Should wanted for resale ads be allowed on FREECYCLE

[Brenda]

I have noticed over the past week two adverts that clearly state the items they are wanting are for resale. Personally I dont think that is what the sites are about, isnt it about saving the landfills and freecycling unwanted items? And trying to help out our fellow freecyclers. Not lining someone else's pocket.

[Richard Barrie]

Easy answer to this.

While it is frowned on, it is ok to ask for things for resale. It will keep items out of landfill. However would you give petethejake items to sell? probably not, and I doubt he will get any if anything from freecyclers.

I wouldn't worry about people who are being open and honest about what they want to do with the goods. I would worry about the sob stories we hear, only to find that same people turning up to collect items and then seeing them in local 2nd hand store later that day.

I would have emailed the person, while the email was in moderation and asked them to reconsider, also the message should not have got through due to the rule stating one item per message and it must be specific, non specific wants or offers should be refused.

I tend to be more strict than Ronnie when it comes to moderation.

[Brenda]

Yes I do object to items being taken for resale, regarding your comments about sob stories not all of them are false, I posted a wanted for a garden seat, explaining it was for my father so he could sit outside after he came home from his kidney dialysis treatment, which was genuine yet I recieved no responses at all, and any that have been advertised were gifted to someone else which is of course at each persons discretion, what I am trying to say here is do not tar everyone with the same brush. Because there are genuine people in need out there. When I gift items I try to do in such a way as to help someone in need and someone who asks politely, I hate the Ill take its or the give it to me's who to be honest get ignored and deleted.

Brenda

[vivy42]

I agree with you Brenda, but it's difficult to tell the genuine from the fakers. I object to people putting up "wanted" ad's if they plan to re-sell, I don't think that should be allowed, but on the other hand if someone offers something and they get a reply asking for it so that the receiver could sell it on, as long as they were open and honest about it I don't think there's anything wrong with that and it's up to the person gifting to decide whether they want their things to be given to someone for that purpose.

I try to work out who the genuine freecyclers are by how often you see them offering/wanting, or whether or not they are a member of the cafe. I rarely have any luck with wanted ad's either though, no matter what the reason for asking and I think I offer quite a lot of items, so I think it's just that everyone has a different way of doing it. I agree with you that manners cost nothing though. I don't like abbreviated or text speak either and tend to ignore those responses too.