Freegle

If you have something worthwhile taking probably worth more than nothing then it will more than likely be taken off your hands by a bargain hunter so the Freegle concept works in that respect but there could be disappointed people who miss out and then there could be a potential problem which is quite a sad drawback for giving something away for free.

Like Freecycle, it's pot luck whether you get an honest person in need or a dishonest reseller who pretends they are "in desperate need of this for my daughter" or that they "could really use this in my spare room" and so on. And then you list something completely different two weeks later and the same people get in touch with the same reasons. Oh, your little daughter needed a powertool AND a large microphone stand did she? Then you get the ones calling themselves 'SnugglySue' or 'Babycakes' and then some hairy geezer the size of a mountain turns up.

Half the time you'll get no-shows. When you ask them if they're still coming they'll say "Oh yeah sorry I was at work, can I come tomorrow instead" and then they won't turn up again, and both times they won't bother letting you know first.

It's best not to think about the kind of people collecting, and instead think of Freegle as a sort free collection and disposal service. Obviously try to avoid giving to the scammers and liars, but when your stuff has been collected just feel pleased that you didn't have to bother taking it to the dump. It's nice when you do get a genuinely thankful person but sadly in my experience this is not the majority of the time.