Flipkart unveils Indian version of eBay for refurbished goods

TIL Desk/Business/Bengaluru/ Retail giant Walmart-owned leading e-tailer Flipkart on Wednesday unveiled a dedicated portal ‘2GUD’ for refurbished goods, including mobile phones, laptops and tablets, a week after shutting its eBay India operations.

“The independent platform ‘2GUD’ aims to bring affordability, accessibility and availability to the refurbished market, while also addressing the problem of trust and convenience,” the company said.

The platform offers refurbished mobile phones, tablets, laptops and other electronic accessories along with a 3-12 month warranty. “Through 2GUD, we aim to remove the trust deficit that exists in the refurbished goods market,” the city-based company’s Chief Executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy told.

The platform has been launched on mobile browsers initially through the site 2gud.com, and it will soon be accessible through desktop browsers and a mobile application. The company’s executives, however, declined to give the investment being made in its new arm.