[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"C2C means consumer-to-consumer or customer-to-customer business model, where individual consumers transact goods or services directly with other individual consumers using online marketplaces or platforms like TikTok Shop, eBay, Etsy, or Craigslist.","name":"What is C2C?","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2023\/04\/17\/what-is-c2c-customer-to-customer-definition\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"What is C2C commerce?","text":"C2C commerce is a type of e-commerce where consumers can sell items they no longer need or want directly to other consumers, without the involvement of a business or intermediary.","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2023\/04\/17\/what-is-c2c-customer-to-customer-definition\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"What factors impact C2C e-commerce?","text":"<ul> <li>Registration<\/li> <li>Listing items<\/li> 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As on search engines like Google, users enter keywords or phrases for what they\u2019re looking for, and the platform returns results that it hopes will eventually lead to a transaction between a seller and a buyer.","name":"Searching and browsing","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2023\/04\/17\/what-is-c2c-customer-to-customer-definition\/#HowToStep3"},{"@type":"HowToStep","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2023\/04\/17\/what-is-c2c-customer-to-customer-definition\/#jumplink4","text":"Most platforms allow customers to make purchases by clicking a \u201cbuy now\u201d button or by adding items to a cart and then completing a checkout process. Some C2C sales proceed as auctions, as on eBay. 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