Find it nearby.
Search what you need and see what’s listed close to you, with the price and the pickup suburb. The lender’s notes and rules are on the listing, so you know what you’re getting before you book.
Australia’s peer-to-peer hire marketplace
How to hire on Shareloom
Need it for a weekend,not forever?
Hire it from someone nearby. Tents, tools, party gear, prams, the dress for one night. Pay through Shareloom, never in cash, and hand it back when you’re done.
- Pay online, never in cash.
- Any bond is held by Shareloom, then refunded.
- Full refund if the lender declines.
What do you need it for?
If you’d use it once or twice a year, hire it instead of buying it and storing it. A few of the things people hire:
A weekend away
A job around the house
Family visiting
One big night
Trying something new
Listings are growing every week. Can’t see what you need? and we’ll let you know when it’s listed nearby.
How it works
Four steps, start to finish. The money goes through Shareloom the whole way.
Book it and pay through Shareloom.
Pick your dates and pay online, never in cash and never into a stranger’s account. Your card is charged when you send the request. If the lender declines or doesn’t reply in time, you’re refunded in full.
The lender confirms.
Lenders reply by the time shown on your booking, within 24 hours, and some confirm instantly. Then you chat through Shareloom to set a pickup time. Until 2pm the day before, you only see the suburb.
Collect, use it, bring it back.
Check it over at handover, use it the way the lender asks, and hand it back as you found it. Any bond is refunded after the return, then leave a review for the next person.
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Safe payments, both sides.
Every hire is paid through Shareloom, never in cash and never into a stranger’s bank account. The lender isn’t paid until you’ve collected the item, and any bond is held by Shareloom, not by the lender.
No cash. No bank transfers. No chasing a refund.Safe payments, both sides.Built into every hire
- The price you see includes the service fee
- The lender is paid at handover, not before
- Any bond is held by Shareloom, then refunded
Before you book
- You see the price, the suburb, the lender’s notes and rules, and any bond or delivery fee before you pay
- Your card is charged when you send the request, and refunded in full if the lender declines or doesn’t reply in time
- Chat stays inside Shareloom. Nobody sees your phone number or email address
- The street address comes through from 2pm the day before pickup
If something goes wrong
- Lender cancels? You’re refunded in full
- Not what was listed? Don’t take it. Message the lender and tell Shareloom, and you’re refunded in full
- Problem during the hire? Message the lender first. If that doesn’t sort it, report it and Shareloom reviews it
- Damaged it? Tell the lender straight away. They can claim against the bond, and Shareloom decides what’s paid out
What it costs
No membership and no booking fee on top. The price on the listing is what you pay, plus any bond or delivery fee it shows, and the bond comes back.
- Signing upFree
- The hireThe listed price, fee included
- Bond, if the listing has oneHeld, then refunded
- Delivery or pickup feeOnly if the listing has one
- CancellingFull refund 5 or more days out
Prices are set by the lender, per day or per hire as the listing shows. Shareloom’s service fee is already in the price you see, so nothing is added at the end. Cancel within 24 hours of paying and you also get a full refund.
Can’t find what you need?
We’re starting in the Sutherland Shire and new listings go up every week. Tell us what you’re after and where you are, and we’ll let you know when someone nearby lists it.
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Questions people ask
Booking
Yes, and it’s free. You need to be 18 or over and confirm your email address. There’s no membership fee. You only pay when you hire something.
Lenders have until the reply-by time shown on your booking, usually 24 hours and always before 2pm the day before the hire. Some lenders use instant booking, so you’re confirmed straight away. If the lender declines or doesn’t reply in time, you’re refunded in full.
We’re starting in the Sutherland Shire and opening new areas as lenders join, because a marketplace is only useful once there’s something listed close to you. Listings show the suburb, so you can see what’s near you before you book.
Yes, with the one account. Listing is free and you keep your full hire price. Plenty of people hire a marquee for a party and list their pressure washer the same month.
Paying and refunds
The price on the listing. It already includes Shareloom’s service fee, so there’s nothing added at the end. If the listing has a bond, that’s charged too and refunded after the return, and delivery is extra only if you choose it.
When you send the booking request. The dates are held for you for 30 minutes while you pay. If the lender declines, doesn’t reply by the reply-by time, or you withdraw before they accept, you’re refunded in full. Refunds go back to the card you paid with, usually within 5 to 10 business days.
It’s the lender’s cover if something goes wrong, and Shareloom holds it, not the lender. When the lender marks the item returned undamaged, it’s refunded to you straight away. If they haven’t reported anything within three days of the hire ending, it’s refunded then.
If they do report a problem, the bond stays held while Shareloom reviews it and decides how much, if any, goes to the lender.
Yes, any time before the hire starts. Cancel 5 or more days before the hire date (by 11:59pm Sydney time), or within 24 hours of paying, and you get a full refund.
Later than that is a late cancellation: your bond and any delivery or pickup fee come back, but the hire price goes to the lender for the dates they held for you. The site shows you the exact refund before you confirm. Once the hire has started it can’t be cancelled on the site, so contact Shareloom. Refunds go back to the card you paid with, usually within 5 to 10 business days.
You get a full refund, automatically, and your dates are free to book elsewhere. The same goes if the lender doesn’t answer your request within 24 hours.
Pickup and return
From the lender, locally. While you’re browsing you see the suburb, and the street address comes through from 2pm the day before pickup. Some lenders offer delivery or pickup for a fee, which is shown before you pay.
Don’t take it. Message the lender and contact Shareloom. If it hasn’t been handed over, Shareloom can cancel the booking and refund you in full.
Tell the lender straight away through Shareloom. You’re responsible for the item from handover until it’s back, so the lender can claim against the bond and Shareloom decides what’s paid out. Anything above the bond is between you and the lender, so treat their things the way you’d want yours treated.
Message the other person through Shareloom first. If that doesn’t sort it, report the problem and Shareloom reviews it. Any bond stays held until that’s done.
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