Who we are

Got A Thing Need A Thing started with a simple idea. Most of us own things we only use a few times a year — a pressure washer, a kayak, a tent. And most of us have needed one of those things and had to buy it instead of just renting it for a weekend. Somebody has already paid the money for that gear. It’s just sitting there, while someone else could be using it. What I like to say is: make that gear make money for you.

GTNT connects the two: people renting out what they already own to people nearby who need it for a day or a week. Owners earn from gear that would otherwise sit idle. Renters get what they need without paying full price for something they’ll use once.

We’re a small, owner-run company, and we built GTNT around one belief: both people in a rental should know exactly who they’re dealing with, what it costs, and what happens if something goes wrong. So that’s what this page is — all of it, written out plainly.

For owners — how you make money

It’s your gear, and you stay in charge of it. You list it, you manage it, and you decide everything about how it’s rented:

• How much — you set the price, by the day, weekend or week.
• When it goes out and comes back — you set the pickup and return hours that work for you.
• What you expect — you describe the item, its condition and anything a renter needs to know.
• Who rents it — every request comes to you first. You accept the ones you’re comfortable with and decline the ones you’re not.
• When you need it back for yourself — pause your listing any time you want to use it, until whatever date you choose. Renters see it as in use and can join a waitlist, and they’re emailed when it’s available again.
• How you get the word out — once your listing is live you get your own link and a share button, so you can post it anywhere you like.

What it costs you: listing is free, and there’s no cost at all unless something rents. When it does, GTNT’s standard fee is 15% of the booking total, with a $3.50 minimum. For example, rent something out at $25 a day for a week: the booking comes to $175, GTNT’s fee is $26.25, and you keep $148.75.

If a renter cancels at the last minute, you still get part of the booking — and if you’re the one who has to cancel, the renter gets every penny back.

For renters — how you save

• Rent it for the day or week you actually need it, instead of buying something that spends the rest of the year in a garage.
• You pay the listed price plus sales tax. There’s no service fee added on top — GTNT’s fee comes out of the owner’s side.
• Cancel 24 hours or more before pickup and you get a full refund.

How both sides are protected

• Everyone is a real, verified person. Owners verify their ID before they can list, and renters before they can book. Verification is handled by Stripe; GTNT never sees or stores your ID document.
• Individuals only. Everyone on GTNT is an individual, 18 or older — not a rental company.
• Every listing is reviewed by a person before it goes public.
• A security deposit protects the owner. A refundable hold of 25% of the rental price is placed on the renter’s card and released when the item comes back without a problem. It’s a hold, not insurance.
• Photos on both ends. Both sides can add condition photos at pickup and at return, so there’s a record if anything is ever disputed.
• Reviews, both ways. After a rental, the owner and renter can review each other, and the item gets its own rating.
• A person decides disputes — not an algorithm.

What it costs, plainly

Listing

Free

Owners, when it rents

15% of the booking total, $3.50 minimum

Renters

The listed price plus sales tax — no service fee

Security deposit

A refundable 25% hold, not a charge

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