A successful business is not the one which captures the entire market and establish a monopoly. Because ‘trade and aids to trade’ is something with a wide meaning. When one trade related to an engineering unit which manufactures a wrist watch which is basically a time machine flourish, all the connected aspects need to be developed with it.
When a product with lot of utilities comes out it create a market of its own as well as it becomes a reason for other products to found a space to grow. That is the way how some products or brands which are not well known becomes a reason for other products or brands to flourish. Maybe sometimes the product moves through the path of ‘use and throw’. But the popularity for such products brought through the utility it offers to such a vast group creates a market boom for the entirety.
If a new smartphone is bought the allied products like charger, cable, screen protector, pouch or cover, etc also get an entry to the market indirectly. Even after using for a lesser time the related products (smartphone in this case) do not lasts longer compared to its core product, which are all usually taxed equally. When a charger that comes bundled with a phone which becomes a trash after 3 or 5 years works fine after using it continuously for 15 years it is called brand value. It is the quality which people still prefer to opt for brands like Samsung or Nokia even if it is a C2C used goods deal. The harm caused by overproduction to environment would be controlled and thereby responsible use and sustainable development can be ensured if the goods posses a brand value due to better quality.
Once, it was on a search for a headset enabled with bluetooth on some global e-market where all type of goods despite of new, unused, used, refurbished, etc. and so are listed and available to purchase. All of a sudden one product stroked my view. It was priced 5000 but the offer was for 300 or so, listed as refurbished. But in the description it was mentioned specifically that is it not used or refurbished but it is a give away. The features of the gadget was so impressive. So I placed the order. When I received it I tried to connect it with my phone. It worked fine. Then I noticed one thing. It was not refurbished, it was exactly new and the person who tried to purchase it earlier have failed to connect it with a mobile phone or other device due to their technical incompetence. Though it had the signs of old age as the outer synthetic coating over the padded headband started to tear out when the plastic covering was removed. As an assumption, it might either be listed by a retail customer who purchased it few months before or they would be a retail seller selling the item after keeping it in the store idle for a long while. After using for more than a decade it still works fine.
Now, it is used atleast once in two months and the battery is recharged once in six month. Still it is in good condition without any problem to main areas like drivers or cushion.
Sometimes it may be a vital supplement item like charger for mobile phone which keeps the phone live. Otherwise a thing like headset which determines our emotional well being that plays an essential part that matters in daily life. There are products which comes out to the market without R&D infrastructure. Such goods which cannot be used for more than few weeks are attractive only due to lower price band. Quality is something which cannot be compromised due to the potential of such gadgets in the creation of health hazards either to living beings or to the environment. And, it is only the responsible purchase that can distinguish a product that is worthwhile. It looks like a huge price to buy a charger priced 1000 from a reputed brand. But it will lasts longer for more than 10 years. And a low quality charger priced between 150 to 250 need to be replaced every 6 month or few years, which increases the expenditure and effort towards waste disposal. So, definitely it is one of the best options to go for C2C markets that displays every detail in the description of goods listed, if quality and brand are preferred and the price of boxed products are beyond the budget.
