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January 22, 2008
First Swaptree trade
I have been a member of Swaptree.com for quite some time and found it interesting but never really found what I would consider to be a good swap. The problem really wasn't the shortage of products available, it was the shortage of stuff for me to trade away. I have always just sold things on Ebay or given them away on freecycle.org when I no longer wanted them.
About a week and a half ago I was sent an email requesting a trade and although I know my item was worth more, I wasn't playing it and probably never would again so I figured what the heck. The item I traded for is something I will install and play with a couple hours and likely put aside also (I just don't have time for much of any gaming any more) but for the grand total of $2 in postage, I got rid of something taking up space and have a few hours of fun in store.
The trade went very smooth despite being a three-party exchange. I sent my game last week and received the new one today. Easy cheesy!
If you have a lot of games, software, books etc. lying around - it is a really good way to parlay that into something else you might want. As I remember, Random from Sturgeon's Law also had a good experience with Swaptree.
Posted by CDogg at January 22, 2008 04:38 PM
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yes http://www.swaptree.com is great. ive had nothing but great trades.
Posted by: Larry at January 22, 2008 07:32 PM
Indeed, I continue to have good experiences; I've done well over a dozen trades and generally it's gone quite well. (I had one book be rather less good condition than advertised, but it wasn't really a big deal; likewise one game came in a bit of a crappy condition, but mostly it was dirty and I cleaned it up into usability quickly. Both of these people did not get positive feedback, of course.)
Where was I? Oh, yes. I view the Swaptree thing like famous economist blowhard Adam Smith viewed trade in general -- in a free trade situation, both parties should profit, since both are (presumably) parting with something they want less for something they want more. (Consequently, trade creates wealth, but this isn't meant to be an Adam Smith lesson.) So as long as I'm trading something I want less for something I want more, I try not to care about stated values on Amazon or whatever. I think it's probably good for me, philosophically or spiritually or whatever.
Random
Posted by: Random at January 22, 2008 08:03 PM