Comments on: Swaptree: a service ready to get cloned and upgraded http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: arthur toscano http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367654 arthur toscano Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:36:54 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367654 Can you clone swaptree? Can you clone swaptree?

]]> By: Bobster http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367653 Bobster Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:10:46 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367653 I would like to introduce my points based swap service, Swapster.com. I am sure that name is a little easier to remember. You can trade CDs, DVDs, Video Games and Books. Free market rules apply; you determine how many points to charge for an item and how much to pay. A point has an equivalent value to $1. Pretty simple model, well done, easy to use, pretty... try it out. I would like to introduce my points based swap service, Swapster.com. I am sure that name is a little easier to remember. You can trade CDs, DVDs, Video Games and Books. Free market rules apply; you determine how many points to charge for an item and how much to pay. A point has an equivalent value to $1. Pretty simple model, well done, easy to use, pretty… try it out.

]]> By: Neil http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367652 Neil Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:01:28 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367652 I'm very biased, but I'm not entirely convinced by SwapTree. They've apparently (according to another blog post) done only 100,000 trades since they launched a year ago, whereas at ReadItSwapIt we've done almost 200,000 trades since 2006, and we're only focused on books. We're privately funded, and have spent somewhat less than the $5M or so Swaptree has raised. Unfortunately we're only available in the UK at the moment, but hope to move in to other countries in the future. I’m very biased, but I’m not entirely convinced by SwapTree. They’ve apparently (according to another blog post) done only 100,000 trades since they launched a year ago, whereas at ReadItSwapIt we’ve done almost 200,000 trades since 2006, and we’re only focused on books.

We’re privately funded, and have spent somewhat less than the $5M or so Swaptree has raised.

Unfortunately we’re only available in the UK at the moment, but hope to move in to other countries in the future.

]]> By: Mircea http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367651 Mircea Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:07:41 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367651 Somebody tell this to Samwer brothers! They are good at cloning :): http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/03/business/brothers.php (studiVZ.de is one of the clones). Somebody tell this to Samwer brothers! They are good at cloning :): http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/03/business/brothers.php (studiVZ.de is one of the clones).

]]> By: Manuel http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367650 Manuel Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:07:23 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367650 Just wondering, isn't www.hitflip.de doing this since years? Just wondering, isn’t http://www.hitflip.de doing this since years?

]]> By: Piers http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367649 Piers Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:21:23 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367649 A better and more successful implementation is <a href='http://www.paperbackswap.com/' rel="nofollow">Paperback Swap</a>. A better and more successful implementation is Paperback Swap.

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367648 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:55:25 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367648 True. Still, similar and THE company to set-up a local version of Swaptree... Do you know how they are doing? Might be interesting for a follow-up article... True. Still, similar and THE company to set-up a local version of Swaptree…

Do you know how they are doing? Might be interesting for a follow-up article…

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367647 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:53:41 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367647 That is MUCH better! :-) That is MUCH better! :-)

]]> By: Onder EREN http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367646 Onder EREN Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:37:15 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367646 Hi Boris. It mean "swap center" in Turkish. we will use "whatswap.com" for global version. Hi Boris.
It mean “swap center” in Turkish. we will use “whatswap.com” for global version.

]]> By: Robin Wauters http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/22/swaptree-a-service-ready-to-get-cloned-and-upgraded/#comment-367645 Robin Wauters Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:24:08 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4637#comment-367645 But Zilok isn't a swapping service, it's meant for users who want to rent out their stuff to people in their neighborhood. But Zilok isn’t a swapping service, it’s meant for users who want to rent out their stuff to people in their neighborhood.

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