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$1 Esty Swap With 4 Partners

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$1 Esty Swap With 4 Partners
Swap Coordinator:BranSews (contact)
Swap categories: Miscellaneous  Newbie  Craft Supplies 
Number of people in swap:15
Location:Regional - USA only
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:March 12, 2010
Date items must be sent by:March 31, 2010
Number of swap partners:4
Description:

If you are like me you have lots of little items on your Etsy favs that even though they are under $1 you still don't buy for yourself (even though you LOVE them).

Those of you who don't have little items on your list should consider the following items that can be bought for under $1:

-postcards -stickers -craft supplies -notecards -magnets -buttons -pins -earings -charms -beads -zines -used stamps

Try to get at least 10 items $1 or under on your list. The more options your partner has to choose from the better. This swap is a cheap swap, spend $1 or less on an item and pick an item with low shipping.

YOU WILL HAVE 4 PARTNERS. I was doing this once a week with 1 partner, but it became a mess as everyone was getting the weekly swaps mixed up. Now you will have 4 partners and the swap will last longer. Plan to spend $10-$15 participating in this swap.

I don't want to have to ask for Angels, so DON'T SIGN UP UNLESS you will send your partners their item! Also, make sure you have items with reasonable shipping charges. If EVERY item on your list is $1 but the shipping is $10 each, that's too much.

Newbies are welcome to join, even those without a rating. You must have a rating of 4.8 or above, with NO 1's within the last 6 months, no 3's within the last 3 months.

CHECK YOUR ETSY FAV'S LINK! That is the biggest problem we have been having, partners links aren't working. CHECK YOUR LINK!

Please make sure you have your Etsy wishlist on your profile. Log into your Etsy acct, at the top left corner you will see "favorites". Click it! On the right side will be an orange "share" button. CLICK IT! Copy the link. Edit your Swapbot profile, click on add link and paste this in there.

Discussion

Bucket 03/ 8/2010 #

I'm wondering what the protocol is here on making sure our swap partners know which Etsy package they receive is from which partner or even for this swap. Is the best way for me to pm my partners when I make the purchases letting them know what exactly I ordered and who will be shipping it? Or is there a better way that others plan to use? Thanks!

RavenMiller 03/12/2010 #

I have quite a few items on my list that are well below 1.00, just like I have many that are well above 1.00. I hope it isn't too inconvenient for my partners to dig through my list.

FeltPrincess 03/12/2010 #

I don't understand ... are you buying items off your own heart list to give to others, or items off your partner's heart list for them?

Bexs 03/12/2010 #

Princess, I do believe you purchase from your PARTNERS etsy favorites.

BranSews 03/14/2010 #

I just bought for my partners. I checked out with each item by itself.

I put THEIR address in as the shipping address, and inlcuded a note for the seller to say it was from BranSews for the $1 Etsy swap on Swap-Bot.

One item I bought, the seller was selling 4 listings of it, so after I bought it the item was still listed on her favs list, so I PM'd her and had to tell her what I bought. If the item is still available after you check out PM your partner and ask her to take it off her list.

escentualcreations 03/14/2010 #

Just sent mine. Love Etsy swaps. Have fun all!

nikkidear 03/14/2010 #

In case the sellers do not add a note in the package, here is a hint to my partners of what should be in their package... driftwood - fabric Krazychef - ribbon Amblnc38 - stamps walkinintheway - tags

Mousetail 03/15/2010 #

I've just sent all mine and I PM'd all my partners because items will show 'sold' anyway so I don't believe there was a surprise to ruin ;) I hope everything gets there soon and if there's a problem, as I said in those PMs, I keep all the confirmation e-mails from sellers just in case...

Megbomb 03/15/2010 #

I am having some issues here, it looks like one seller mailed the items to me instead of the partner and i just got a very confused convo from another seller because apparently nikkidear and i have each other and both ordered from her for each other but we both used one address instead of each other????

nikkidear 03/15/2010 #

I just emailed her. It seems we had a item that we both bought (there were 2 lots), and it confused the buyer. I emailed her to explain the situation, as I received a message too. Hopefully I cleared it up. I was sending to Amblnc38 and gave her the address correctly. If you were sending to her too then we are fine. If not then you need to message her with the correct address.

nikkidear 03/15/2010 #

I think we might have both bought the same item for the same buyer.

Megbomb 03/15/2010 #

nikkidear i dont know what is going on but now she is saying that they can both go to the same address?? how is that possible? Am i understanding correctly? you purchased something from her for me and i purchased something fromher for you? i told her to please just hold off until this is straightened out. to be honest she has been quite nasty to me because i made the mistake of putting a note through paypal (to please add a note to the pkg saying who it was from etc) instead of through etsy because i can never figure out where the buyer is supposed to put their "note" anyway i am ready to just cancel the order and get you something else. please contact me directly so i can figure this out!

Megbomb 03/15/2010 #

the only thing i purchased from her was for you

Megbomb 03/15/2010 #

sorry i just saw that you ordered for someone else, i dont know what this seller's issue is

nikkidear 03/16/2010 #

Not sure, what is going on here, but there were no stamps on my list, nor anything from that seller on my list. There were stamps on Amblnc38 list, which I have purchased for her. Perhaps she is one of your partners too, and you also purchased from the same buyer the 2nd lot of stamps for her?

Megbomb 03/16/2010 #

Sorry everybody for my wierdness, I was getting myself all confused and worried over nothing. Please forgive my newbieness.

driftwood 03/18/2010 #

I love these swaps!! Don't forget to update your etsy faves tho. It makes it more fun to have a selection.

BranSews 03/22/2010 #

Great idea driftwood!

New swaps are up!

http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/57319

http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/57317

RavenMiller 03/23/2010 #

Who purchased my item from the tin tiara. Whomever it is, please let me know so that I can rate you.

nikkidear 03/23/2010 #

Whoever bough me the fish charms please let me know so I can rate you, the seller didn't enclose a note. Thanks!

driftwood 03/26/2010 #

I have several non tagged items, please let me know so I may rate you. thanks.

WhoHistorynHomeMadeObsessed 04/ 1/2010 #

@RavenMiller what was it? it might have been me. I left all the sellers notes but you never can tell...

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