Top Swaps: The Year’s Most Popularly Traded DVDs, CDs, Books, and Video Games

In a year when a barter economy got new life, when consumers became more comfortable trading services or goods for everything from health care to a new wardrobe, some items switched hands a lot more than others. Among the most popular goods to swap were “The Dark Knight” on DVD, Taylor Swift CDs, Wii Fit, and books from the Twilight series.

The website Swaptree, as co-founder Mark Hexamer explains, allows members to swap CDs, DVDs, books, and video games at no cost other than shipping charges (usually under $2.50 a pop). Along with other barter sites like Barter Quest, U-Exchange, and the barter sections of Craigslist, Swaptree’s business has boomed this year.

And if you wanted to know what’s being swapped the most (because you’re merely curious, or because you’re hoping to use popular items to improve your chances of swapping for what you want), Swaptree has rounded up lists of its most traded DVDs (many, many Pixar films are up there among the leaders), books (in addition to the Twilight books, the list features David Sedaris and some Harry Potter), video games (Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, etc.), and CDs (alongside newer releases are Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and a couple of Beatles albums).

Done Deal: CBS Gives Green Light to Sitcom Based on Groupon

Daily deal giant Groupon is known for its peculiar sense of humor. There was the time the site “bought” April Fool’s Day. The introduction of marketing gimmicks like the creepy virtual discount wheel called “Clicky” can only be attributed to some offbeat sense of what’s amusing. And of course, from the beginning, subscribers have been reading Groupon’s trademark absurdist, careful-not-to-offend descriptions for deals arriving in their in-boxes. The fact that there’s a network sitcom in the works featuring Groupon is apparently no joke, however.

superdude1

Great article! One of my favorites bartering sites has to include http://www.swaptreasures.com as well… they’re free and you can barter just about anything!
parakori

“He who dies with the most toys wins…..”

“He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead…..”

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I love swapping, and have tried most of the sites you have mentioned. So far I think http://barterquest.com is the best one, because it is easy to use, and I can trade anything on there from goods to services and even real estate if I wanted to.
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