To judge people that get items for free then sell on

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On Vinted etc

I don't judge others who are struggling financially

This hapenned to me. I belong to an 'acts of kindness' group and gave away some clothes my daughter had grown out of. Then another member alerted me to them being in vinted.
I tried to keep an open mind, thinking if someone is that desperate for money to that they would do something like this, then they must be really struggling to buy the basics for their family. Then I looked at the person Facebook profile and it was pictures of them on foreign holidays, showing off their new engagement ring etc.
It turned out that they were an admin on this group so approved posts, and either she or her partner requested things before others in real need could get them. She had over 500 items on her vinted account which she had got from those giving away their stuff to help others.

I was never going to sell them on as too lazy, but it was really frustrating that these things could have gone to people who really needed them.

Disgusting behaviour!

Depends how they got them and at what time. If someone gives you a present you have zero use for, it's fine to sell it; there's no obligation to give it for free to someone else.

I do. In my mind passing things on for free is part of a social contract, and it's generally highly participated in in my area. Lots of people do it and it's beneficial both financially and environmentally, and encourages a sense of community.

When someone comes along and breaks that social contract it's galling, and leaves people feeling cheated. I've seen people ruled out of future free things as a consequence.

I especially judge if I've passed a item onto a friend for free because they asked for it or expressed a significant interest, and then they sell it shortly afterwards. So cheeky, and the actions of someone who's a soon-to-be ex-friend.

Similarly, when you lend someone something with explicit instructions to return it and they then sell it. Cheeky fuckers.

I dont mind if they sell them on. I can't be bothered to do so. However I do object to the concocted story they give you when they turn up to collect the free items. 'Oh my son is a collector of 1980s memorabilia this typewriter will be the star of the collection" or.some such shite.

No, if I'm happy to give something away for free, it's because I don't want it or need it anymore. I really don't care what happens to it after it leaves me.

This happened recently in my local Facebook group a lot of people said maybe she was struggle financially but then it was spotted she had sold 4 jumperoos in the space of 5 months so obviously done regularly since that isn't something a child has more than one of so was obviously given to her for free.

It wouldn't bother me, I doubt I would know anyway.

It doesn't bother me, if I sell something for cheap or give something away then that's my choice. If someone wants to try sell them on again for a higher price they can knock themselves out.

I don’t really care enough to judge someone who does that

I couldn't care less what people do with all the stuff I put on Olio etc.

It annoys me a lot more that people give away stuff for free "to help those less fortunate" just so that they can feel good about themselves for "helping the poor".

If im giving it away, it's cos I can't be bothered to sell it. Richard Branson himself could turn up to collect my old hoover and I'd still give it to him.

I would be upset. It's all about paying it forward.
I often put things on our tiny village FB page free, from plants to furniture. I like the idea that someone I know can use it. I was a bit miffed when someone came to collect a sofa and said she lived 20 miles away but her friend had seen it. However it wouldn't stop me doing it again.

To this people who don’t care what people do with items they’ve given away, why haven’t you just donated the item to charity?

I feel there are more serious crimes and abuse to worry about, this seems minor to me. I would judge if there was active lying involved, but otherwise I don't feel that concerned.

There have always been people who sell things.

I guess if there is tax evasion I don't agree with that (iirc there is a limit to how much you can sell?)

I get all the points but I just feel it could go to someone who actually is in need rather then someone’s who’s going straight to a selling site.

I was a bit miffed when I gave away a wheel chair in vgc and saw it for sale a couple of weeks later. I said when I passed it over that it should be given away to someone after she had finished with it

No, my choice to give something away for free. Anything that happens after that point is of absolutely no concern to me and none of my business. If there are terms and conditions attached then they should be clearly communicated and agreed in writing.

If I give something away for free it means I no longer want or need it, so I don't really care what happens to it afterwards.

If i give it away i don't care what they do

i understand the moral side, but then its part and parcel of being part of a capitalist system

Totally agree with pp saying this is part of the social contract and "paying it forward". I don't give hand me downs to SIL anymore, because I was sick of seeing them on Facebook marketplace - often things she'd specifically asked if she could have when we were done with them.

If getting money for it gets them and their kids something they couldn’t have otherwise afforded, I don’t mind. It’s miserable being skint and unable to treat your kids.

And I think it's totally fine to say "please pass this on to someone else when you're done with it" - I've been given hand me downs with that stipulation. But even if it wasn't said, it's still the right thing to do if you were given something for free.

More to the point, you don't have any control over it.

influencers do this all the time with items they’ve been gifted. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth