Four years ago, when Austrian entrepreneur Kilian Kaminski sat down with The Currency to discuss Refurbed, he made the assertion that his company could be the “green Amazon”. The marketplace for refurbished smartphones and electronics had just launched in Ireland and the chief executive was expecting Irish consumers would take a shine to second-hand electronics. His thesis has largely paid off in those four years. Refurbed now has 200,000 customers in Ireland. “It means that one in 30 Irish people have bought a product on Refurbed. It’s a great achievement within four years.” The Austrian company’s expansion into Ireland is…

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