And the E-Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 is ..?

The E-Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 is won by the English website: musicMagpie.co.uk. Established four years ago, the site allows customers to earn money for their unwanted entertainment articles. The Entrepreneur award is an annual award presented by Ernst & Young.

Want to sell unwanted items?
The user can enter the barcode of the product that he or she wants to sell. Using the barcode the value of the product is determined. The site buys the unwanted items and then sells them online.

The ‘Pre-Played media' market in the United Kingdom is expected to be worth around 1.1 billion euros. In four years time MusicMagpie.co.uk has become the biggest player on the European market. The company has more than five hundred employees and four million customers over one hundred countries worldwide.

"We are pleased that we have won this award and are recognized for our presentations. We look forward to further expand the company into the international market", said founders Steve Oliver and Walter Gleeson.

Other recycling sites in England
There are more players in the UK market with "recycling-sites”, such as SpeedSell, Playtrade, ceX and Tradeyourstuff.

Source: Webwinkel Weblog