Freetrade

The purpose of this internal email list is to provide employees of Kutztown University a method to trade office equipment between offices and departments.

Requirements

  • All items offered for trade must be for free.
  • Personal items may NOT be offered.
  • Announcements for personal financial gain are NOT permissible.
  • Printers, computers (desktops/laptops), tablets, cell phones, etc. should not be offered for trade (contact IT for these items).
  • Items offered on this list cannot be donated or claimed for personal use by any KU employee in accordance with the Commonwealth Adverse Interest Law as interpreted by PASSHE.
  • Items must be intended for use by another KU department.
  • Items which are broken, obsolete or of no value to the university should be scrapped via an I-Service work order request.
  • You must be a member of the email list to post to it. See subscribe to mailing list below to become a member.

Offer an item to the Kutztown University community:

  1. E-mail "freetrade (at) kutztown (dot) edu".
  2. Include "Freetrade: <item name>" in the subject.
  3. Include description of item in the body of the e-mail.
  4. Include desired method for claiming item (your e-mail, your phone number or other).
  5. Reduce file size of any attachments.  If you must include an attachment, the total file size cannot exceed 200kb.

When your item has been claimed:

  1. E-mail "freetrade (at) kutztown (dot) edu" and indicate that the item has been claimed.
  2. Contact the person who has claimed the item and determine method for transferring item in compliance with university policies.
  3. Confirm with the claiming person that the equipment will fit in their work space before the item is transferred.

Claim an item:

  1. Follow the original post's instructions for contacting (phone, e-mail) to claim. DO NOT reply to the freetrade e-mail list.
  2. If you have successfully claimed an item, you will be contacted by the person offering the item to transfer the item in compliance with university policies.
  3. Confirm that the equipment you are claiming will fit in your work space as intended, before the item is transferred.

Inquire if another office has an item you need:

  1. E-mail "freetrade (at) kutztown (dot) edu".
  2. Include "Freetrade Needed: <item name>" in the subject.
  3. Include description of item in the body of the e-mail.
  4. Include desired method for contacting you (your e-mail, your phone number or other).
  5. When you have obtained the item, you may send an e-mail to "freetrade (at) kutztown (dot) edu" to indicate that the item has been obtained.

Subscribe to the mailing list

  1. Log in to Outlook Online
  2. Once logged in, this direct link will take you to distribution groups screen (https://outlook.office365.com/mail/options/general/distributionGroups) or:
    1. Click Settings
    2. Click View all Outlook Settings
    3. Click General tab
    4. Distribution Groups (it will take a few seconds to load) tab
  3. Under "Distribution Groups I belong to" click the join icon
  4. Type "Freetrade" into the search bar and click the magnifying glass
  5. Double click Freetrade, click join button

Unsubscribe from the mailing list

  1. Log in to Outlook Online
  2. Once logged in, this direct link will take you to distribution groups screen (https://outlook.office365.com/mail/options/general/distributionGroups) or:
    1. Click Settings
    2. Click View all Outlook Settings
    3. Click General tab
    4. Distribution Groups (it will take a few seconds to load) tab
  3. Under "Distribution Groups I belong to" double click "Freetrade"
  4. Click Leave button

If you have any trouble with subscribing or unsubscribing, contact the IT help center (helpcenter@kutztown.edu)