Comments on: Mooch Takes Aim At GameStop With Video Game Swapping Market

By: SekouMurphy

SekouMurphy — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:57:28 +0000

Gina is dead on. Amazon has also gotten in as well. A LOT of people have said that they’re disruptive. The differentiator for Amazon is that they offer more than video games, so trade-ins can be for things other than games.

I think they are hitting a different segment of the market, and I don’t think it’s disruptive. I wouldn’t expect Amazon to be disruptive to offline players, like GameStop (which tried online) because the market focus is different…GS is more hardcore gamers, while Amazon appeals to the casual gamer.

I wrote more about it at http://phrenzie...tbuy-toys-r-us/

By: anthony daniel

anthony daniel — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:01:04 +0000

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By: cody krein

cody krein — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:56:50 +0000

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By: cody krein

cody krein — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:50:08 +0000

yo guys i’ll sell 5 game cube games a ds game and a ds lite for 199.99 the ds is in a perfect condition 100% money back guarantee i swear to god if ur interested contact me at scar_face_yo@hotmail.com

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:48:59 +0000

Why not just use swaptree? It’s hands-down the best trading site out there.

It really IS free (and will remain so) unlike mooch. Add mooch to the long list of swap sites built wrong.

Swaptree WILL survive.

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:56:22 +0000

Not sure how this market can be viewed as empty. I’d argue that Mooch seems late to the game (yep, pun intended). Swaptree and Goozex already do this. I haven’t tried goozex, but have been using swaptree for trading games for a while now. Swaptree is probably the largest community with goozex number two. Not sure we need a #3.

By: Scott Vieth

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:55:49 +0000

I agree that Goozex already offers this kind of system and does it better, AND GameTZ is an excellent straight-up barter site. Both have something that a site like this isn’t ever going to have, a sense of community. That’s what will let sites like this succeed, it’s not just the ability to avert buying games for full price and from big box stores (we have Cheap Ass Gamer for that), but it’s adding a social aspect to it.

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By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:24:27 +0000

The are similar start-ups in Germany which are both doing great. The one is Trade-a-game.de, I have forgotten the name of the other one.

By: Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:40:04 +0000

Agreed, points are confusing, frustrating. They also require the marketplace to reach some big size before trading there can have any interest.

Money was invented 60,000 years ago to precisely solve those bartering problems!

Why use points, instead of money, then?

First, it forces the users to stick to the respective websites.
Second, and probably more important, it allows those websites to ’secure’ the trading by acting like a ‘payment intermediate’. Doing the same with real money is a pain, as there’s a ton of regulations (e.g. escrow license)

By: Player9

Player9 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:19:31 +0000

I think points systems are confusing and frustrating…goozex actually makes you “purchase” points sometimes – which is a rip off. Swaptree is better for media types, but I use SwitchGames which is the best peer to peer free trading site…

By: Derek Carlin

Derek Carlin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:02:49 +0000

I have tried many of the sites listed above – but as a recent mooch.com user (3 trades so far) it looks like maybe it has learned from the others. The point system is just there to enhance it (unlike goozex that relies on it). It is a slick interface (unlike any of the others with the exception of goozex). It has a really great interface. Incorporates postage system. Eliminates haggling. The valuation seems very fair from what I can tell. They obviously put a lot of thought into it and is very professionally executed.

By: murph

murph — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:12:13 +0000

and don’t forget http://www.GameTZ.com

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By: Arpha

Arpha — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:22:19 +0000

The inventor of the concept… 3 years ago : http://www.splitgames.com.
Look at this post :
http://www.tech...es-vs-swaptree/

By: My Game Downloads

My Game Downloads — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:56:23 +0000

I think this is such a good evolution of internet, this idea of sharing and exchanging and reusing. So good. I’m not surprised that more of those websites are coming up since it’s really fitting with the new times of more unity thinking and sharing.
Great!

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:28:58 +0000

The thing that most of these new sites don’t realize is that the barter business model has been around for ages, and many players have come and gone.

Maybe just a little bit of research would be useful before investing in a new marketplace! Here’s a short list off the top of my head: WebSwap, MonkeyBin, SwitchHouse, SwapRat, Mr. Swap, ExchangeAnything, iSwap, Swappingtons, SwapShop and TitleTrader.

Good luck Mooch!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:33:17 +0000

Goozex is great. I’ve been using it recently and like it. I’ve been able to get some games i wanted and unload many games i had no interest in. Goozex also has recently added some sweet features (like on-site shipping label creation and postage paying;

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:36:20 +0000

I agree with GenGame. Points systems are tough. I prefer systems like Swaptree. Much easier for me and can trade across all media types.

By: vedichymn

vedichymn — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:14:40 +0000

Goozex really does seem to be doing quite well. The number of users seems to keep going up, and it seems like a thriving market for my used games.

Not sure why the author of this article said the market is “nearly empty”

By: GenGame

GenGame — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:53:44 +0000

Ive been using http://www.swaptree.com for the last 4 months and love it.

I dont like point systems, cause if they go out of business, (what? a web 2.0 company going out of busines?) your out all your points. just ask peerflix users.

By: John Moore

John Moore — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:42:20 +0000

Didn’t Peerflix try an automated pricing system?

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:21:27 +0000

SwitchPlanet.com has been doing this for a while now but also for movies, CDs, books, etc. Not sure what Mooch will offer that makes it much better than anything that’s already out there (other than a decent user base after a TechCrunch spike).

By: Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:06:20 +0000

Looks similar to http://www.Goozex.com, which I’ve heard is doing good.

It’s interesting they use an ‘automated system to calculate the value of each game’. Not totally unlike our own site, http://www.ValuValu.com, then!

In any case, good luck to them. It’s kind of funny to see so much action on the ‘used video games’ front, recently…