Freecycle - Mods query

Tiddlywinks

I have just sent an 'offered' message to my local Freecycle group - messages usually take up to a couple of hours to appear in inboxes as they are all seen by moderators first.

In the past all of my messages sent to the group have appeared in my inbox (as I am a group member). However, this message did not pop into my box; but, I have had two responses asking for my goods and I cannot understand how they can have got the message and I haven't.

I have a suspicion that the responses may be from mods who want the goods and who haven't sent the message to the whole group.

How is Freecycle organised? If the mods are taking first pick who can I complain to?

Amanita_2

Have you checked whether your post has actually appeared on the website? Yahoo is being a bit odd at the moment and there can be long delays between a message being approved and it actually being emailed out.

It is possible that it is visible on the website but not been mailed out yet.

Tiddlywinks

It wasn't on the website either and only popped into my inbox mid afternoon today so...... how could those replying have received the message unless they had 'first look' as mods?

Does anyone actually oversee Freecyle?

lulu650

Remember you dont have to give to the first person who responds. I used to find that the same person always offered to take everything of mine if I had several items. Im not sure why it used to irritate me so much but I wanted to let others have the opportunity as well.

pinkshoes

Just to be sure, offer it to the first person who requested it AFTER you received the email!

Amanita_2

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

It wasn't on the website either and only popped into my inbox mid afternoon today so...... how could those replying have received the message unless they had 'first look' as mods?

Does anyone actually oversee Freecyle?

Tiddlywinks - I have sent you a PM

MadelinesMum

lulu650 wrote: »

Remember you dont have to give to the first person who responds. I used to find that the same person always offered to take everything of mine if I had several items. Im not sure why it used to irritate me so much but I wanted to let others have the opportunity as well.

Hi, I seem to get the same - if I post more than one item some people always say "I'll take it all".

I even had one woman turn up to collect then ask if I still had the other items, and could she have them!!