The majority of consumers in Japan did not feel reluctant of buying or using secondhand goods, as revealed in a survey conducted in June 2022. The largest share, over 41 percent of respondents, stated that they did not feel hesitant to buy used items. Another 11.9 percent had no hesitancy toward used products at all.
Share of consumers feeling hesitant to buy and use secondhand goods in Japan as of June 2022
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Original question: "Do you feel any hesitance towards buying and using secondhand goods?"
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Mercari. (August 16, 2022). Share of consumers feeling hesitant to buy and use secondhand goods in Japan as of June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1388376/japan-consumer-opinion-reluctance-buy-use-secondhand-goods/
Mercari. "Share of consumers feeling hesitant to buy and use secondhand goods in Japan as of June 2022." Chart. August 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1388376/japan-consumer-opinion-reluctance-buy-use-secondhand-goods/
Mercari. (2022). Share of consumers feeling hesitant to buy and use secondhand goods in Japan as of June 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1388376/japan-consumer-opinion-reluctance-buy-use-secondhand-goods/
Mercari. "Share of Consumers Feeling Hesitant to Buy and Use Secondhand Goods in Japan as of June 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1388376/japan-consumer-opinion-reluctance-buy-use-secondhand-goods/
Mercari, Share of consumers feeling hesitant to buy and use secondhand goods in Japan as of June 2022 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1388376/japan-consumer-opinion-reluctance-buy-use-secondhand-goods/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Share of consumers feeling hesitant to buy and use secondhand goods in Japan as of June 2022 [Graph], Mercari, August 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1388376/japan-consumer-opinion-reluctance-buy-use-secondhand-goods/