A new eco-friendly and money-saving Facebook group has recently been created by University of York students hoping to offer “a platform for students to buy and sell things.”
The group, named ‘Student Flea Market’, works on a first-come first-served basis by allowing students to post photos or descriptions of items for sale on the wall. Those interested in buying can then message requests to purchase or reserve items to the group’s moderators, who then arrange the exchange. All items on the site are very reasonably priced – some are even given away for free – and new items are added daily.
The group was created by four final year students who had the idea for the group when they found themselves in the situation of wanting to get rid of items collected over the course of university before graduating, and realised other students might feel the same. They have said that the purpose of the site is to offer students the opportunity to buy or sell items for a fair price, and see the group as being particularly beneficial to next year’s freshers, who may be looking to buy student essentials cheaply.
Of course, the group also appeals to current first and second years who may struggle to afford all staple student accessories, as well as those hoping to make some money from unwanted or unneeded items
Student Flea Market was created only a week ago and is still a fairly new project, yet it has already generated interest from many students. However, two of the group’s creators, Emeline Hui and Susan Oei stress that they are still keen to spread the word about Student Flea Market to its target audience of younger students, as the majority of the group’s members are currently third years or post-graduates hoping to sell things.
Student Flea Market already has over 150 members and around 90 high quality items for sale, including dresses, shoes bicycles, printers and even a piano!