Ask YC: Why not give away your old stuff here?

Re:Ask YC: Why not give away your old stuff here? by russell on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @03:55PM (#452717)

No. I come here for news and comments, not used stuff. If I had to wade through another Craigslist or eBay I wouldn't bother. It dilutes the franchise,

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Re:Ask YC: Why not give away your old stuff here? by rokhayakebe on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @05:51PM (#452917)

Well every now and then you get a random question about food, about movies, and other interesting subjects that are necessarily related to most topics discussed on HN. So I think a few random posts about your extra stuff would not hurt.

EDIT: This giveaway could not work anywhere else unless there is a trust system built into the community that was not based on sharing "stuff".

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Re:Ask YC: Why not give away your old stuff here? by russell on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @06:22PM (#452961)

I agree that other stuff is interesting, even book reviews, movies, and politics, but I don't think HN should be a classified advertising space.

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