Hungary’s largest online auction site vatera.hu broke new records last week, as its number of registered users rose to over a million.
The number of new users rose 67% in the period from October 12 to November 15 as the portal launched an intensive advertising campaign.
Daily auction numbers rose 14%, while an average of 1,500 people signed up daily. Average daily turnover was Ft 54 million.
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