How To Decide Who To Give To When A Lot Of Responses on Freecycle For An Item?

I'd give it to the first person, and I wouldn't be concerned who got it or why. If I were concerned about that I would give it another way, like church or orignaztion that gives only to the poor. A gift is a gift and that means it no longer is yours and your cannot determine it's future. LOL

[i]Hi ellie, I agree with that common suggestions here, just assign name or number to each of those who responded and then pick up one and whoever the lucky one will receive it, in that way it is fair but you can also choose directly, there is not bias or what here since it is your stuff and you want to hand it to the deserving one! [/i]

Hello Sweets I also have given thing on freecycle. I had a number of people contact me. I asked each how soon they could pick it up and the one that said now got it! xoxoxoxoxoxo

I will usually wait until the end of the day I post. Then I will read all responses and give to whomever I feel would benefit the most. I have done this with a couple of pant suits. The 5th person to resond just got a job interview (she hadn't worked in over a year) and she had nothing to wear and couldn't afford a new one (sob story? maybe, am i a sucker? I hope not.) But she emailed me 2 weeks later to sday she had gotten that job and she was very grateful. I hope it was the truth. I have a big heart and I tend to believe anything people tell me. I( just hope that whatever I give, goes to someone who can REALLY use it... not on greedbay. Pull a name outta a hat at the end of the day.. if you don't get a good feeling.. pick another name. Good luck!

the choice is entirely up to you of what you feel is fair. me personally.. itd be first come first serve.. so first responder would get the item. you could use a random roller (or dice for those of you without a gamer geek roller program) and assign numbers to each person, and let the roll decide.

Print off all the peoples names, stick them to a dart board, blind fold yourself and launch the dart towards the board...continue to do this until you hit a name. Please play this game at your own risk and preferbly in an empty room to minimize damage to objects and others.

I like giving things to people that need it or are less fortunate....It does make a difference....a little anyway. I recently put a desk out front with a free sign on it and when a young woman and her young son stopped and he helped her load it into their trunk....it gave me a special feeling. A little boy was now using a desk that could have otherwise been tossed.....

Hi Ellie..I really wouldn't know who first to give it to..mainly as you have said to someone who needs it wish I could help on this but would be a bit confused too as to what do..Huggles littleowl

My fiance and I recently showed his mother the freecycle for our community. Everyone that responded to us, well out of the few that did respond, only two really seemed to be genuinely interested in the stuff. My fiance's mother tried to call one person who was interested in a few of the items that we had taken, and yet she never did return our call. Also, I was a bit irritated when the moderator decided to delete my fiance's email from the "want" post we had posted, and well although I respect it I didn't think it was right. Anyway that is neither here nor there. I think that if I were you I would judge by the emails who you would most likely think would need the suite. If your responses are anything like mine on our items, then well it shouldn't be too hard to decide. We got responses such as "email me back if you still got it" or "interested in all, please call......."

I guess you could put names in a hat and do it that way. Once its out of your hands I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure there are people that could use it, make them state their case, then decide.

For me everyting has reason. the personal with the golden suite makes the rules or in this case qualifications. Sounds like you will know when the right client comes along. Passing it on to a good home is personal descession admirable. Just to hot for a leather suite here. hehehe :)

i want it ! i want it ! ellie you sometimes ask the most difficult questions. if i first asked amongst my friends and family, i would take them all and put into a hat. if that person doesn't pick it up, i would choose another. some people may have to make arrangements to get a truck to pick up the suite. how would we know they are going to resell it? do you ask?

Hi there ellie333 I usually give it to the first person that answers but I don't usually get that many people wanting my crap so I don't normally have a dilema! There was once I was getting rid of a pc cos it was windows 98 and wouldn't take broadband and I was given it. I gave it to a woman who's son had autism but when I posted a message to say it had gone this man came back to me saying that he had sent me and email as soon as my message went up saying it was on offer and he had rather a rant but I didn't get his answer first and told him so. He was really quite rude! Sometimes people lie saying that they are really in need of something and you can't tell who is the most neediest! Good luck with your decision I think you are going to need it!!

I would put them in a hat and do a random drawing. It seems fair that way. I know some people may need it more than others, but I'm not sure there is a way to know that for sure. Choosing the first person doesn't seem very fair to all the others. They just happened to be lucky enough to be online when you posted. I hope this helps!

Why should someone profit from your suit. If you wanted to sell it and give the money to charity you could. Or give it to charity and let them raffle it off. I'd ask questions of the responses and give to the one that replies in a way that lets you know they need it. Maybe they can't afford to buy it. Like ask, why do you want this suit? and see what the replies are. Of course then you have to hope they are being truthfull. Good luck with the "winner" of the one getting your suit.

on freecycle first come first serve that a good and fair site

Let me say this much I posted some laundry detergent on the free site and I got alot of responses to them and when I went to deliver it to the people they decided they did not want it and I kept on going down the line and after nobody wanted them I took them to the salvation army where they could give it to people who needed it then it just makes sense to make sure people actually want it and also go down the line.

I am not sure how to put it, but here are my two cents. Just because a person says they need something does not make it truth, and because I am assuming you are not a mind reader, follow your heart and give it to the person you believe needs it ot you want to give it. And the keep checking ebay j/k good luck

Wow this is a really tough one. It would be so hard to be able to tell who needed it the most. I wish you all the best in making this choice!

Oh Ellie well this is a poser,I suppose in all essence that the suite of furniture should go to the home where it is needed the most,but unless you interview each person who has responded then thats a physical impossibilty.So how do you begin,well you could say the fairest way is first come first served?or you could look among the names who have responded and see if any of them stand out as being worthy.I have never used Free cycle,tho I have joined and recieve the occasional email from them,but I must look a little further into it all.I was in one of the very large charity stores nearby last week,and they sell a considerable amount of generally good wquality second hand furniture,well I too ka look around and there were three sofas there that I wouldnt have given away,let alone sold,and they were asking fifty pounds each for them,I did a double take,I thought my eyes were deceiving me.So maybe you could have sent the three piece suite to the thirft shops,but they seemed to be profiteering a little.I have a few things in the loft ,pictures and bookcases,that really need another home,the bookcases are Ercol,so they are too good to be used for firewood,but to cumbersome to keep,so maybe I ought to take another look at Freecycle,I also have a few electrical items,but im not sure if Freecycle take electrical goods.