Anyone use swaptree yet?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Swap & Trade Books, Trade Music, Swap Video Games, DVD & Movie Exchange - SwapTree They have been around a few years now. I signed up when the first started but never used them. I got an email from them and took a look at the site and am now thinking of getting rid of some of the stuff I no longer like. You can swap your old DVDs, Cd"s or video games for free for other DVDs or Cd's or Video games.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Yes Frank, I have - I joined last February and have done 60 successful and one unsuccessful trade.

It is easy, I pay for my postage and insurance online thru swaptree, print the label at home and just take the books to the post office.
Most books are between $2.75 and $3.25ish to mail.

I enjoy looking thru the site. I also use Amazon.com to find the ISP code of books I would like to get in the swap and add that to my want list.

A really nice service.

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Pat you have to buy the postage from swaptree or can you just go to the post office. what happens when you do not get what you should be getting is there feedback?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

I'm not telling my wife about this.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Pat you have to buy the postage from swaptree or can you just go to the post office. what happens when you do not get what you should be getting is there feedback?

Yes, you can pack your book and go to the post office and pay there.
I find it easier to print the label and pay for it all ahead of time.
I like to use the swaptree label as it already includes the tracking part of the postage and I can track my packages online thru the swaptree site.

Yes, there is feedback - I gave negative feedback to the one person who did not send me the book i swapped for.

One time, I said I would swap a book with someone and I realized I know loner had the book.
I explained it to my swap partner and I sent it from amazon.com used book service.

[craftemp Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close craftemp]

Swaptree

I have used it several times too... I got rid of a bunch of books that were just lying around and picked up some new ones to read. All of my trades have been sucessfull

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

I just checked my account; I have done 74 trades.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Pat, what happens if no one wants your books?

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Pat, what happens if no one wants your books?

Sniff, sniff....it can happen...swaptree is a lot like TSing in that it matters what u have...certain books will "pull" 7,000 matches while others will pull 100!
They also arrange 3 way trades that all 3 people have to agree to.

How it works....
You list your 10 books that you have to your account.
You list the books you want.
They then tell you if have a match....or if u don't have a match, they will show you what IS available for the books you have listed - so sometimes u will see something on that list that u just decide to take - kinda like search online..

It is a fluid inventory - today, no one has a request for your "A is for Alibi" but tomorrow someone does and they have a book that you want.

I think over the past year, I listed about 90 books - and I have received books and then traded them again - for a total of 74 trades.

And u never know who will want a book, even if it is an older one.