Jun

18

Trading Up

Filed Under Shopping 

swap shopRecently, a friend who is a mom was coming to visit, and she asked me for a favor — would I pick up a car seat for her to use while she was here.  Huh?  I thought that was a little nervy of her — until she told me it was free from someone who lived near to me, and that she had found it on FreeCycle.  A bargain place I didn’t know?  Looking into the site, I became aware that there exists a world of swapping — beyond that in history — of just about anything you can think of, often without leaving the comfort of your home, except maybe to pick something up.

So, without further ado, I give you a list of swap sites that set you up with free or swappable stuff.  Happy trading!  Please write and tell us about your successes.

http://www.swaptree.com - books, music, dvds and video games

http://www.barterbee.com - games, movies and music

http://www.campusbookswap.org – mostly textbooks

http://www.titletrader.com - books, dvds, cds games

http://toyswap.com -  uh, toys

http://www.makeupalley.com - used makeup? Not for me. 

http://www.garden.org/seedswap/ - seeds

http://swapbabygoods.com - baby stuff, mostly clothes

http://besthouseswap.com - Permanent real estate exchanges

http://www.homeexchange.com  -  Home Exchange® vacation

http://www.swapbabysitting.com - a great organizer site for sitters

http://www.swapthing.com  - 3.5 million different items!

http://uswapit.com - another “everything” site

http://www.dignswap.com - for the fashionistas

http://www.whatsmineisyours.com - mostly clothes and accessories, some furniture

http://www.swapstyle.com - clothes, accessories, cosmetics and shoes

http://www.timebanks.org -  a new spin on volunteering

http://www.paperbackswap.com - books, cds dvds

http://www.FrugalReader.com -  books

http://www.freecycle.com – the granddaddy of them all

Check back next week for a really cool swapping idea.

Meanwhile, for more on free stuff, click here.

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Comments

One Response to “Trading Up”

  1. Bella Jong on June 23rd, 2009 6:50 am

    Really great list for trade in websites. However if you go for few bargain and coupon sites you can also save money same as trade in items. Personally I use http://www.retailmenot.com/ (for coupons) , http://www.cheapdeals101.com/ (deal hunting) & many more…hope this helps you…