Stuff like this makes me feel it would be cool to organise a local "stuff club", where people would bring things for others to try out.
That alone isn't going to motivate many to bother, but there could be a sell/exchange/donate facility, in lieu of using eBay or Freecycle, and so less stuff ends up in drawers unused.
Guess it could hook in with local Makerspaces, tool libraries such as Men's Sheds, or even regular libraries. If in alliance with Makerspaces, repair & modification sessions would be a cool extension.
Ostensibly harder in smaller towns & in rural areas, but with less access to lots of physical stores, perhaps more demand for it?