E-commerce

One type of e-commerce is consumer-to-consumer or C2C. This type of e-commerce involves the transactions of goods online, whether on the internet or via an app, between two consumers, with no other outside businesses involved. In some cases, outside businesses can have some involvement in helping organize the sales, but in the end, the seller does all of the work.

A popular type of consumer to consumer e-commerce is the company Etsy. Etsy allows people to create handmade items and then sell them directly to their customers through the Etsy website or app, or sell vintage pieces of art. This type of E-commerce has allowed thousands of people to sell/create unique products and has also allowed a secure platform for customers to buy these goods knowing that they will receive quality products. Another type of consumer-to-consumer e-commerce is Craigslist. On this website, people can sell anything which makes it similar to an online garage sale.  The selling, transactions, and delivery are all done by the seller so there is no involvement of a business. However, the website does help customers find products and sellers, and then the sellers do the rest. In addition to Craigslist, a similar type of consumer-to-consumer e-commerce is eBay. eBay also introduces customers to products they like and sellers that can provide them, but they set up the transaction as an auction. The seller has control over the price, but most products are sold using the auction format. The products on eBay are new, almost new, or used products that the seller had previously owned and is looking to sell. This is also the case for Craigslist. Etsy, on the other hand, sells only new products or vintage products that have been refurbished. C2C e-commerce has become extremely popular and I think that businesses that provide platforms for this type of e-commerce will continue to grow.