Should i give my item away on freecycle

burtons

There is someone asking for a item on freecycle but it's got to be in good condition, now i have the item that they want and i think it's in good condition, so i sent them a message and i get a reply saying they would have it and when could they pick it up, so i sent a reply saying when they could pick it up or if it's easier for them i could drop it off, now i get a reply saying i could drop it off at her house at a certain time due to she is in work, now the address she has given me is in a really posh area so i was wondering now if i should give her the item.

kazwookie

If you are not happy then don't give her the item.

hermum

Freecycle is to stop items going to landfill not for poor people. The last thing I gave away was collected by a guy driving a year old Porsche. I had something that they had requested, saved me the hassle of ebaying it for a couple of quid.

alx2010

To be honest I got really disillusioned with freecycle. People expecting a lot for nothing and barely a thank you. It's a lovely idea but now I prefer to give to a charity.

After a while I was recognising the names of people asking for stuff I posted and i expect they made a good trade down at the car boots at weekends.

lovinituk

alx2010 wrote: »

After a while I was recognising the names of people asking for stuff I posted and i expect they made a good trade down at the car boots at weekends.

To be honest, if they are polite and collect in a timely fashion then I don't really see the problem with that. As another poster said, the original idea was to stop things going to landfill.

ladylouise62

lovinituk wrote: »

To be honest, if they are polite and collect in a timely fashion then I don't really see the problem with that. As another poster said, the original idea was to stop things going to landfill.

..but it was to stop things going to landfill that didn't really have a ready re-sale value (like a couple of planks of spare wood or damaged, but still useful goods), not the sort of things that seems to go on there now.
People used to use the 'small ads' in papers and it would have been the first place to go to get used furniture. It provided a small return for getting rid of stuff and a handy marketplace for those who wanted to buy, but people seem to have too much money nowadays and give away everything, but because Freecycle is so big and such a lottery it's not easy to actually get anything yourself when you need it.

Although I have used Freecycle (Freegle) once or twice, I normally think about giving to charity shops first. Locally, someone started "Cheapcycle" to act as selling version. It doesn't have too many members yet as it wasn't advertised on the Freecycle site, but it will hopefully take off.

lovinituk

ladylouise62 wrote: »

..but it was to stop things going to landfill that didn't really have a ready re-sale value (like a couple of planks of spare wood or damaged, but still useful goods), not the sort of things that seems to go on there now.

Whats not valuable to one person may be valuable to someone else - one persons rubbish is another persons treasure and all that!

ladylouise62 wrote: »

People used to use the 'small ads' in papers and it would have been the first place to go to get used furniture. It provided a small return for getting rid of stuff and a handy marketplace for those who wanted to buy, but people seem to have too much money nowadays and give away everything.

You must be very fortunate financially! I'd have thought its the complete opposite for the large majority of people in the current economical climate! There are still plenty of people who sell via free ads - I'm sure there are others who never have, didn't know how to or were too lazy to try. There have always been good condition goods thrown in landfill by these people.

chrisw

I've got a newish BMW company car and always feel really guilty picking up the occasional Freecycle item. I usually park round the corner or take my wife's old car.

Amanita_2

ladylouise62 wrote: »

..but it was to stop things going to landfill that didn't really have a ready re-sale value (like a couple of planks of spare wood or damaged, but still useful goods), not the sort of things that seems to go on there now.
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No - the sole intent is to keep items out of landfill. The rules prohibit the request of very high value items (such as diamond necklaces) but there is not a rule limiting the value of items being offered.

easy

I don't understand - you want rid of something, another person wants that thing, but you don't think you should give it to her because ... ??
she lives in a house in a nice area - are you jealous
you think she might be too wealthy - what does it matter to you ??

It may well be that she is lady who lives in a nice house, but has no disposable cash at all - it happens to quite a lot of folk after retirement/widowhood you know.
If you don't mind dropping the item off, let her have it. If you are just tee'd off becasue she originally said she'd collect it, tell her - she might come to collect anyway.

But not to give it away just because you THINK she might be "too rich" is simply bigotry

Enterprise_1701C

I know someone who lives in a big house in a posh area. They have 5 children, ages 21, 18, 6, 5, and 3. The youngest three they adopted after they were taken from their drug addict mother who was drunk when she gave birth. Their mortgage and household bills take up most of her husband's income and they have very little to save. Her husband's job is now under threat (again!!!).

Just because they live in a posh area does not mean they can afford to buy everything new!