Consumers cut back on internet selling

HOUSEHOLDERS are reportedly turning their back on the internet for selling unwanted goods, despite Ireland being home to website auction giant eBay.

New figures show the numbers of consumers using the internet to sell goods and services over the past three months tumbled almost 10% to 92,900 compared with the same period in 2006.

Dublin is home to the European headquarters of the world’s biggest internet auction site, eBay, which employs 1,200 staff in Ireland.