Furthering Sustainability by Developing Specific Provisions for the Sale of Secondhand Goods Rubbish or Recycling?

Authors
Publication date 2023
Host editors
  • S. Grundmann
  • Y.M. Atamer
Book title European Sales Law
Book subtitle Challenges in the 21st Century
ISBN
  • 9781839703775
Series European contract law and theory series
Pages (from-to) 135-164
Number of pages 30
Publisher Cambridge: Intersentia
Organisations
  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Centre for the Study of European Contract Law (CSECL)
Abstract
For a longtime, secondhand goods have been seen as inferior and therefore not popular. There were basically two exceptions to this rule: antiques and used cars.

In recent years, the rather negative perception of secondhand goods has slowly changed,as shown by the success of apps such as Vinted, Depop and Wallapop, and online market places such as eBay. In this chapter the question is addressed whether the provisions in the Sale of Goods Directive pertaining to secondhand goods contribute to sustainability, or whether different or additional rules for the sale of secondhand goods need to be developed in order to strengthen sustainability.

Document type Chapter
Language English
Other links https://www.larcier-intersentia.com/en/european-sales-law-9781839703775.html
Downloads
Loos_Second hand goods (Accepted author manuscript)
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