We removed the redirect on client side during the weekend, and a 301 on the server side is now added so that we always have 1 hostname for all the merits.
We believe in the virtue of people - when dealing with another real person in physical world as opposed to online, most people are actually good people.
Risk of course exists, hence the deposit and the rental price that the item owner collects upfront. Our site facilitates the rental transaction process by providing step-by-step guides and tools, such as pre-filled ready-to-use rental contract that the owner and renter can optionally choose to use - all they need to do is to sign and date. Also we provide Google Calendar export so that you can setup the pickup/return easily and invite the other party so that both sides don't forget. Once involved in a transaction, both sides can communicate using the private direct messaging without revealing email/phone numbers upfront.
The process can be enhanced and improved for sure along the way, but we'll have to build up some user base first
On top of the listings, we also provide a full-fledged (MVP at this point) rental transaction process. So we are not just a free classifieds, but a marketplace/platform that tries to facilitate the entire ad-hoc rental transaction life cycle.
If anyone is interested, they can try out the rental process on the site themselves.