Secondhand Goods Transaction

　　With the advent of Internet, we have stepped into an era of information and technology.

　　As a result, there are more channels for secondhand goods transactions.

　　For instance, various kinds of websites can provide information platform for the transactions.

　　In fact, attitudes towards secondhand goods transactions vary from person to person.

　　Some believe that these transactions obviously have many advantages.

　　It’s a win-win situation for both buyers and sellers.

　　For buyers, they can purchase commodities at much lower price than brand new ones.

　　For sellers,they can dispose things of no use and get money in return.

　　However, others hold this strong argument that secondhand goods transactions have been downgraded to transactions of counterfeits and substandard goods.

　　Most of the complaints are based on the unreliable qualities.

　　And some complain it’s troublesome to bargain with the sellers and they will never know whether they have paid money for value or not.

　　Despite of many problems in secondhand goods transactions, I am standing on the side of supporting it.

　　After all, thanks to these transactions, commodities’ worth can be maximized or even exhausted in that the goods can be put into use instead of being left unused.

　　There is no doubt that enough concern must be paid to the problems of counterfeiting in secondhand goods transactions.

　　And I sincerely believe that so long as the dishonest business activities are effectively solved,

　　the secondhand goods transactions will bring us benefits.

　　sincerely [sin'siəli] adv. 真诚地，真心地

　　brand [brænd] n. 商标，牌子，烙印，标记

　　dispose [di'spəuz] vt. 倾向于，处置

　　unreliable ['ʌnri'laiəbl] adj. 不可靠的

　　purchase ['pə:tʃəs] vt. 买，购买

　　vary ['vɛəri] v. 变化，改变，使多样化

　　effectively [i'fektivli] adv. 事实上，有效地

　　platform ['plætfɔ:m] n. 平台，站台，月台，讲台，(政党的)政纲

　　complain [kəm'plein] vi. 抱怨，悲叹，控诉

（实习编辑：王晓晓）