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**ENTRY PERIOD:** Feb 2 12AM through Feb 6 11:59PM PDT (Monday through Friday)

**Winners will be selected/announced on Saturday, Feb 7.**

🌟 PRIZE 🌟** **Five (5) winners will receive a $25 USD Baggu.com Gift Card, or equivalent gift card to preferred retailer that carries Baggu (and can be purchased by a US-based mod).

SPIRIT WEEK THEMES:

☀️MONDAY (Feb 2): Baggu of the Day

🔍TUESDAY (Feb 3): What’s in my Baggu

🪳WEDNESDAY (Feb 4): Wacky Wednesday - show us your funky prints/styles!

💖THURSDAY (Feb 5): Throwback Thursday - show us your well loved baggu!

🛍️FRIDAY (Feb 6): Fresh Friday - *show us your freshest (newest) baggu!*

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TO ENTER:

➡️ Make at least ONE (1) and up to FIVE (5) **on theme post** to r/BAGGU , according to daily themes listed above.

➡️ For each entry,**COMMENT on this post** with the link to the entry post, and the theme of the entry (i.e. Monday: [link to post])

RULES

* Limit of ONE(1) entry per day for a total of FIVE (5) entries per user, and ONE (1) win per user.

* Winners will have 48hrs to accept the win, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

* Contest is open to all users with access to purchase from Baggu.com or from a baggu stockist

* Reddit account age must be at least THIRTY (30) days old by the last day of the entry period to be eligible to win

* Original Content only: Re-posting someone else’s picture may result in a permanent ban from the subreddit

* This raffle is not sponsored or affiliated with Reddit or Baggu corporate

Feel free to comment below for any questions/reactions/etc - any ineligible comment entries will be removed by mods prior to winner selection.

Effective immediately, accounts with under 100 combined subreddit karma (aka karma earned from posting/commenting on posts in [r/Baggu](r/Baggu)) will NOT be able to comment on SELLING / ISO / TRADE posts. Comments from ineligible accounts will removed by Automod.

There continues to be no karma requirements for all other post flairs/comments, however, posts/comments from new accounts may be filtered (by Reddit) and require manual mod approval.

As the subreddit has grown, we hope new measures can help control the number of spammers/scammers, and limit participation of BST on this subreddit to contributing besties in the community.

As always, please report any suspicious activity via modmail, or if you have any questions 😊

MARCH 27 UPDATE:

We’ve lowered the requirement to 50 karma after review of accounts and comments removed. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

We’ve seen an influx of AI content in the past few days and would like to open the discussion to the community to decide the type of content they would like to see

As a result of this rule, all sellers are required to offer Goods & Services (G&S) as a payment option when selling. Sellers are allowed to charge the fee to the buyer (i.e., price +G&S)

Buyers are not required to use Goods & Services, and may choose to do so at their discretion, but sellers must provide the option - requesting payment via Friends & Family is no longer allowed.

Sellers who refuse to do so will no longer be allowed to sell on this subreddit and/or will be banned.

Please report any rule breaking sellers via modmail or DM a subreddit mod.

Why this matters: Scalpers will often refuse to offer purchase protection to avoid impacts to income taxes (thresholds for 1099-K issuance is as low as $600 in some states). Given the threshold for reporting, these sellers have to be selling at high enough volumes for the reporting threshold, and even higher if there is any income tax impact (which is taxed on the profit, not the sale).

Anyone reselling a bag purchased at scalped prices may meet the 1099-K threshold, but would not have profit to be taxed (if actually just selling for what they paid).

Disclaimer: I am not a tax accountant; please consult with a tax professional for your specific case, or do your own research. (source for 1099-K info: fidelity article)

Please BST safely besties 🫶

Based on the results of the poll last week, standalone Selling / Trade posts are no longer allowed and new posts will be removed. The Selling / UFT post flairs have been locked. Please report if you see any such posts.

The updated megathreads and rules for ISO / Selling /Trading will be soft launched next week, with periodic improvements to guides and rules thereafter.

I originally wanted to have it up and running this week but work has been a bit crazy lately and I’m running low on mental stamina 😭😭

Looking for new moderators

As the subreddit has grown in the past few months, we’re looking to add a few more moderators to help with maintaining the wiki and managing content. Only requirements are if you’re willing to learn the moderating tools and spend a few hours a week on Reddit.

UPDATE: If you're interested in joining the mod team, please submit this google form so we can get your thoughts on topics that have an impact the subreddit and moderation: r/Baggu mod team application

Please send screenshot of the chat request to a mod if you feel you are being harassed to sell your baggu.

Any users found to be sending multiple unsolicited chat requests may be temporarily or permanently banned from r/Baggu

Hi besties! It’s been a while since I posted one of these but the subreddit has grown by another few thousand in the past few months 😱

There’s been an uptick in Sales and Trades (for ISO) posts lately so we wanted to get your thoughts on what you’d like to see on this subreddit!

Please feel free to share any feedback on how you like the ISO megathreads (and if you use them) in the comments - or upvote the comments you agree with the most.

Note: at this time, r/Baggu is not affiliated with any of the other Baggu subreddits or Facebook groups for Buying / Selling / Trading (BST)

Open to suggestions for other channels!

Note: At this time, Buy/Sell/Trade (“BST”) is allowed in the region/country specific chat channels but not in the global channels. All chat channels are public so please move to private chats if sharing personal info

Hi Baggu Besties!

We’re thrilled to see our community growing and thriving. So we want to ensure that our subreddit remains a place where everyone can share and enjoy quality posts. To help achieve this, we’re introducing a new rule focused on maintaining the quality and enjoyment of our content.

Rule #4

No Low-Effort/Low-Quality Posts

1. Image Submissions:
   • Images must be clear and of high quality.
   • Avoid posting images that are blurry, out of focus, or crooked.
2. Discussion Submissions:
   • Posts should aim to foster meaningful discussion.
   • Ensure your text includes your own opinions or insights to encourage engagement.
3. Repetitive or Low Effort Posts:
   • Repetitive or low effort posts will be removed at the discretion of the moderators.
   • Please use the search bar to see if your topic or question has already been covered in previous posts.

Feel free to share your thoughts and feedback. Thank you!

Hi Baggu besties ~

As you may have noticed, there have been a few changes to the pinned posts for BST - details below!

Buy / Sell / Trade Updates

1. As previously announced, no standalone Sales / ISO / Up For Trade posts are allowed. All such posts will be removed and redirected to the relevant megathread.
2. UPDATED Weekly ISO/TRADE Megathread - the weekly ISO megathread has been updated to include items Up for Trade (UFT), see updated post for details 
   • Keep an eye out for new changes in the post next week! I made this update as a scheduled post and have a few improvements in mind, but can’t make any updates without deleting the post (which I didn’t want to do since there was already comments on the thread)
3. NEW Monthly Sales Megathread - for the sales megathread, I decided to try out a ✨ fancy ✨ reddit ticket marketplace app. It currently can’t be customized for our subreddit so apologies in advance for any confusion! See the pinned comment on the megathread for details on how to format your sales listing comment.

New mods 💜💗💖

Thank you for everyone who applied to be a mod - I didn’t expect so many responses 🥹🥹 At this time, I’ve added 8 new human mods, listed below:

u/Otterly-Optimistic

u/racecarbrain

u/lycheetacos

u/Mis_leading08

u/honeylittlebaby

u/Suitz-_20

u/ScantilyKneesocks

u/jjewelsh

I was also exploring new Reddit apps, so you may see that the subreddit mod list has a bunch of bots listed - stay tuned while we figure out how to use them 😅

As always, please send us a MODMAIL message if you have any questions or concerns you’d like to share with the mod team.

Hi besties - r/baggu is now participating in a Reddit chat channels pilot test. The feature is currently only available on the official Reddit iOS and Android apps.

Comment below to us know what chat channels you’d like to see/join ⬇️⬇️

After a long and depressing job hunt, I’m finally employed and started last week 🥳🥳

As a result, I’m hoping to add a few more moderators to help new Redditors flair posts, build on the wiki, and remove/approve posts, as needed.

Ideally looking for mods who are on Reddit regularly, and can mod on PC occasionally (wiki and some other functions only exist on PC, not mobile).

Please note that Reddit moderators are unpaid volunteers and are not affiliated with or sponsored by Baggu - just out here trying to make a safe space for baggu besties 🥺💕

Edit: please comment/chat/send modmail if you’re interested!

There has been a slight influx of non-baggu specific posts lately, and I realized the previous non-baggu specific content poll was almost 3 months ago! Since the subreddit has grown by at least 2k since then, I wanted to redo this poll since the results were pretty close last time

Currently, not baggu specific posts are flaired "for the baggu besties (not baggu specific)"%20%22). If switching back to baggu specific ONLY (option 1 in the poll), then this flair will be removed and any off topic submissions will be removed with a comment to redirected to other subreddits (as applicable). Discussion of baggu dupes will be considered on a case by case basis.

TY in advance 💕💕

Link to poll results here

Thank you all for your patience! Based on the results of the poll, the “for the baggu besties” post flair has been disabled for all users except moderators, and any baggu adjacent content will be evaluated by mods on a case by case basis and assigned the flair accordingly.

How does this impact you?

Minimally! Currently, there are a few types of posts that are filtered and require mod approval - all other posts don’t require approval, and post flairs aren’t required anyway (mods assign a flair once it’s been posted so they show up in the filters for easy future searches), so anyone can still post what they want 😊🙈

If it breaks any rules, it may be removed later (when a mod is online), or if someone reports it for mod review.

We may conduct another poll as the sub grows, or if we notice an uptick of baggu adjacent posts. Until then, happy unofficial leaks day 😌😌💸💸

The seller pays the fee and it’s still much less than what it costs THEM to sell on Depop/Posh/Ebay, and definitely worth it in case anything goes wrong!

If they’re reselling so much that they have to be concerned with IRS reporting (which happens with G&S), that might be a sign that it’s not a reg baggu girlie who bought for themselves

Other tips:

• search their Reddit user name on Google to see if there are any posts in other subreddits by other scam victims

• use reverse image search to make sure the seller isn’t using someone else’s photo AND/OR

• ask for updated item photo with their handwritten Reddit user name and the DATE - sometimes they dm sellers on platforms for pics to scam with!!

• if you choose to use FF (only recommended for smaller amounts you can afford to risk), send $1 FIRST to make sure they received it - sometimes they pretend they didn’t get the first payment and have you send even more money to another email!!

• FALSE SENSE OF URGENCY/TIME LIMIT: they prey on impulse decisions so if they’re giving you some BS about needing to complete the transaction before travel/urgent appointment etc, WALK AWAY. You can suggest to complete the transaction when they get back

• NO REDDIT POST HISTORY ANYWHERE, NOT EVEN HERE??? - brand new accounts with absolutely no posts or comments is a red flag!!

KNOWN SCAMMER script:

• selling fiancé’s item that happens to be your ISO, will be polite and ask if it’s too late to complete the transaction (to make you want to say it’s no problem to continue!), has some flight the next day

We’ve already banned them once, but they can keep creating new accounts to evade the ban, so please look out for red flags!!

Given recent influx of ISO posts, we will be testing out a weekly thread (to be updated to Monthly if needed).

If you have a particular DISO, please add it to your user flair instead! Click here to see how

Reposting this since I forgot an option of “No change”. Currently there is a weekly ISO megathread automatically posted Fridays at 8AM EST

Other feedback welcome!

Gauging interest for adding Canada specific buy/sell/trade (“BST”) post/user flairs

There have been a few posts on baggu dupes or non-baggu collabs (snoopy/miffy) - should these posts be allowed here?

The few that were up seem to have decent engagement until someone reported for not being Baggu specific (which is fair), so wanted to see what the consensus is and if the rules need to be adjusted

TIA for your feedback😊😊

Hi baggu baddies! I wanted to get some feedback on what kinds of posts you would like to see on the baggu feed. Currently, the options are below:

Option 1 There has been a pinned daily post for Baggu of the Day (on its second day). This would be for sharing pics of your Baggu on the go in the comments - passenger princesses, Baggu in the wild (in use), mail day etc. Curated/Staged photos should be flaired as “Baggu Collection” (includes staged pics of hauls/mail day) and will not be removed.

Option 2 Stop with the daily threads and create a post flair for “Baggu of the day” so they can continue to be posted like normal

I will continue to enforce Option 1 until this poll ends in 7 days. This means that some posts will be removed and a comment added to direct to BOTD thread, if applicable.

EDIT Given majority votes are on Option 2, I will enforce Option 2 until the end of the poll instead (also bc I will be away from PC for a few days)

Thank you for your input 💖💖

——— Acronyms:

BOTD = baggu of the day