Comment on Why all the free-stuff Facebook groups you’re part of just changed their name
nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
I miss Freecycle.
I was honestly really put off when some old guy nabbed a ton of stuff I had on there so that he could sell it all at his church’s fundraising auctions. Like, I’d rather not throw it away but eww.
He was almost always the first to respond to my posts when I was trying to downsize.
I did not always give to the first person to respond.
Much of it was all posted in a short period of time. I ignored him after he picked it up and told me what it was for. I’m just always saddened and frustrated that there seem to always be people jumping to take advantage of any situation, be a middle man.
In the long run, it’s again at least better than wasting it. I don’t have the patience to deal with trying to sell most things. It’s not like I went out and bought the stuff with the intent of giving them away to someone who needs it for free. It just… doesn’t feel as rewarding as knowing it is actually going to help someone besides a middle man.
At least he was honest about selling it.
Naich@lemmings.world 1 week ago
It was good, but I always had a real problem with people not turning up. I think that because it was free, it led some people to think that it didn’t matter if they didn’t pick it up. If you stick it on eBay with a small price, it will be collected.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
And this is why I always mark stuff on Facebook Marketplace with like a $5 price tag. I fully intend on giving it away for free, but the small price weeds out all of the people who only sort by “Free” and mass message every single poster.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
It has its issues sure. But was overall a great platform. I made some life long friends from it too.