Reliving

Reliving is a Dutch online marketplace for second‑hand, vintage and 'tweedekans' (second‑chance) furniture and home accessories. The platform curates listings from private and business sellers, offers buyer protection and delivery services, and aims to extend product life and reduce new production by matching pre‑owned items with new owners. Source: Reliving, 2025

Circularity Relevance

Core

The platform's stated mission is to make second‑hand furniture first choice and it explicitly promotes reducing production by reusing items - core circular economy function (resale/reuse). Source: Reliving, 2025

Circular Role

DirectEnabler

Reliving directly facilitates buying and selling of pre‑owned furniture (marketplace with seller and buyer flows) rather than providing only tools for others. Source: Reliving, 2025

Circular Type

Marketplace

• Products

• C2C

• B2C

Reliving is a consumer-facing marketplace for physical products (furniture). It supports private sellers and business sellers (terms for private and business sellers are present), so matchmaking covers C2C and B2C relationships. Source: Reliving, 2025

R Strategy

R3 - Reuse, R2 - Reduce

Primary strategy is Reuse (R3) through resale of pre‑owned furniture. Secondary impact is Reduce (R2) - the site states that each sold second‑hand piece avoids one newly produced item. Evidence from the platform pages. Source: Reliving, 2025

Circular Business Model

Resale / Second-hand, Circular Logistics

Primary business model is resale/second‑hand marketplace. The platform also organises delivery for buyers, supporting circular logistics for redistributed goods. Source: Reliving, 2025

Organisational Type

ForProfit

Reliving operates a commercial marketplace and has reported fundraising and investor coverage in press (indicative of a for‑profit company). Source: RetailDetail, 2024

Sector

Retail & Consumer Goods

Reliving describes itself as a marketplace for second‑hand and vintage furniture and home accessories on its Dutch website. This places it in the retail/consumer goods sector. Source: Reliving, 2025

Geographical Reach

National

• Netherlands

Website content and language target the Netherlands (Dutch site, NL contact number and local payment methods). No explicit global office list; evidence indicates primary operations in the Netherlands. Source: Reliving, 2025

Hardware Component

None

No evidence that Reliving supplies or depends on specialised physical hardware to deliver its marketplace service. Reported AI pricing tools and recommendation engines are software. Source: AIM Group, 2024

Tech Map Relevance

Reliving is an active online marketplace explicitly for second‑hand, vintage and 'tweedekans' furniture which directly enables reuse of products - suitable for inclusion on the Circular Tech Map. Source: Reliving, 2025 Source: AIM Group, 2024

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Added: 31 Dec 2024

Updated: 21 Sept 2025