I give a lot of things to thrift stores, Freecycle, etc. Thrift stores will sell them and someone will get a good deal, if someone from Freecycle sells them, 2 people will get a good deal. Both times, something that has become garbage is saved from the landfill. In this case, the planet is the winner. I think you Katy and the others who sell free stuff are showing ingenuity and skill to make extra money and help the environment. The place I live the day before garbage day is when I post free items. Vans roam the streets looking for saleable goods, including scrap metal. I think that`s a good thing for everyone involved. I`ve been selling on Poshmark, eBay, offer, Craigslist, and Facebook marketplace for years. Most of the time, we sold our own items that we bought or that were gifts.
Sometimes we sold items to other people where they intended us to look for and keep the money; They were just happy to take the garbage out of their house. At that time, it was clear that we had sold the money and kept it. I know that someone has taken an object from a «free stack». The person later discovered that the pile of things was not a «free pile.» If the person always kept the item or sold it to someone else. Can the person be charged with theft? I don`t see anything wrong with taking objects for free and having the researcher do with them what they want. I`d just be glad he`s not in my house or on my sidewalk anymore!! What surprises me is how much you get for these items. I have had sales of navigation and if it is not at unbeatable prices, it is usually given or thrown in the trash. In her article on the lucrative resale market, Chavie Lieber of Racked reported the tacit phenomenon of a publisher selling his free Adidas Yeezys on Grailed for $500 and wasn`t feeling bad about it. For some people interviewed by Lieber, selling the things they get for free makes up for the fact that they make very little money. Some writers sell their clothes to Buffalo Exchange or Crossroads; others will go to eBay or make consignment transactions.
Reselling the loot they receive is their right, but is it ethical? Does it matter where you got the Coach bag that you pulled out from under your desk and trotted to your nearest dealership? Should you feel bad selling something you got for free? It`s ethically a gray area, but as Lieber points out, it`s almost taken for granted by those who work in traditional women`s media — selling a Prada mini backpack and a stack of free workout clothes is another layer of the initial benefit of getting the clothes in the first place. Sell the shoes, pocket the money, eat the rich. Only if it is Freecycle. I remember signing an agreement not to resell the items I received from the site. A sales contract is an agreement between a seller and a buyer. The seller agrees to deliver or sell something to a buyer at a specified price that the buyer has agreed to pay. In these contracts, ownership is transferred when the buyer pays and the seller delivers. Whew!! I read the comments and it was exhausting! No real comment.
I once said that I`m willing to do anything in my work as long as it`s not illegal, unethical, or immoral. And besides, according to my definitions, they are not theirs. I think everyone needs to relax a little and go with the flow We all do what we can and are responsible to ourselves and our own belief system. People don`t put things on the street because they want someone to benefit the poor or the homeless, they donate to them. Things are put on the streets because they don`t want to deal with it, but still want a second chance. It`s a much better choice than landfill or living in crawl space. What someone does, uses or sells with it is also a good environmentally friendly deed. in my humble opinion. <= I think two responsible people make a right. I agree that there is no moral problem with selling free stuff. You might say that you`re not selling things so much, but you`re selling your efforts to find, sometimes clean, and make available things that other people wouldn`t invest in cleaning.
One could argue that you are actually more morally correct when you provide things at low prices to people in need. Once it is given to you, you possess it. If you use it to swing a chicken around your head at midnight or sell it to get money to buy something else for your child, anyway, you used the gift. My most pressing concern when selling «found» baby products is product safety. In my province, second-hand shops are not allowed to accept used cribs, walkers, prams, etc. Picking up such an item from a free stack means that the history and security of that particular item is unknown. If you sell baby items, I suggest you let people know where you got them from, as they may not want to buy anything that was left on the street. Saving things from landfills was something I`ve always enjoyed doing. My perspective changed after a bed bug invasion a few years ago. Now, I consider every discarded item to be suspicious.
Hi Katy, Great article! I fully understand your point of view on that. I am a full-time working mom who barely has time to prepare the food and extra time I want to spend with my child. I would never find free things because I`m at work or spending time having fun with my child. I certainly don`t have time during the day (or at any time) to search for free items, but I can take a few minutes to browse Craigslist or Kijiji to look for something specific. You look for me, offer a service and you get paid and I save money and time!! I think what you`re doing, Katy, is wonderful! We put extra furniture and products on the street…. We want to share. These are things we can`t or don`t want to use. Whoever gets there first can do with it what he thinks is right. If they are diligent in reselling. Long live them! This saves me from dropping off at the Goodwill or Thrift store or keeping it out of the landfill. I think if someone wants them to go specifically to a clothing center for the needy or something specific, then they should make sure it`s delivered to a drop-off point. I think spinning the silver straw is a very smart and ecologically sensible thing! I don`t see a problem reselling items just because the previous owner`s price was $0.
When selling other types of personal property, the total sale must be at least $5,000 before a contract is written. If this is not the case, an oral contract can be executed as a binding agreement. I have a question (or 3) about these free bets. How long do these items stay on the sidewalk? Is it just a house here and there that will have curbside finds? Are these items issued as part of a weekly garbage collection? I can`t imagine how it works because it`s not a common practice where I live. I mean, yes, we have a weekly garbage collection, but everything has to be in a bag and in a trash can. You may only see a few objects with a free sign in a random house for a day or 2, but this is not a regular practice. Where I live, these items are usually sold (or donated) through a garage/navigation sale and then donated to various charities in the area. This Agreement changes slightly in situations where the seller is not yet able to deliver the item sold. It also changes if the buyer is not yet able to pay the full price. Both parties can always agree in these situations to transfer ownership to the buyer – as long as the seller is willing to deliver what is sold.
The contract is then subject to a resolutory condition, i.e. if the buyer does not make the payment, the seller takes back the item. I know that every time I put something on for FREE, my biggest worry is getting it out of my house and hoping someone who can use it takes it away. I don`t care if they use it at home, recycle it, or resell it. There is nothing wrong with that. As long as it`s not underwear or drugs (or other prohibited items), you can sell whatever you want 😅, and I don`t see anything wrong with selling items you get from a «free» stack. Katy, for example, researches items, cleans them and sells them at great prices. Anyone can do it if they are inclined to do so (I myself am far too lazy and only sell what I already own). An accompanying piece examines the thug from the publicist`s point of view; «Giving,» as it`s called, sounds like a lot of work just for the potential of payment.
For example, if a PR officer sends a lipstick piñata full of lip gloss for the holidays, there`s absolutely no guarantee that that publisher will write about the lip gloss.