Swap Update Part 2!

Liz,
Please! When will the waitlisters be able to swap? I’m dying here 🙁

I’m on the waitlist to join but I’ve found that until then you can find a lot of these samples on eBay for .99 and the cost of shipping. So just a tip for any one else who wanted something and didn’t get it you can probably get it on ebay for .99

One thing, I’ve noticed that there are several subscription boxes you don’t have listed on your site! Here are the one’s I’ve noticed so far:
Bonjour Jolie
Girl Woman Lady Box
MiaTempo

Liz, Bravo!
You have done a spectacular job with this site, I can’t wait until more people join! I’m having so much fun 🙂

Ok, so I listed some items from GB. I just have several questions/concerns:

1. When I click on my user name, there’s no option to swap. I had to go through the blog post with the link for the swapping section. Is that intentional?

2. I think there should be brand specific options for listing items. For example, there’s a lot of Julep stuff, so instead of clicking “Beauty,” you should have a category (subcategory) named “Julep,” or “nails.”

3. When originally posted, there was a link to a survey, but now that I have used the section, I don’t know how to find the link to fill it out. It would be helpful to have that link listed at the top. (Especially for this beta testing window)

4. I think a link for “intro to swapping,” would be very helpful. I only swap here and this is my first time, so a link when you get to the page would be helpful.

5. How do you know if people want your items? (Again, I’m a newbie.) Do you get an alert through your email?

6. Is there a way for a photo to be grabbed by your phone? How about an app?

Liz, I think you and your hubby have created a very user friendly swapping site. Sorry if my concerns have been already address.

Thanks,

LizM

I originally signed up for the beta testing, but have been slow to pick it up…. I can’t seem to list anything? Am I on the wait list now? Sorry for the trouble! So excited about this!

Hi Liz,
thank you for putting work into such a great feature! the only other thing i can think of right now in terms of improvement is adding a trader’s wish list/ profile. Maybe there could be a place to indicate what each person would like to include. It might reduce the amount of swaps that people have to cancel when it is not what they want. For example, someone could list a bunch of products to swap, and say that she only wants to swap for makeup items. Or a wishlist where you choose the exact product you want and can get matched through swap.
Thanks!

One thing I thought of while listing some items yesterday, it would be helpful to be able to search for the item you want to list (say from ispy) instead of scrolling through 10 pages of ipsy items.

The swap site is so simple and easy to use–it took no time at all to figure out how to list items and request swaps. Love all the features. The only improvement I can think of is to add option to list an item as “swatched” (ex. nail polish tried on one fingernail to see the color, or a bb cream tested on back of hand). I wasn’t sure how to list these items. I didn’t feel right about listing them as “new” when the item has been opened, seal broken, etc, but it’s not exactly “used” either.

Yes! Thank you! The sorting is awesome. 😀

I’m having a ton of fun in the swap group. Can’t wait until more people can join too!

Thanks Liz!
The swap site is awesome and I have been enjoying it all week! Already received 1 item through it and sent 7!
Just one comment: Could you please add more boxes or make an “other” section? I couldn’t find any of the Hautelook ones or Allure or Memebox.

Thank you again for the great work!

Cecilia