providers are subject to confidentiality agreements with Promoter and other legal restrictions that prohibit the use of the information we provide them for any other purpose except to facilitate the specific outsourced Promoter related operation. See Promoter’s Privacy Notice for further information.Please contact us for any query related to the Competition or to your use of the Gumtree.com website, applications or tools.