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Bulk compost, kit orders, wholesale loo roll — stronger together

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What it is

Group purchase, in a sentence or three

One order, shared. You set a price per share and how many people you need. Cards are authorised and held. Money is taken only if the target is met.

Group purchase

Bulk compost, kit orders, wholesale loo roll — stronger together

How it works

Three steps. No MBA required.

  1. 1

    Set the share price and the target

    How many buyers you need, the price each, and the deadline. Say what each person actually receives.

  2. 2

    Neighbours pledge

    A pledge authorises the card and holds the money. It is not captured yet. The page shows how many have joined.

  3. 3

    The target is met, or not

    Payments are captured and you deliver the shares. If the deadline passes short, the holds are cancelled and nobody is charged.

Example listings

What it looks like on a stall

Three made-up bulk orders. The hold on the card is released if the group does not fill.

  • Group purchase

    Bulk compost order, autumn

    George Bennett · Sheffield

    £6 a bag

    20 bags needed by Tuesday

    1. The minimum is the point

      George needs 20 bags to get the yard price. Each pledge is one bag at £6.

    2. Fourteen plots pledge

      Each card is held, not charged. The listing shows 14 of 20.

    3. Twenty join, then it is ordered

      On the twentieth pledge the payments are captured. George arranges the drop at the gate.

  • Group purchase

    Bulk rice, 25 kg split

    Joanna Reyes · Swindon

    £18 a share

    12 shares to open the sack order

    1. Shares in the description

      Joanna lists the 25 kg sack, split into shares, with a 12-share minimum from the supplier.

    2. Neighbours pledge a share

      Each pledge is one share. Money stays held while the count climbs.

    3. They only reach 8

      The deadline passes short. The holds are cancelled. Joanna does not place the supplier order.

  • Group purchase

    House loo-roll group buy

    Zainab Ali · Easton, Bristol

    £9 a case

    10 cases to hit the wholesale price

    1. A case each

      Zainab needs 10 cases to hit the wholesale price. One case per household.

    2. Ten households pledge

      Cards are authorised. The count hits 10 before the deadline.

    3. Payments captured, cases collected

      Spinney captures the payments. Zainab marks the cases ready for collection.

Who it’s for

Made for people like

  • Allotment societies ordering compost by the pallet
  • Clubs placing a kit order with a supplier minimum
  • Households splitting wholesale rice, loo roll or a marquee
  • GeorgeSheffield
  • JoannaSwindon
  • ZainabEaston, Bristol
  • AnjaliBelgrave, Leicester
  • DanielStockport

Fees & trust

Fees vary by listing type, always shown before you pay.

Vary by listing type, always shown before you pay. A portion flows back to the spinney where the transaction happened. The fee table is on the fees page.

[Group purchase fee line and worked example from the fees page. Do not publish a figure until it is confirmed.]

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  • Fair refunds when something's not right
  • Adults only — everyone here is 18+

FAQs

Questions your lot will ask

When is my card charged?

Only if the target is met. Until then the payment is authorised and held.

What if not enough people join?

When the deadline passes short, the holds are cancelled and nobody is charged.

Can people see how close it is?

Yes. The listing shows how many have pledged against the target.

Is this the same as Fundraise?

No. A group purchase buys something and holds the money until the target. A fundraise takes each contribution straight away.

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