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cheapgame... cheapgame...
 
M$1 September 24, 2009 02:55 PM

Is it OK to ask for a swap on Mahalo?

I thought about asking -
"I would like DVD X, I am willing to trade DVD Y or Z. Is anyone interested? Please reply below and send me your address in a private question"

Is this OK with Mahalo?
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philipy philipy
 
 September 24, 2009 05:55 PM
I doubt it will get you in trouble, but it's not really what Mahalo is for, and I'm not sure you'll really find matches here given the size of the active userbase, and how long questions stay visible.

I suspect there are probably much better sites to propose trades like that on.

Or you could just sell your unwanted DVDs on eBay and buy the ones you want for cheap there. It saves you having to find someone who just happened to have what you want, and just happens to want what you have.

PS Googling "DVD swap site" throws up stuff like this:

http://www.swapadvd.com/index.php
http://www.squidoo.com/swap-dvds-online
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-testing/reviews-tests/appliances-electronics/movie-swapping-web-sites
http://www.swaptree.com/
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cheapgamer cheapgamer
 
September 24, 2009 06:28 PM
Thanks for the links ^_^ I am already a member of Swaptree and I really like it

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philipy philipy
 
September 24, 2009 06:40 PM
Maybe you should write a page on "How to Swap DVDs Online"? :)

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ematlosz ematlosz
 
September 24, 2009 03:03 PM
I like the idea of being able to ask for trades. It could be fun but some people may take advantage of it and screw it up.

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pellrider pellrider
 
September 24, 2009 03:22 PM
I was asked by one Mahalo staff member to take over certain page. I let her take it. As a staff member she was able to assign it to herself, without me being abandoning the page.
So, if you can ask people to trade, and then contact a staff member with your request. Am I thinking correct?

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cheapgamer cheapgamer
 
September 24, 2009 04:23 PM
I wasn't asking about swapping pages I was thinking about DVDs CDs Video games. . .

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pellrider pellrider
 
September 24, 2009 04:43 PM
sorry! wrong answer!!

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chriswinga... chriswinga...
 
September 24, 2009 04:30 PM
I like a swap idea for dvds, cds and video games.

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psynopsis psynopsis
 
September 24, 2009 11:11 PM
I don't see what could be wrong with that. It's safer to trade things on Mahalo than on other sites, since you don't know much about that person. It could be added as an extra thing on Mahalo, but asking directly on here is also a good Idea. I would be willing to participate.

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liyun2060 liyun2060
 
September 25, 2009 01:41 PM
If we are in the above exchange of DVD, then mahalo do not have a good exchange mechanism to ensure that the interests of both sides

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