In the mood to swap? An article about bartering websites

Do you have some things sitting around your house that you've tried to sell, but can't for whatever reason OR would you rather just try your hand at trading those things for something else you want?

Well bartering is a fun thing to do but sometimes it's a little embarrassing. So if you'd rather barter online than face-to-face, you'll find plenty of willing traders at these popular websites.

You can read more about these bartering websites here in this article and if you want to check out any of them, just click on the website banners. Clicking on them will take you directly to their site.

1. Join
Start by joining Zwaggle. The best part: It's FREE! If a friend or family member invited you to join, follow the directions in the e-mail you received (they'll earn extra Zoints for referring you). Click here to Join Now. You'll even earn some Zoints to get started when you sign up.

2. Share & Earn
Once you've joined, it's time to start sharing by posting your gently used children's items on Zwaggle. You'll earn Zoints for everything you pass along - plus extra karma points for keeping those things in circulation and out of the landfill. You can also earn Zoints by referring additional friends, family members, or coworkers to the community. They'll love the fact that we're committed to collaboration, not cash.

3. Search & Find
Once you've cleaned out your closet or garage, it's time to put some "new" things back in. There are two ways to find what you're looking for: Either browse items using our easy-to-use category lists, or create a Wish List to notify you when an item you want becomes available. Then use the Zoints you've earned to acquire that item. No cash trades hands - just an item that one family wants and another no longer needs.

4. Deliver
Whether you're shipping or receiving an item, our integrated FedEx tool makes the transition easy no matter how far the item has to travel. The tool calculates shipping costs and lets you print prepaid, preaddressed mailing labels and schedule a pick up right from the Zwaggle site. Members arranging local deliveries can use the Zwaggle messaging system to schedule a meeting time and place that's convenient for everyone involved.

5. Approve
Once an item reaches its destination, it's the recipient's job to "approve" it. The person posting the item sets its value in Zoints, but Zoints only transfer once the recipient approves the item. This system of accountability helps guarantee the satisfaction of both parties and allows everyone to Zwaggle with confidence.

6. Do More
Help others in need: Donate your Zoints to charity or share your stuff with specific people by starting a Zwaggle Group.

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Barter Planet (Still in Beta) is an online community that allows you to trade items, services, and knowledge with other members of our site.

It is free to join, post, and trade.

If you're to new bartering, you may be wondering: what can I trade?

Think about those shoes you’ve never worn, or the television you want to replace, or the clothes you no longer wear.

Don’t throw them away; trade them instead for what you want.

Bartering can help you and other people in our community – and our planet too.

Did you know that every day Americans throw 200 million tons of stuff away? It doesn't magically disappear to some distant galaxy; it ends up in landfills in our neighborhoods. We have to change how we live to save our planet.

When you barter, you put existing resources back into our economy without putting more strain on our planet to produce more.

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Swapstyle is an online fashion swap party where you can Swap Clothes, swap accessories, swap cosmetics, swap shoes and lots more with people from all around the world at any time, day or night. And it's Free!

Imagine browsing at your leisure through an extensive international fashion wardrobe and choosing exactly what you want. Well that's what a lot of women are doing right NOW.

It only takes minutes to register, then you're on your way to updating your fashion wardrobe, and the only thing you pay for is the postage.

Swapstyle goes far beyond the traditional home-based fashion swap parties.  It's convenient, saves time, and offers so much more variety.

Swapstyle.com is based on trust and friendship. All business exchanges conducted via the site are direct swaps part/sales or full sales. Members are not required to outlay any money other than the cost of postage and handling to perform the physical ‘swap’.

To become a member, simply register and visit the Swap School to find out how to add pictures and descriptions of items to be swapped. Members can browse the website to see if there is anything they desire. Once a member has found an item they want, they can make contact with the owner to organize a swap. Both parties post their items to one another and once they arrive, members leave each other a token on the website to let other swappers know they are trustworthy.

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Have fun swapping stuff!

~ Faith