A friendlier neighborhood marketplace.
The Egg connects you with neighbors-of-neighbors to lend, borrow, give, and trade — built on real trust circles, not anonymous transactions. Beta now in Austin.
Free during beta · iOS & Android
How it works
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Join through a friend
Get an invite from someone you already know. Your circle starts small and grows naturally as friends invite friends.
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Post what you have or need
Lend a ladder, borrow a stand mixer, give away kid clothes, or ask if anyone has a spare patio chair. Eight post types cover the everyday stuff.
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Connect with real neighbors
Every post shows how you’re connected — direct friend, friend-of-friend, or a trusted community link. No anonymous strangers.
The trust model
Built around your circle, not the open internet.
Most marketplaces rely on stranger-to-stranger ratings and dispute systems. The Egg works differently — every post you see comes from someone in your trust circle, with the social distance shown right on the card.
That means safer trades, fewer no-shows, and conversations that feel like asking a neighbor instead of bidding against an algorithm.
We never expose posts to anonymous web visitors — even shared links show only the minimum needed for a friend to recognize what they sent you. Everything else stays in the app, where it belongs.