SWAP e SHOP is a unique concept that combines the best features of E-commerce vendors like eBay and Amazon, with the best features of barter exchanges throughout the world. With an inventory of nearly $50 million of goods available from our on-line store, SWAP e SHOP offers a much larger selection of goods at a lower cost to customers than virtually any other supplier.
How does it work?
It's really very simple. A customer contacts his local SWAP e SHOP associate and tells him what he wants to swap (goods or services) and their retail value. The customer furnishes the goods or services and gets a shopping credit for their full retail value. He can then use that shopping credit at the SWAP e SHOP online store anytime he wants. He can buy one item or many for which he pays only a 12% transaction fee.
What kind of goods and services does SWAP e SHOP accept?
Almost anything. A food wholesaler swapped $100,000 “near sales date” frozen turkeys, a clothing store traded 80 leather jackets, a regional appliance dealer swapped 300 DVD players, a fitness supplier swapped 20 high-end treadmills, a radio station swapped $20,000 of air time, and a magazine swapped $25,000 of ad space. From a restaurant, we received $5,000 worth of gift certificates, an amusement park swapped $40,000 worth of admission passes, and a health club chain traded in $8,000 of annual memberships. People have even swapped cars. Services that can be swapped run the gamut including automobile repair, legal services, accounting services, construction, lawn care, travel services, website design, vocational training, medical clinics, dentistry, moving and trucking, sign making, technical writing, and many, many more.
What happens to the goods and services swapped to SWAP e SHOP?
Unlike a barter club, the customer’s goods and services are not normally listed on the SWAP e SHOP website. Rather, they are sold by SWAP e SHOP and its local associates to other businesses and customers.