Comments on: SplitGames vs Swaptree

By: Valerio

Valerio — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:10:51 +0000

Goozex is still in beta and every suggestion for improvemenet is welcome.
We are also introducing new and cool feature… just stay tuned and in a few weeks you will see pleasant surprises!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:47:06 +0000

Goozex actually sent me a game…whereas gamershare didn’t…I’ve been so pissed at gamershare about this…they told me the game was shipped…at least with goozex I got a few games…like morrison man…the west is the best…better than the rest…

By: Beta User

Beta User — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:15:49 +0000

Goozex, those guys need someone who know somthing about security, if your forward a the email confirmation request for a game trade to a buddy or anyone, that person will have access to your profile and goozex account.

Wake up goozex (we don’t need another Microsoft) and fix your code.

By: Joel

Joel — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:52:48 +0000

I’ve been a stealth user of Gamershare (www.gamershare.com), a new trading website that is exclusively dedicated to trading video games soon to be launched.

On Gamershare, members join for free and trade video games for free during the beta release. Members can trade the video games they have for the video games they want. Thereafter, members will pay for every video game they receive and send video games for free with pre-paid postage and envelopes. They also guarantee every trade with their “GameShield” protection program.

In addition, Gamershare uses “GamePoints”, a cashless system that provides a unique approach to control the supply and demand of video games on the network, while ensuring all traders (new and old) have an equal chance of getting the games they really want to play.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:49:51 +0000

Special code: B200-264-6206. When you sign up on Goozex with this special code, you get 200 bonus points and 1 FREE trade!

By: Valerio

Valerio — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:44:36 +0000

Goozex is a trading website entirely dedicated to video games. It offers an easy, fast and fair system that allows gamers to exchange their games by retaining most of its value, at only a $1 per trade.
Compared to other systems, Goozex offers an automatic trading environment - no need to check the website frequently or set your price - and most importantly it assigns point value based on customers’ ratings and demand and supply, therefore matching more realistically the “real” value of a game.
Since we just launched, we welcome any comment that may help improve the site! http://www.goozex.com

By: Chris Lee

Chris Lee — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:14:34 +0000

I’m a cofounder of http://www.lendmonkey.com and ours is also a premium and community driven trading site. The most important thing that we’d like to share is that the community will help you find media and friends much better than any algorithm. I believe swaptree will have community features, but in my view these features will be second to the ’system’ much like with the peerflix model. We allow swapping of books, music, movies and games and we’re open to a global marketplace (though our pages are not localized yet). If you’re interested in a trading site which is similar to SplitGames and Swaptree but allows you to trade with your neighbors, coworkers, and friends rather than having to mail everything; then please check us out.

By: TechCrunch en français » Du nouveau chez Swaptree (captures d’écran)

TechCrunch en français » Du nouveau chez Swaptree (captures d’écran) — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:01:42 +0000

[...] Il y a quelques semaines, nous avons posté un article quelque peu négatif sur une start-up en cours de développement basée à Boston, Swaptree. Par ailleurs, Ouriel avait rédigé un article comparatif (ici en français)dans lequel Swaptree faisait pâle figure face au service français, SplitGames. [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Swaptree アップデート、初のスクリーンショット

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Swaptree アップデート、初のスクリーンショット — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:53:55 +0000

[...] ２、３週間前、私は「Swaptree」というボストンにある未公開のスタートアップに関し、いくぶんネガティブな記事を書いた。その後、Ourielがフォローアップ記事で、フランスのサービスSplit Games社と比らべ、Swaptree社が（劣るものとして）比較する記事を書いた。 [...]

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Das Blogging-Plugin funktioniert! at letestold — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:05:58 +0000

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By: All About Web Technologies » Web 2.0 Test

All About Web Technologies » Web 2.0 Test — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:57:09 +0000

[...] Web 2.0 Test Posted in Web 2.0 by maxwell on the June 20th, 2006 A couple of weeks ago I wrote a somewhat negative post about an unlaunched startup in Boston called Swaptree. Ouriel wrote a follow up post comparing Swaptree (unfavorably) to a French service called SplitGames. [...]

By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Swaptree Update, First Screen Shots

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Swaptree Update, First Screen Shots — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:57:14 +0000

[...] A couple of weeks ago I wrote a somewhat negative post about an unlaunched startup in Boston called Swaptree. Ouriel wrote a follow up post comparing Swaptree (unfavorably) to a French service called SplitGames. [...]

By: Thore Sauerland

Thore Sauerland — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:42:03 +0000

Our site, http://www.dvdswop.de , at current stage facilitates DVD trading in Germany.
Similar to SplitGames user on our site can discover DVD they might never have heard of but like to see through our friends community. In the friends community users can browse through other members’ dvd collections and get inspired.
Convenience of the service is enhanced by prepaid envelopes allowing for hassle free shipping as well as a shipping guarantee.

By: Daniele Levy

Daniele Levy — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 21:27:34 +0000

Hitflip (DE) and Swopex (UK) are both offering similar programs in Europe.

Also, when you say that ” Each game has a value in points based on retailpricing, date of release, and supply and demand of the game on the site.”, it is worth noticing that Peerflix has been using precisely this model here in the US for the past couple of years.

By: Ulrichia

Ulrichia — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 21:15:26 +0000

You should have a look at german Hitflip (http://www.hitflip.de). Web2.0-Multi-Category-Media-Product-Barter-Exchange or something like that.

By: e-Fuze mobile

e-Fuze mobile — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:38:53 +0000

Trade Video Games with SplitGames…

We told you about SwapTree, and now a new swap community has emerged, SplitGames (only available in French for now). SplitGames is focused completely on trading video games. This category is likely a good one to focus on given the short time cycle on g…

By: Nuss "the blog"

Nuss "the blog" — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:06:48 +0000

Swapping copyrighted material is illegal if you swap COPIES of original material, but if you swap the ORIGINAL copyrighted material, you’re free to do so. That’s why it’s very important to be guaranteed that ONLY the original Copyrighted Video Games can be traded on SplitGames.

By: Arpha

Arpha — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:05:06 +0000

SplitGames is very different from Gametz. We could start by saying that not only it offers value-added services : guarantee of the trading through a security filter on SplitGames (SplitSecure TM), but it’s also way easier to trade on SplitGames, not to mention the design & ergonomic aspects.
That’s a few reasons (among many) why you can’t compare Gametz and SplitGames. SplitGames is a paying website, but it’s efficient, it’s a real community with many services and in which it’s nice to belong. I will finish by this simple statement : since I am a member of SplitGames, I belong to a great community of video games users and I play a lot more for a lot less ! That’s the guarantee of SplitGames & you can’t find it anywhere else.

By: Armin

Armin — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:44:12 +0000

It’s a tough competiton from more eastablished sites, say eBay?

By: Tyler Ready

Tyler Ready — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:25:21 +0000

I am confused by this anaylsis. What is it about swaptree that makes you think they wont have community features as well? I read they will have groups, discussion boards, and are really focusing on the local angle Last time i looked nothing a thriving community likes more then FREE.

By: Simran

Simran — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:23:11 +0000

I hope they make SplitGames available in English, I would like to take a closer look.

To conclude, Swaptree’s approach is general, algorithmic and advertising based. SplitGames is vertical, premium and community driven. In my view the second approach has better chances to win not only because of its business model but mainly because users will feel they are part of a community where they can receive what they want and trade what they don’t want.

This is like comparing Pandora’s mechanical algorithmic approach to Last Fm’s community driven, tag-based one. I too prefer human effort over a computer formula.

By: BK

BK — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:03:00 +0000

I was always under the impression that the whole idea of swapping copyrighted material was illegal. Can anyone shed a light on this?

By: FormerGameTZ Member

FormerGameTZ Member — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:33:14 +0000

I used to use Gametz but have started to use http://www.SwitchDiscs.com after seeing a Google ad for them on Gametz. Switchdiscs site is a lot easier to trade on and is basically just a much better site. I’ve seen a lot of other former Gametz members on the switchdiscs forum too so I know I’m not the only one.

By: murph

murph — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:22:48 +0000

http://www.GAMETZ.com does the same thing…for free…with a Ebay style “feedback” rating for all involved parties.