SaySwap

Because I am a major copycat when it comes to all things Internet, I recently jumped from reading Thomas' review of the game-trading site, SaySwap, to becoming a member of the same site.

I have a bunch of PS2 games sitting around that I never play, and I realized that I wouldn't mind parting with a bunch of them if it meant getting different games to try out. So I signed up and listed my games. I actually listed everything I own, but I made sure to lock the games I wanted to hang onto. I really locked more than I should've, but mostly because I didn't want to give away more than I was getting. I figured that if I gave away too many and got nothing back, it would mean that I'd have less games for my brother or nephews to play when they came over. You know, because they're ALWAYS coming over to play my games.

Anyway, so far, I've had bites on three games I listed. One of the requesters was Canadian, and since the site only pays free shipping in the US, I decided not to trade with this dude. Another requester was listed as being "on vacation" at the time of his request for my game. So while it would let me contractually commit to sending the game within 48 hours, it wouldn't let me see his address. I decided not to enter into that obligation.

In the end, there was only one game I could send off, which I did yesterday. It's totally fine that more people aren't asking for my games. I have enough points between the free-for-signing-up points and the ones I got for trading that single game so that I can pretty much afford to get any game on my want list if one should become available. Of course, my want list isn't very long. There's not a lot of games that I want, and I kept my list narrowed down to the ones I really am interested in, lest I use up my points and tokens on a game I don't really care about.

Now, I guess I'm in a waiting game. For Thomas, it seems like it took MONTHS before he got a game in the mail. We'll see if one of my games comes quicker than that. Luckily, I can afford to be patient, considering I never really play the ones I do have, anyway. A new game will be something fun to play around with, but it's not like I'll be waiting by the mailbox for it to arrive.

If you're a SaySwap member, feel free to check out my games and ask for any you want. I only have PS2 games--it's the one console I own (though I hope to get a Wii eventually), and they won't take any of the HUNDREDS of PC games I have.

If you're not yet a SaySwap member, I urge you to join only if you have in your possession one of the games from my wish list. If you don't even own a PS2, you're of no use to me.

Kidding, of course.