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	These are sample messages you can use to send to a member of your ~~Community~~ you suspect of '''[[re-selling]]''' items:		These are sample messages you can use to send to a member of your community you suspect of '''[[re-selling]]''' items.



	Dear $memberid,		Dear $memberid,

	Can I check whether you ~~are~~ planning to sell on or make a profit from this item?		Can I check whether you're planning to sell on or make a profit from this item?

	We don't mind resellers on our community, but we do ask that they make it known so ~~that~~ members ~~may~~ make an informed decision whether ~~or not~~ to pass on items they may have.		We don't mind resellers in our community, but we do ask that they make it known, so members can make an informed decision about whether to pass on items they may have.

	Kind regards,		Kind regards,

	$myname		$myname<br>
	$groupname Volunteer<br>		$groupname Volunteer<br>
	$owneremail		$owneremail

	$membermail		$membermail



	Or a much more severe one for really exceptional circumstances:		Or a much more severe one for really exceptional circumstances:


	Dear Member		Dear Member

	The ~~moderators~~ of this ~~Community~~ have evidence that you ~~are~~ obtaining items		The volunteers of this community have evidence that you're obtaining items from members and reselling them. While there's no rule against reselling items, you must tell the person you got the item(s) from of your intention to do so.
	from members and ~~are~~ reselling them. ~~Whilst~~ there ~~are~~ no ~~rules~~
	~~saying that you can't resell~~ items, you must tell the person you got the
	item(s) from, of your intention to do so.

	~~If you are found to be selling items and you haven't informed the~~
	~~member, you are at risk of prosecution by the Police for offences under~~
	~~the Fraud Act 2006~~.

	~~The volunteer team will co-operate with requests for information from~~		If you're found to be selling items without informing the member, you're at risk of prosecution by the police for offences under the Fraud Act 2006.
	~~the Police in connection with any offences~~ you ~~may have committed. This~~
	~~information could include, but isn~~'~~t limited~~ to, ~~Management logs,~~
	~~Message Archives and emails~~.

	~~Please also note that if you are unemployed and reselling items obtained~~		The volunteer team will cooperate with requests for information from the police in connection with any offences you may have committed. This information could include, but isn't limited to, management logs, message archives and emails.
	~~through Freegle~~ for ~~profit, without informing~~ the ~~DWP,~~ you could
	~~potentially be prosecuted for benefit fraud. HM Revenue & Customs can~~
	~~also prosecute for tax evasion~~, ~~if you fail~~ to ~~pay tax resulting from~~
	~~earnings gained from the sale of any items~~.

	Please ~~consider this email your first warning. If these activities~~		Please also note that if you're unemployed and reselling items obtained through Freegle for profit, without informing the DWP, you could potentially be prosecuted for benefit fraud. HMRC can also prosecute for tax evasion if you fail to pay tax on earnings from the sale of any items.
	~~continue~~, the ~~moderators will remove~~ you ~~from the community and your details~~
	~~may subsequently~~ be ~~passed~~ on to the ~~relevant authorities. Any official~~
	~~request to disclose a member's details will be complied with~~.

			Please consider this your first warning. If this continues, the volunteers will remove you from the community, and your details may be passed on to the relevant authorities. Any official request to disclose a member's details will be complied with.

	Back to [[Sample Messages]]		Back to [[Sample Messages]]

	[[Category:~~Sample~~ Messages~~\|Re-selling~~]]		[[Category:Standard Messages]]

Neville Reid: Neville Reid moved page Sample message: Re-selling to Sample message: Reselling: unhyphenated form is much more common, see https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=re-selling%2Creselling&year_start=1800&year_end=2022&corpus=en&smoothing=3

2025-10-05T20:46:24Z

Neville Reid moved page Sample message: Re-selling to Sample message: Reselling: unhyphenated form is much more common, see https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=re-selling%2Creselling&year_start=1800&year_end=2022&corpus=en&smoothing=3

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Neville Reid: Neville Reid moved page Sample message: Re-seller to Sample message: Re-selling without leaving a redirect: better title

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Neville Reid moved page Sample message: Re-seller to Sample message: Re-selling without leaving a redirect: better title

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Neville Reid: sort key

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sort key

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	These are sample messages you can use to send to a member of your Community you suspect of '''[[re-selling]]''' items:		These are sample messages you can use to send to a member of your Community you suspect of '''[[re-selling]]''' items:

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	We don't mind resellers on our community, but we do ask that they make it known so that members may make an informed decision whether or not to pass on items they may have.		We don't mind resellers on our community, but we do ask that they make it known so that members may make an informed decision whether or not to pass on items they may have.

	Kind ~~Regards~~		Kind regards,

	~~[your_name]~~		$myname
	~~[your_group] Freegle Group Moderator~~		$groupname Volunteer<br>
	$owneremail		$owneremail

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Neville Reid moved page Re-seller to Sample message: Re-seller: distinguish sample messages from articles

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Neville Reid: link to re-selling

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link to re-selling

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	These are sample messages you can use to send to a member of your Community you suspect of ~~reselling~~ items:		These are sample messages you can use to send to a member of your Community you suspect of '''[[re-selling]]''' items:

Jacky at 14:49, 2 September 2021

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	Can I check whether you are planning to sell on or make a profit from this item?		Can I check whether you are planning to sell on or make a profit from this item?

	We don't mind resellers on ~~the group~~, but we do ask that they make it known so that members may make an informed decision whether or not to pass on items they may have.		We don't mind resellers on our community, but we do ask that they make it known so that members may make an informed decision whether or not to pass on items they may have.

	Kind Regards		Kind Regards
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	Dear Member		Dear Member

	The moderators of this ~~group~~ have evidence that you are obtaining items		The moderators of this Community have evidence that you are obtaining items
	from ~~group~~ members and are reselling them. Whilst there are no rules		from members and are reselling them. Whilst there are no rules
	saying that you can't resell items, you must tell the person you got the		saying that you can't resell items, you must tell the person you got the
	item(s) from, of your intention to do so.		item(s) from, of your intention to do so.
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	the Fraud Act 2006.		the Fraud Act 2006.

	The ~~group moderators~~ will co-operate with requests for information from		The volunteer team will co-operate with requests for information from
	the Police in connection with any offences you may have committed. This		the Police in connection with any offences you may have committed. This
	information could include, but isn't limited to, ~~Group~~ Management logs,		information could include, but isn't limited to, Management logs,
	Message Archives and emails.		Message Archives and emails.

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	Please consider this email your first warning. If these activities		Please consider this email your first warning. If these activities
	continue, the moderators will remove you from the ~~group~~ and your details		continue, the moderators will remove you from the community and your details
	may subsequently be passed on to the relevant authorities. Any official		may subsequently be passed on to the relevant authorities. Any official
	request to disclose a member's details will be complied with.		request to disclose a member's details will be complied with.

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Jacky at 15:26, 2 April 2011

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	~~ADMIN: RESELLER~~

	Dear Member		Dear Member

Jacky at 15:24, 2 April 2011

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	~~This is a~~ sample ~~Admin Message~~ you can use to send to your group.		These are sample messages you can use to send to a member of your group you suspect of reselling items:


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	request to disclose a member's details will be complied with.		request to disclose a member's details will be complied with.

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	Dear $memberid,		Dear $memberid,
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