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how could they miss the flaw??

If you ask me, despite their millions of members, they didn't get it quite right. The system is based on several thousand local groups, all exchanging free stuff -within their locale-. Did I miss something here? I thought that the internet was a network without boundaries, a way to reach out beyond your little enclave and get your message (or that used toaster) out to millions. But no, they have a group for Denver, Boulder, Arvada, North Denver...what the h*!! were they thinking? Why limit the system geographically?? I put a toilet on eBay for free and had people asking about shipping across the country. If I wanted to list an item locally - I could quite easily post it on a slip of paper at the library, or local coffee shop. So great idea, but zero points on execution. They've done a great job of removing most of the advantage that the internet has.

And the media relations?  Now they've pushed the bounds of ridiculous. Why do you think google is the number one search engine these days? simple interface, sure (you don't have to join a local google group to search for webpages, that's for sure) but no! "Google" has become slang - ever hear of anyone "yahooing" or "lycosing" or "altavistaing" anything? Of course not! But we google everything, and we google all the time. In my not so humble opinion, the makers of Freecycle could hope for nothing less from their concept...if everyone in the country thought, "hmm, why don't I freecycle that old bike rather than trashing it," we would be a bunch of serious freecyclers. All I have left to say about that is "freecycle on, my friends!"

So in light of all that, for now, I think I'll stick to craigslist (obviously geographic limits make sense for apartments - "and how would you like that 1BR 1BA for $450/mo to be shipped? UPS?") and eBay. On ... oh, and R.I.P. posted 4 years, 1 month ago 13 Responses