Swap Site Updates – Profile Additions

Hi Liz,

Ive just been checking out the new features on the swap site- theres so many great new ones to explore 🙂

I noticed on the “users following my listings” feature I have 45 pages of followers, but of that list the same people are listed over and over again- there’s about 15-20 people who are listed again with the same exact items on at least 15 pages. so I’m not sure if its suppose to show a duplicate post like that over and over again? But its a nice feature, I like seeing that one user might be following 10 items I have listed so it makes finding someone to do a large multiple swap easier.

I’m also having a issue with the new forum discussion section. I joined and confirmed the link in my email, but I still get a error message saying I don’t have permission to view the site. Any help with this is much appreciated.

Thanks so much!!

Hey Liz, I have a question about site notifications. I used to get notifications in my email when people were interested in my stuff or commented. I now receive nothing. How do I get that back?

I need help with getting tracking without going to the post office. Is there a way to get the basic tracking upgrade on usps.com? Someone please help! I can’t ever get to the post office but I’m happy to add tracking if I can figure it out! Thank you!!

Thanks for all the updates to the swap site, Liz! I shouldn’t complain at all bc I’ve had very good luck, response & everyone has been so nice on the site…the one problem I do have is sometimes ppl don’t check it often, even after initial conversation have occurred. Thank goodness there’s an automatic expiration of swaps that have been initiated, but it would be nice if there was a box to check or something indicating “checks site regularly”, similar to being on vacation. Sometimes I can’t proceed with other swaps bc I’m waiting for someone to get back to me for days. Ok. I’ll stop banging on my highchair….

Hi Liz,
Is there anyway (Pleaseeeeee!) that we can get KnitCrate and possibly yarn box added? I discovered KnitCrate through your site so it would make sense it be in the swaps.

Is there anything I can do to help make this happen?

I’ve asked before but no reply……..thank you!

My most-wanted option would be the option when you propose a swap to pick items you would swap back for it. I never know what anyone would be willing to give me when they propose a swap, and I usually have something in mind when I ask for something else. This wouldn’t be a requirement, and the person you requested from could immediately counter swap proposal, but it would make swaps so much easier I feel like.

How about searching for people in your area or maybe in your state. That way we can swap with lower shipping rates. I know once you find something you like you can sort the swappers by who lives closest but I just want to see all listing and swappers in my area or at least state.

While we’re on the subject of swapping – I keep seeing a message, ‘Helen has over 10 items in progress so she must ship first’.
I never have 10 swaps on the go, even counting items I’m waiting to receive.
I’m currently in the awkward position of swapping with new members who have little or no feedback, yet I must ship first, even though I have hundreds of swaps under my belt and 100% good feedback.
I doubt anything can be done about this, I’m just rather wary, having been swaplifted recently.

Liz you are fantastic! Thanks for taking into consideration our feedback and changing it.

Is there any chance of allowing us to exceed however many characters we have in the member profile? Or at least another place to write a longer explanation? For example, I don’t want to check the 3-4 days thing because I’ve been having huge problems with my packages not getting picked up /mail not getting delivered over the pas year, and rarely have time to go to the PO during its limited hours, so I don’t want to make that guarantee but would like to explain why. (Yeah, I’m flummoxed as to how I can live in a major city and the mail carriers can apparently just decide not to deliver or pick up mail – for some reason they don’t assign routes here, so it’s someone new every day and a total nightmare.) Also, just so we can say more stuff about what we want =)

I have a request: when we decline a swap proposal, can there be a pull down “Reason” box? That way we don’t need to put in a separate message to explain that we just don’t see anything we want right now, or that we only want followed items for that particular item, or that there is a swap pending on it already?

Also (OK, it’s two requests, not one!): this has been suggested before but I always think about it. When we are looking at the availability of an item, can the listings of the swappers show if they have other things we’re following too? I love that it shows whether they are following things of ours, but it would save so much time to know whose item to request if we could see they have other stuff we want as well. Multiswap FTW!

I think this is great, but I wish there was a disclaimer for tracking for flat items (e.g. those tattoos). Perhaps, though, the disclaimer can go on the item itself (e.g. “if shipped alone, this will be shipped by regular mail and will not have tracking”).

I really need to learn how to do this! I have tons of Items from Tons of Boxes! :/

Love this Liz!! You guys are awesome! Will be sending more suggestions soon!

These are awesome additions – thank you so much! 😀

– What would be a great option to see is: If the swapper ship internationally/Canada/USA / Apo addresses or not. – Canadian shipping from the USA can be expensive, APO addresses require a seperate form to be filled out, and can only be tracked in the USA ( as far as I know )

So glad you used business days for the shipping length! I’m usually pretty quick during the week, but on the weekends I can be a slowpoke.

Thank you so much for having the swap site, and all the work you do on this website, to continually improve the FUN! of seeing whats new in the world of boxes, and seeing whats new in swap land 🙂 — As far as tracking …. not sure if everyone is aware that tracking is now included with regular first class mail, last month it was an extra $1.10. – I can understand international not having tracking, or someone who only uses stamps, yet stamps can only be on envelopes and very light weight packages. Yet I can’t understand why someone would not ad tracking on any other package, since it is now included, they would just have to look at their receipt and ad the # to the swap.

It may be helpful to add an item field to note which month/year the item came in a box. I’m starting to see beauty samples from last year or that say June in comments, but I’m pretty sure it is June 2014! If people aren’t filling out expiration dates since many are not available, this could also be helpful as a guide. Thanks for all your work to make this site possible!!!

How do you change the profile picture?

Great addition Liz! Thanks