EarlyBiid

Buy and sell first with the people near you.

EarlyBiid is made of groups: your street, the club, the parents at school. What someone in the group puts up for sale, the group sees first, at its lowest price, and the hand-over is arranged in person, just round the corner.

Start a group

I have an invite

Two people walk down a Lisbon street with what they have just bought.

How it works

1
Start a group, or join one.
A name, a district, and that is it.
2
Share the link.
With the people who belong: in the WhatsApp group, at the building’s door, at the school gate.
3
See it first.
Every advert from someone in the group is yours for two hours, while the price is still low. Then it is everyone’s.

Two neighbours talk on a sofa, over small things.

Why a group

Near.

You collect in person, no postage, no waiting for the post.

People you know.

You buy from people you see every day, and sell to people who trust you.

First.

Here the price only goes up. Whoever is in the group gets there before it does.

No fees.

Listing is free, and so is selling in person.

Who looks after a group

Whoever starts a group looks after it, with the admins they choose. If something goes wrong, report it: the admins and EarlyBiid take it from there.

House rules

Sell only what is yours, and describe it as it is.
Arrange it and turn up. If you can’t, say so.
Treat the others as neighbours: with respect, no rush, no pressure.
What is somebody’s stays theirs: never share another person’s address or contact.
Seen something wrong? Report it. The admins and EarlyBiid take it from there.

A neighbour greets somebody at her door, a bag in hand.