Anyone else in a Buy Nothing group?

[Dabblingman]

Hi all,

I've been hanging out here about a month, really enjoying reading the forums.

Haven't seen anyone else mention Buy Nothing. It's a hyper local sharing group (each town has it's own) run on Facebook. People offer up things they don't need, are ready to part with. I have gotten rid of a bunch of stuff we were done with  and also gotten a few cool things from others.

Anyone else do Buy Nothing out there?

[mveill1]

Oddly, no groups in London UK. There must be informal ones. Few groups in smaller towns, perhaps reflecting stronger community spirit?

Boroughbridge   :    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1424561291123281/   
Frome, Somerset   :    https://www.facebook.com/groups/217727988416053/   
Warminster   :    https://www.facebook.com/groups/731565413534926/   
Windsor and Maidenhead   :    https://www.facebook.com/groups/251855491651090/   
Pudsey   :    https://www.facebook.com/groups/375518305959912/   
Saint Austell   :    https://www.facebook.com/groups/651422471596707/

[Gone Fishing]

I tried Freecycle many years ago, anything good was gone in 10 seconds and the rest was junk.  When I lived in a metro area good things could be had on the free section on craigslist, but in our rural area, it is mostly junk as well.  If something is decent enough, I might as well sell it by the time I post it and set up a meeting with someone.