Food &amp; Drink

How to sell food and drink on Metzee

The licence is yours to hold, the date goes in the listing, and the courier decides the rest.

buying

Buying food and drink in a live auction

Ask for the date and the allergen list on camera, and ask how it is being sent.

Pricing food and drink for a live auction

The date is the clock. Price for how long it has left and how far it has to go.

delivery

Packing and posting food and drink

Ask the courier first. Then seal it twice and assume the parcel will be hot.

collecting

Describing food and drink honestly

Sealed, dated, weighed, and every allergen written down.

collecting

What is your food or drink worth?

The date is the clock, and the courier decides how far it can go.

Photographing food and drink

The label, the date and the seal. Appetising comes second.

delivery

Delivering food and drink: courier, local or collection

For most perishables, collection or local delivery is the only honest answer.

buying

Questions to ask before bidding on food or drink

Which date is it, what are the allergens, and how is it getting to me?

Common mistakes selling food and drink

Promising delivery before asking the courier, and leaving the allergens off the listing.