Freecycle.org
Freecyle is organized into community groups of which there are currently 4,866 worldwide with almost 7 million members. It’s a bit more disjointed than Kashless.org, with different community groups having different accounts at Yahoo Groups, which you must join to use. And, to be honest, Yahoo Groups is a bit out of date as a social networking tool. Freecycle is careful to give warnings about allowing strangers into your home, which may put a damper on social networking but makes sense in a city like New York or anywhere else for that matter. And for items in high demand, such as guitars, a search will bring up many “wanted” listings unless you use Freecycle’s specific terminology and search for “offer: guitar.” Still, you may just find that perfect bookshelf for your manga collection.
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