Sites like Lashou, Meituan, and Teambuy are selling everything from cars to home furnishings, to the homes themselves in bulk.

像美团，拉手，团购这样的网站正在大量地给家庭用户卖着从汽车到家具用品的所有东西。

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The practice originated in online chat-rooms but has quickly inspired several specialist websites, such as 51tuangou.com and www.teambuy.com.cn.

ECONOMIST: Chinese consumers are ganging up on their retailers

Zhang Wei, who helped to set up teambuy less than six months ago, says the site has 10, 000 registered members.

ECONOMIST: Chinese consumers are ganging up on their retailers