Forget the Boxing Day sales, hundreds flock to sell unwanted presents on eBay

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Hundreds of eBay users have flocked to the auction website to sell their unwanted Christmas presents.

One love-scorned user listed three presents from her ex-boyfriend, without even unwrapping them first, in a one-day auction on the website.

eBay member, treasure*seaker, said: ‘It's a 1 day auction as I just want them gone. I have no idea what's in them but they are from a scumbag ex who thinks presents will win me over!!’

Case of the ex: One eBay seller has listed three Christmas presents from an ex-boyfriend that have not been opened in a Boxing Day clear out.

She added: Needless to say, he's wrong. Must have been wrapped by someone else as he's not clever enough to have done them.’

Over 350 eBay sellers have listed gifts on the website under the term ‘unwanted Christmas presents’ as thousands of shoppers head out to brave the high-street sales.

Many of the items listed on eBay are unopened - which means those bidding on the goods are taking a gamble on what is inside.

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Another unhappy user listed an unwanted gift of decorative doilies but added in a 'free mother-in-law'.

The listing said: ‘The doilies brand new and still in the packet as an unwanted gift. The Mother In Law is Collection only, from the Worksop area.’

The user added: ‘We reserve the right to reject unsuitable buyers as the mother in law is only Free to a Good Home.’

Christmas spirit: Another eBay user has jokingly listed his mother-in-law for sale on the

While eBay member majik_dan is selling two uneaten brussel sprouts. He is auctioning off the classic Christmas vegetable with all proceeds going to the ‘Make A Wish Foundation’, according to the listing on the website.

An incredible £2.1billion-worth of unwanted presents have been handed over this Christmas, according to listing website Gumtree.com.

It revealed that the average UK adult receives at least two unwanted presents, worth £43.50 in total.

The top three most unwanted gifts are clothing, at 30 per cent, closely followed by beauty products and toiletries at 29 per cent and trinkets and ornaments at 19 per cent.

Those most guilty of giving gift bloopers are friends, who account for 19 per cent of givers, mothers, accounting for 11 per cent, work colleagues, 10 per cent, and mothers-in-law at nine per cent.

While two-thirds of adults are too polite to say what they really think, a brave six per cent will ask for the receipt and further four per cent will politely admit that they don't like the gift.