Awl on soap
About a year ago, the startup SwapTree was actively discussed in the news, but after that it calmed down. His idea was to offer users an exchange of things.
Yesterday it was announced the beginning of closed beta testing and the timing of the public launch - July 4. For those who don't want to wait, you can try it now , thanks to Michael Arrington with TechCrunch .
Pretty interesting service. And very nicely done. At the moment, it is possible to exchange books, audio CDs, DVDs and video games. Identifiers of things are codes on Amazon and ISBN for books.
You make two lists - what you have and what you want. It is understood that you are ready to change one position from the first list to any position from the second. After that, the service notifies you when a suitable option appears. You can agree to the transaction within 48 hours. After the parties have made a decision to conclude a transaction, each of the parties must send a parcel with a thing to the other party within the next business day.
The service is focused only on residents of the United States, which allows them to print paid stickers for items - their cost will be debited from your credit card.
After the transaction, that is, receiving shipments, users evaluate each other. This rating is publicly available, so all postal delays or your other shortcomings will be known.
What about the implementation itself - I have only positive emotions. The description of any thing is available when you hover over it, you can immediately evaluate the thing, or add to either of your two lists. It is also possible to import wishlist from Amazon, which is also quite convenient.
True, only for Americans. Russian Post is busy rebranding, points of collective access to the Internet, and similar not-so-specialized matters. How long to wait for a normal mail service is not yet known.
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Yesterday it was announced the beginning of closed beta testing and the timing of the public launch - July 4. For those who don't want to wait, you can try it now , thanks to Michael Arrington with TechCrunch .
Pretty interesting service. And very nicely done. At the moment, it is possible to exchange books, audio CDs, DVDs and video games. Identifiers of things are codes on Amazon and ISBN for books.
You make two lists - what you have and what you want. It is understood that you are ready to change one position from the first list to any position from the second. After that, the service notifies you when a suitable option appears. You can agree to the transaction within 48 hours. After the parties have made a decision to conclude a transaction, each of the parties must send a parcel with a thing to the other party within the next business day.
The service is focused only on residents of the United States, which allows them to print paid stickers for items - their cost will be debited from your credit card.
After the transaction, that is, receiving shipments, users evaluate each other. This rating is publicly available, so all postal delays or your other shortcomings will be known.
What about the implementation itself - I have only positive emotions. The description of any thing is available when you hover over it, you can immediately evaluate the thing, or add to either of your two lists. It is also possible to import wishlist from Amazon, which is also quite convenient.
True, only for Americans. Russian Post is busy rebranding, points of collective access to the Internet, and similar not-so-specialized matters. How long to wait for a normal mail service is not yet known.
Original here