How forabit works
Most of what we own sits still. A power drill gets used for minutes in its whole life; a roof box goes out twice a year. This is a marketplace for the gap in between — you hire out what you already have, and borrow what you'd only use once.
If you're hiring something
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Find it near you
Search by what you need and when you need it. Anything already booked for those dates is filtered out before you see it.
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Request the dates
Send a request with a note. Nothing is charged yet — the owner has to accept first.
- 3
Pay to confirm
Once they accept, you pay the hire price. A refundable deposit is held on your card, not taken.
- 4
Collect and use it
Arrange handover in the messages. Either of you confirms collection in the app.
- 5
Return it, get the deposit back
Mark it returned. When the owner confirms it's fine, the deposit is released immediately.
If you're hiring something out
- 1
List it in two minutes
Photos, a price per day, and where you are. Nothing to pay to put it up or leave it up.
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Approve who you want
You see the renter's profile, reviews and completed hires before deciding. Decline anyone, no explanation needed.
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Set your own guardrails
Minimum and maximum hire length, a deposit that suits the item's value, and blocked dates when you need it yourself.
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Get paid after each hire
Paid out once the hire completes. No commission on what you earn — the price you set is what reaches you. Nothing to invoice, nothing to chase.
- 5
Hand it over on the record
Their ID is checked against a live selfie by Stripe. The deposit you set is held on their card for the hire. You both photograph the item at handover and again when it comes back, and neither of you can revise it afterwards.
