It's an interesting idea. You do right to try with less valuable stuff first.

Fretish.comI've been looking for a site like this as a way to make some extra income from my gear hoarding. Looks like great idea, and the interface seems well thought-out. I'm going to throw a few of my less-valuable things up there and see what happens.

Capitalism: the commies are coming for our toothbrushes!!!Also capitalism: heres a shit salary you cant live on, but heres also an app for sharing your car with perfect strangers, a website for sharing your bedroom, and one for sharing your amps. Freedom -- fuck yeah!

That looks like it could be pretty useful. Keep us posted on how your listings go.

twelvepoint wrote:Nate Dort wrote:I've got a bunch of stuff up there now. You'll probably see it on the first page.Did you connect with a PayPal account? It said I can't connect without a business or premier account, which I don't have, I guess? Note that I don't have an issue with PayPal and my Reverb account.It seems like it's run by one guy right now. You ought to contact him directly and let him know that is a drag.

I ve thought about renting gear out as well. It would be a good way for me to offset maintenance costs. Let us know!

Make sure your gear is insured before listing it.

Nate Dort wrote:madlee wrote:Make sure your gear is insured before listing it.Insurance likely isn't going to cover your gear if somebody else damages/loses it anyway.I'm not attached to anything I've listed, and I'm going to keep it local for the time being so I can meet the renter in person and feel them out before handing anything over. I also do my own maintenance, so my cost outlay for anything that breaks is almost nothing.I like what you are doing. It seems like a way to help facilitate the community and who knows who you will meet and may end up playing music with because of this.I have lent out (not rent) instruments before to friends and even then the results are about 50/50 with whether the instrument comes back damaged or not. Still it's just an object and who cares in the end?However, you can insure your instruments and rent them...https://www.anderson-group.com/faqs/#rent

I've got a bunch of stuff up there now. You'll probably see it on the first page.

twelvepoint wrote:Nate Dort wrote:I've got a bunch of stuff up there now. You'll probably see it on the first page.Did you connect with a PayPal account? It said I can't connect without a business or premier account, which I don't have, I guess? Note that I don't have an issue with PayPal and my Reverb account.I've got a business account that I set up a few years ago when I was actually doing gear repairs for money, so I didn't have any issues signing up.