Amazon
It is an online based store that sells books, music, movies, home appliances, electronics, games and many other products and services, either by offering other platforms’ products to the clients. Jeff Bezos founded the company under the name “Cadabra” in 1994, but changed the name to “Amazon” to launch the website in 1995. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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eBay
It is one of the most well-known global markets. It is an American e-commerce company based in San Jose, California. This company facilitates C2C and B2C sales. The company was founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar.
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AliExpress
It is a global e-commerce platform that currently offers more than 11 million unique products across more than 4,000 categories, ranging from clothing and accessories to consumer electronics, jewelry and many other products. This platform was established in 2010 and is headquartered in China.
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Etsy
Similar to eBay, it focuses on handmade or outdated products. Most of the products sold fall under the arts and crafts category, jewelry, paper goods and household items. Old items must be at least 20 years old to be sold on this platform. Etsy was established in 2005 by Rob Kalin, Chris Maguire and Haim Schoppik.
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