Welcome to Swapping Ideas
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.
Swap Faster with Swap.com Mobile
Swap.com Mobile is a free iPhone is app that lets you scan items into your HAVE and WANT lists, manage your account, see what you can get for your stuff, and participate in swaps.Donate to Swap4Schools
Did you know teachers often end up buying their own classroom books?
Our swap community donates items for free!
Find Swappers in Your Local Area
Swap.com Local finds and connects you with swappers in your town. We have over 14,000 local sites to bring swapping right to your front door.
Swap Spotlight Archive
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Swapping School for Spring Break: Morgan’s Picks
We’ve still got spring break on the mind here at Swap.com, as our fabulous intern Laura shared yesterday with her picks of five items from the Swap.com Market perfect for a beach getaway. Today, it’s our other intern Morgan’s turn: check out her curated list of available swap items perfect for the ultimate road trip! [...] -
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 [...] -
An Award-Winning Spring for Swap.com
It’s been a whirlwind few weeks at Swap.com. We are moving at a blazing pace to give people more swapping opportunities. The Swap team is hard at work making it easier to connect to your Facebook friends on Swap.com, find local swap events in your area, and give people a place to swap just about [...] -
An Earth Day Gift from Swap.com: Free Swapping All Day
Why do you swap instead of shop? Is it the knowledge that you’re saving a ton of cash? Is it the excitement of getting stuff in the mail? Is it to feed your voracious reading, listening, viewing, or gaming appetite? No matter your main reason for swapping, the fact is, you’re also making a very [...] -
Swap Of The Day: Paint Swap
At Swap.com we have some incredible stories about swapping in our online marketplace and at our offline events. We want to bring you swapping stories from all across the swap movement and would love your help! Send your ideas for Swap.com’s Swap of the Day to swapoftheday@swap.com. If your basement or garage is overflowing with [...] -
Swapper of the Month: Jamie Beal, Teacher and Swap4schools Fan
Nearly two months ago, we initiated the Swap4Schools campaign to unite the swapping community with teachers and schools in need of books. In that short period of time, the campaign has spread like wildfire across the country, netting thousands of donations in more than 40 states. The stories that we’ve heard from teachers and educators [...] -
Interview with Swap CEO Jeff Bennett on Radio Green Talk
On Wednesday, Swap CEO Jeff Bennett appeared on Radio Green Talk, a live program that brings together business owners, environmentalists and visionaries to share their expertise and solutions to creating a sustainable planet. In this extensive interview, Jeff and the hosts discuss how Swap.com is leading the national growing swapping movement and how Swap seeks [...] -
An Overwhelming Response to Swap4Schools
There are some workweeks that are just truly amazing. Some weeks make you feel like you couldn’t imagine accomplishing more than you did. Thankfully, I’m in the midst of one of these weeks. On top of everything else that is happening around the halls of Swap.com headquarters, we officially launched Swap4Schools. Swap4Schools began as a [...] -
A Few of Our Favorite Things…
It’s been a long, hot summer in Boston, but the work behind-the-scenes at Swaptree hasn’t wavered. We’ve been churning out new concepts and categories, and fielding customer service requests to make the swapping experience stellar. In the past few months we’ve announced new product offerings, new Facebook and Twitter pages, and oh, just a little [...] -
Jeff Bennett: Swapping Just Got a Whole Lot Easier
There is a huge opportunity for swapping goods and services. Trillions of dollars flow through swaps (and I dont mean interest rate swaps) of books, music, movies, games, skis, kids clothes, gift cards and many more categories every year. It’s a social experience – you likely tend to swap with friends, family or colleagues in [...]