Lynne,
It seems a shame to tip things, haven't you got a local charity shop?

Our new Freecycle moderator is sounding quite officious, most of the messages come with an "edited to correct format" note on them.

And, yes, if you get the digest you get Offered and Taken at the same time, which makes me wonder if there are loads of traders out there poised over their emails waiting to snap things up.