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Swap.com is leading the swapping movement both online and in communities around the world. We bring people together to swap their stuff through our website, mobile app, local events, homes, schools, and co-branded partnerships.
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Did you know teachers often end up buying their own classroom books?
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Community Archive
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Thank Goodwill It’s Friday! Show Us Your Scores & Hauls
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Goodwill here at Swap.com, and for the past three years we’ve closely partnered with the organization in each city we visit for our swap events. We love Goodwill because, well because it was also founded in Boston (over 100 years ago!), but more importantly because it provides [...] -
We Put the Pin in Swappin’ – Follow Us on Pinterest!
Swappers, by nature, are a bunch of trendsetters (hello, swapping/sharing is the lifestyle trend right now!) and every trendsetter we know is on Pinterest — so now we are, too! We unofficially started using Pinterest about six months ago, with boards for the “Swapperazzi” — where Swap.com staffers share the best swapped fashion and swap [...] -
Kicking Off Your New Year’s Resolution, Part II
It’s kind of funny that I’m the one writing about New Year’s resolutions, considering that I haven’t made one myself in, oh, probably ten years. It’s not that I don’t like resolutions or anything, it’s just that I find most tend to get pushed to the side. In my experience I’ve found that as we [...] -
Swap.com’s List Your Way to $1K Giveaway
We’re so amped for the first ever World Swap Day on January 21st, 2012 that we wanted to get you in on the excitement now by announcing our first ever Swap.com Market contest: the List Your Way to $1K Giveaway! All you have to do to enter is list everything you have to swap on [...] -
Make Sure You Know Where Your Charitable Donations Go
Certainly you’ve seen the bins around town that allow you to drop off your old clothes and go. Perhaps you’ve even donated through those bins before. Presumably, the clothes make their way to a charity in need. But do you really know where those clothes end up? Most likely this isn’t even a question you have [...] -
4 Ways to Get Involved in the New Sharing Economy
Chances are if you’re reading this you’re hopefully already participating in what has been deemed our new “sharing economy,” and share a resource with neighbors, or barter and swap your stuff for other goods. The advantages of participating in such an economy are indisputable. Sharing saves money, time, and wastes a whole lot less in [...] -
Swap4Schools: Matching Community Haves with Schools Needs
During these difficult economic times funding for public schools has been tight. Budgets have been cut, libraries have become woefully out of date and teachers are resorting to buying their own classroom books and other resources. Recognizing that the nation’s public schools are facing a drastic shortage of supplies, we’ve leveraged our online swap marketplace [...] -
New Resource for Gen Y-er’s Sharing for Survival
As a college student who is inching ever closer to that dreaded graduation date one day at a time, the reality of entering the job market during a recession is always looming in the back of my mind. The only consolation being of course, that I am not alone in this, as my entire generation [...] -
Introducing the New and Expanded Swap.com
Swap.com is building the world’s largest swap market with your help. With over 1 million members already swapping millions of items, Swap.com is THE place to connect with friends and swap the stuff you have for the stuff you want. Right now, you can swap books, video games, movies, and music online; you can find [...] -
Preview: The New-Look of Swap.com
It’s been awhile since we’ve been able to add some much needed polish and an updated look to your favorite swapping site. Well today we’re going behind the curtain for a sneak peak at the new look of Swap.com: You’ll notice that most of the changes are purely cosmetic to give a fresh face to [...]