Comments on: #swapshop http://blog.sendsocial.com/2009/12/swapshop/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:36:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: glen http://blog.sendsocial.com/2009/12/swapshop/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 glen Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:52:08 +0000 http://blog.sendsocial.com/?p=150#comment-1084 @guy1067 Really glad you like the idea of #swapshop (obviously!). LOVE the idea of swapping books. I think to make it affordable you should swap more than 1 book at once, what do you reckon? @guy1067 Really glad you like the idea of #swapshop (obviously!).

LOVE the idea of swapping books. I think to make it affordable you should swap more than 1 book at once, what do you reckon?

]]> By: guy1067 http://blog.sendsocial.com/2009/12/swapshop/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 guy1067 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:46:12 +0000 http://blog.sendsocial.com/?p=150#comment-1082 I really like the idea of a swapshop, and obviously you can utilise the infrastructure that's already in place via sendsocial. It made me think about swapping books as well. People upload names of books they are happy to swap into a 'swaplibrary' and you 'swap' it for others. Obviously there's a cost involved each time, but perhaps some kind of affordable model could be created. All the arguments against it above - trust, other dedicated sites that already do it, don't really stand up for me. There's lots of examples of sites out there that offer the same or similar things. People go with what they feel an affinity with. Love the idea of sendsocial and I'll be using it soon. I really like the idea of a swapshop, and obviously you can utilise the infrastructure that’s already in place via sendsocial. It made me think about swapping books as well. People upload names of books they are happy to swap into a ’swaplibrary’ and you ’swap’ it for others. Obviously there’s a cost involved each time, but perhaps some kind of affordable model could be created. All the arguments against it above – trust, other dedicated sites that already do it, don’t really stand up for me. There’s lots of examples of sites out there that offer the same or similar things. People go with what they feel an affinity with. Love the idea of sendsocial and I’ll be using it soon.

]]> By: glen http://blog.sendsocial.com/2009/12/swapshop/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 glen Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:37:08 +0000 http://blog.sendsocial.com/?p=150#comment-1070 @Leona I agree, it is a 'bit' flawed. It relies on trust which is hard to come by however I would use my judgement before doing a swap by looking at their profile etc ... ebay is better if you want cash but this is more fun I think, plus ebay takes a cut whereas the #swapshop doesn't. The other thing about ebay is the buyer has to give the seller their physical address, whereas SendSocial doesn't. Above all, #swapshop it will bring virtual friends/contacts/followers closer together I think. @Leona I agree, it is a ‘bit’ flawed. It relies on trust which is hard to come by however I would use my judgement before doing a swap by looking at their profile etc … ebay is better if you want cash but this is more fun I think, plus ebay takes a cut whereas the #swapshop doesn’t.

The other thing about ebay is the buyer has to give the seller their physical address, whereas SendSocial doesn’t.

Above all, #swapshop it will bring virtual friends/contacts/followers closer together I think.

]]> By: Leona Grey http://blog.sendsocial.com/2009/12/swapshop/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Leona Grey Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:27:28 +0000 http://blog.sendsocial.com/?p=150#comment-1069 I liked the original sendsocial idea. However, I consider this new one a bit flawed. There are already dedicated websites that make swapping stuff fun, sendsocial would just over complicate it. A second more common option, is to just sell it on eBay. I liked the original sendsocial idea. However, I consider this new one
a bit flawed. There are already dedicated websites that make swapping stuff fun, sendsocial would just over complicate it. A second more common option, is to just sell it on eBay.

]]> By: glen http://blog.sendsocial.com/2009/12/swapshop/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 glen Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:16:58 +0000 http://blog.sendsocial.com/?p=150#comment-1068 @Al thanks for sharing, cool if you're after a new iPod. I have an iPhone and have no need for an iPod anymore. BUT I am willing to swap it for something, do you have anything to swap? @Al thanks for sharing, cool if you’re after a new iPod. I have an iPhone and have no need for an iPod anymore. BUT I am willing to swap it for something, do you have anything to swap?

]]> By: Al http://blog.sendsocial.com/2009/12/swapshop/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Al Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:18:53 +0000 http://blog.sendsocial.com/?p=150#comment-1066 Did you know that apple stores are currently offering 10% off new iPods if you hand in your old one for recycling? Just thought you might be interested to know.... Al :) Did you know that apple stores are currently offering 10% off new iPods if you hand in your old one for recycling? Just thought you might be interested to know…. Al :)

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