Grassboots enables sports clubs, schools, colleges and universities to promote sustainability and affordability in sport by providing an online marketplace for pre-loved sportswear and equipment

The online marketplace for pre-loved sportswear and equipment

Grassboots enables sports clubs, schools, colleges and universities to promote sustainability and affordability in sport.

Sports club with children playing various sports outside

Support

Support your local sports community

Sports clubs plays a vital part in our society, we’d be lost without them! Grassboots helps with fundraising and breaking down cost barriers of sport participation - join the team, be active, support your club and community.

Sustainability

Donate those items you no longer need to your local Grassboots marketplace & support the circular economy

Mother looking in wardrobe for items no longer needed

Inclusivity

Help remove cost barriers to sports participation, give your community a more affordable option

Man viewing football boots product listing on his smartphone via the Grassboots app

Fundraising

The money spent on Grassboots goes to your local sports community so they can continue their amazing work.

Example showing £157 raised for your local sports club

Donate

Declutter and donate your sports gear

Donate your pre-loved sportswear and equipment to your favourite, local, sports marketplace

Snap

Take a pic of your pre-loved sports item. The better the picture the greater the chance of someone snapping it up

Price

Think of a sensible price. Remember, the aim is to get these items re-used and back in the game

Describe

Add in a few details such as brand, size, condition and primary sport so others can easily find your item! Hit ‘donate’ and you’re all done.

Buy

Shop sustainably and locally

Grassboots have created a network of local sports marketplaces. Choose which one you'd like to follow and see what's available

Shop

Browse many pre-loved sports goods for sale and buy what you need for a fraction of usual prices

Collect

Arrange collection directly via the in-app messenger - why not organise to meet at the clubhouse

Enjoy

Get out there and show them what you've got!

Every marketplace has different sportswear, footwear, accessories, and equipment for sale; from boots to bats, hoodies to hockey sticks and everything in between… covering every sport you can think of!

Kids Football Boots

Men - Adult 6

£4.50

Kids Green P.E. Top

Boys - Age 7-8

£2.00

Sports shorts

Girls - Age 5-6

£3.00

Field Hockey Stick

46-54 in: Age 7-12

£3.00

Kids sports cap

Size S

£2.50

Ballerina outfit with shoes laid out on bed

Kids Ballerina Outfit

Girls - Age 4-5

£3.00

With Grassboots, everyone can be FIRST 🏆

F

Fundraise

Help community sports clubs and schools raise much needed funds.

I

Inclusive

Attract and retain more members at your club by offering them a way of getting the sports goods they need at more affordable prices.

R

Re-use

Help promote the re-use of sportswear and sports equipment within your community before buying new.

S

Sustainable

Help your club and fellow community members reduce their carbon footprint and be more environmentally friendly.

T

Trade

Build up a pre-loved sports marketplace at your club or school, which helps everyone.

Buy, Donate and Support via the Grassboots App

To shop and donate your pre-loved sports gear, download the app!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Buying an item

Search for amazing sportswear, equipment and accessories from the catalogue of listed items and find something you want to buy.
If you have questions before buying, contact the seller / donator to ask about the item via our “Message Seller” button, which can be found within the listing.
Paying for your chosen item is simple, press “Buy Now” on the item’s listing, this will take you through to our Stripe checkout page which accepts all the usual card payments as well as Apple and GooglePay (pretty much everything except cash).

2. Once An Item Is Bought

Make contact with the seller / donator to arrange a pickup location via our messaging service. We suggest the onus is on the buyer to collect or arrange postage of the item (if postage is possible).
As Grassboots is a community-focused platform, why not meet at the club house, training pitch or somewhere convenient but we’ll leave that for you to arrange.
If the item is damaged, or is significantly different from the description, try to find agreement with the seller / donator. If you need us to step in, please contact us and we’ll try to help.

3. Shop Other Community Marketplaces

If you want to shop other marketplaces on Grassboots, tap on the + buttons at the top of the Home Page and choose the marketplaces you want to add.
If you can’t find your sports organisation on the member list, please tell them to get in touch or even easier, email contact details to the Grassboots Team (hello@grassboots.club) and we will make contact and help them join up!

4. Which Sports Organisation I Am Fundraising For?

This will be the organisation that you first linked to when registering on Grassboots, your “principal organisation”.
The logo of your principal organisation will show up on the first circle at the top left of your app “Home Page”. You can also check by clicking on your “Profile”.
This tells you where the proceeds from your donation(s), once sold, will go to help fundraise for.
Multiple clubs to support? You can change the principal organisation that you support and share the love of raising funds within your wider community.
This can be done by tapping on the principal organisation icon, then pick from your drop-down list, once selected, this automatically switches to the organisation that you will now help fundraise for.
You will need to log back in to activate your choice.

5. How To List Items?

1. Take pictures of the item(s) to sell.
2. Tap on the “Sell & Donate” button.
3. Upload a photo(s) to show off the item at its best and give a view on condition.
4. Add a “Title” e.g. Nike blue football boots.
5. Set a price to sell (see below for more info).
6. Follow the listing prompts to provide details on sport, category and size.
7. When listing please add some information of the items condition, we recommend:
- Brand New Club Kit
- Never Been Used
- Lightly Used
- Game Tested
7. Press “Upload” – your listing is now live.

6. Set The Price

The focus of Grassboots is to support your much-loved sports organisations, so we believe it is best to sell items at a great price and ensure sportswear and equipment gets back in the sporting arena, where it belongs.
Whilst we appreciate larger or newer items may attract a higher price, we want everyone to benefit from your listing and ensure it sells quickly to benefit you, your organisation and the buyer, so set at an affordable price to keep recycling within the community.

7. Support Your Community With Our Earnings Split Slider

Once you’ve set a sale price, use our slider scale to share some or all of the funds, with the organisation that you support and give something back to your sporting community.
By using the Grassboots slider scale, you can quickly see the money you will get from your listing as well as the share that the organisation will receive from your generous split.
Our payment provider, Stripe, charges a fee of 1.5% of the total price plus 20p. We have deducted this from the total amount so that you can see exactly what you and the organisation you support, will earn.

8. Only List Clean Items

In general, all items that you list should be clean and in a condition that you would be happy to receive them. We recommend washing them in a way suitable to the item’s material.
Any spots, defects, or similar flaws that don’t wash off must be included in the listing’s description and photos. Please be aware that if they’re not noted this is likely to cause issue and may only result in reduced sale proceeds.
Make sure any sports equipment is safe to use and fit for purpose.

9. What You Cannot List (Selling or Donating)?

Items that violate laws.
Counterfeits and IP-infringing items.
Food, drinks, perishables, detergents, and cleaning chemicals.
Medications, medical supplies, prescription products, vitamins, and supplements.
Items promoting violence, discrimination, hatred, crime, terrorism.
Non-hygienic items (e.g., used underwear).
Recalled products.

10. What You Can Sell / Donate?

Basically, anything sport related that is in a useable condition – children’s, women’s and men’s sports related clothing, footwear, equipment or accessories.
Help others carry on sporting story you started!

11. Blocking And Reporting

If you receive spam, harassment, inappropriate content, requests for your private data, pictures of you wearing an item (with or without your face visible) or any other discrimination, you should block and report the member.
Press the 3-dot-symbol in the upper right corner of a listing and select “Block User”.
The blocked member will no longer be able to send you messages or buy your items. Also, you’ll no longer be able to see the member’s items.
Please report inappropriate behaviour by clicking on the same 3-dot-symbol in the upper right corner and press “Report” the post will then be investigate.