How are you going to use the funds from this round? Is there a business plan and/or financials that you can share with me?

Panos, absolutely. Happy to chat about plans. Mind sending me a note to nick[at]thegoneapp.com so we can discuss? Thanks,

Why is the carried interest 20% with this deal? I thought Wefunder only charged 10% carried interest on each deal.

David, I'll reach out to the WeFunder team and let you know. Mind sending me an email so I can follow up? nick[at]thegoneapp.com. Thanks in advance,

Who are your competitors and how are you different from them? What do you know that they don't?

Jeremy, thanks. It's an important question so I'll add this to the FAQs. Please don't hesitate to reach out to nick[at]thegoneapp.com to discuss further. We see secondhand as a continuum, with two ends. On one of those ends, you’ll find what we call “1.0 Marketplaces:. To over-simplify: Letgo, Walapop, and pretty much every company in the classifieds space are after Craigslist, providing a pure-P2P platform for buyers and sellers. Absolutely no intervention from the platform. We call this end...

How does your service differ from eBay Valet? Are they in the same space and do they offer the full range of services?

James, They are definitely in the same space - even though their demographics may be different. Main differences, as we see it: a) We're providing an outstanding service, particularly on the consumer side. b) We aim to provide, also, the best selling performance and price on the consumer (Selling) side. From a consumer standpoint: It's not our goal to attract the cheapest listings to our marketplace, but rather to provide the easiest way to sell something for consumers.

Hi, Please consider giving monthly or quarterly updates to your current investors regarding how your business is progressing. Thanks, Larklo

Absolutely! I assume you haven't been getting our updates. Mind shooting me an email so I can forward you the latest one and add you to the list? nick () the gone app -- com. We've just re-enabled the raise, so sorry for the delay.

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Techstars Alum. Investors include: Mastercard, Silicon Valley Bank, Techstars Ventures and others.

Launched the first UPS partnership in the second-hand space: 100K drivers and 5K drop-off locations.

Acquired YC / Greylock Partners / Lowercase Capital backed companies, FOBO and Yardsale.

Launched the Gone Concierge (On-Demand) Service in four markets: Austin, San Francisco (Bay Area), Seattle, and NYC.

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