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Originally Posted by FlDebra  Not to nix a new inventive idea or anything .... but why doesn't everyone just list all of their used things on the For Sale forums. You will get money for what you sell, and can turn around and buy what others post. If everyone would do this over the next month, there could be a very nice selection of things there in no time. Then we would only be paying postage once for things someone wants.
Conceivably if something went in the box that no one was needing, dozens of people could be paying postage over and over to send that item around the country.
It might be a neat idea for the big Meet-Up. Everyone could get one ticket for each item donated, and then get to pick an item for every ticket they have. I have seen that type of thing done for kid's sporting equipment before. Worked like a charm!
Just adding some alternative ideas in case this one doesn't work out for you all. |
This is a good point. Here are what I see as the benefits of a treasure box:
- You don't have to figure out how to price your items.
- Your dog can try the item out before you decide to keep it!
- You don't have to ship multiple things to multiple places.
- You can give away ALL your (nice) stuff at one time. No chance of one or two items selling, and the rest of it sitting there.
- Hopefully since this is supposed to be a gift-y idea, people will be relaxed, with no risk of complaints that merchandise wasn't "as advertised", possibility of returns or refunds, etc.
- Hopefully it will be fun!
I'm wondering if we could get a FreeCycle forum for larger items like carriers: people show photos, and if someone wants it, they pay to have it shipped to them.
I'll try to check this weekend to get a sense of how much it would cost to send a decent-sized box with a couple dozen doggy outfits in it. I agree we definitely wouldn't do priority mail. I think we would do the slowest shipping rate, 5-9 business days. I don't think it would be very heavy, so let me see how big the box would need to be and what that would cost.
What do people think a reasonable shipping cost is? $5-10; $10-$20; $20-$25.
Keep in mind you would only be getting the box every four months or so, assuming you signed up for multiple rotations.