Swap site

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

This is just a wild idea. Throwing it out there in case there happens to be anyone else who thinks it is a good idea, and who also happens to be both a plant lover and a computer geek. LOL

Have any of you ever used one of those book trading sites such as paperbackswap.com? The basic idea is that you don’t find someone who wants a book you have and you want one of theirs in return. Instead, Someone wants your book, you mail it out to them, and then you get a credit. And then you can use that credit on any book from any other participants. Works a lot better than finding an exact match!

So many times, I have been on one of these plant swap forums, and sometimes it is just so hard to find a plant wanted/had in common! Mr. Gardener From Somewhere has the rare Rose cutting you desire, but he has no interest in your oak leaf hydrangea. Meanwhile So-and-so Overthere is dying for a piece of your hydrangea, but has nothing to offer you in return that piques your interest. If there was a way to make a similar site as the book swaps, wherein you mailed out plants or seeds and got credits in return, it might be a whole lot easier and more productive swapping with other gardeners! True, it would cut down on some of the person-to-person interaction, but at least from my perspective, there would be a whole lot more trading and sharing going on! Some people are willing to SASE, but sometimes that’s just not an option. This would fill in the blanks for those times where you have nothing in common.

Anyway… Just something that came to mind a couple days ago, that I’ve been thinking about. Am I crazy, or does this sound like a good idea anyone else? LOL

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leila hamaya

8 years ago

that is basically what this site is doing --->

https://www.listia.com/search/home-garden-seeds-bulbs

only it also includes clothes, household items, old used electronics, all kinds of other things too......its sort of like a huge digital yard sale, only with credits given for things ...that you can then use to get other things...i have gotten some interesting stuff on here...

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Gred
8 years ago
That might work. I have a couple varieties that I'd like to trade, but can't find anything I want from the individuals that want what I have.
pandora
8 years ago
I think that's a fantastic idea, but who/how/where to store the live plants?

In the meantime, I have made those trades by searching for the plant that the first person wants and even set up: me sending plant to person 1, they send plant to person 2, and person 3 sends me plant I want. Pretty risky, but it has worked a couple times.
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Dillybeansown (6b in the Ozarks)
Original Author
8 years ago
There wouldn’t be a central plant site. Basically, it would work (ideally) just as you described the trades that you set up. Person A would send a plant to person B, then person A would get a “credit”, basically like currency on the site. Then, when person A found something offered by person C that they were interested in, person A would spend their “credit” on said item. person C would ship it to person A, giving person C a “credit” of their own. So on and so forth.

It would probably take quite a bit of planning and set up. Seed credits versus perennial credits… It might end up being fairly complicated. It was just an idea…
pandora
8 years ago
Dilly, OK. Give it a try sometime this summer. Keep me in mind if I should fit into the go-round. :)
beth_b_kodiak
8 years ago
I did the book exchange thing for several years and enjoyed it but a series of moves had me decide to just donate all the books to the library.

If you set it up. I'll give it a try once or twice. Postage has gotten high to be mailing unless it is something I "WANT" pretty badly. I'm starting more and more from seeds
pandora
8 years ago
Wow, what a find. That is really interesting. Thank you Leila.
Dillybeansown (6b in the Ozarks)
Original Author
8 years ago
I’ll have to check that out!! Thank you!
leila hamaya
8 years ago
yeah listia is a fun site. i really have scored some really cool things on there, trading for whatever i have around in bulk...theres a good crafts section, a lot of crafty people list cool stuff...
lightner612
8 years ago
I am interested in trading cutting