The wrapping paper has barely had time to crumple, but unwanted Christmas gifts have already surfaced on Trade Me.
A search on the auction website for unwanted Yuletide presents yields more than 1000 results.
Some are freshly posted this morning, although others are early gifts that their recipients wasted little time in on-selling.
While auctions are going live this morning, traditionally Boxing Day is when the most gifts are put up for sale. That's also when shoppers go onto the site in search of bargains.
Fitbits, poor-quality portable speakers, the perennially unfashionable accessory that is the bum bag and Michelle Obama's book Becoming are tipped to be among the most unwanted gifts put up on Trade Me today and tomorrow.
"Boxing Day has become one of the best days to hit the shops both online and on foot, and over the years we've seen some epic fails listed as unwanted gifts onsite, too," Trade Me spokeswoman Millie Silvester said yesterday.
