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1. How to Dig (Search)
• If you know exactly what you are looking for, you can simply type it in any of the Dig search boxes.
• If you want to do a general search, click on "Advanced Search", it will take you to a page where you can filter by category, size, color, etc.
• You can also click on the "Browse By" tag cloud to view the most popular brands, and types of items.
• Finally, we have added a "What's New" section under our Dig page, the results would show the last 50 items listed.
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2. How to Swap (Bid)
• We offer free public viewing of items we have available online through the dig page. However, once you find an item you are interested in, you would have to register with the website to place bids.
• A "bid" consists of an offer to trade a particular item with one or more of yours; this means that in order for you to bid on someone’s item, you would have post your items using our swap functionality (My Stuff page).
• There are many ways of swapping, you can bid on someone’s item with a similar type of item, or offer multiple items to increase your chances of winning. For example, if you like person A’s Jacket, you can bid on the jacket with another jacket, or a shirt and pants.
• You determine the value of the other person’s item by choosing what you want to bid on it. If the person agrees with the bids you have placed, then the trade is complete and you will both need to ship the items to each other.
• You are allowed to use the item to bid on multiple items, whoever responds first will win your bid.
*Bid, people usually think of biding as using money to bid on something you want, in this case, think of it as more of an offering of trade.
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3. Items you May Not trade on Dig N Swap
• We want you to use your common sense, if its things that you would never give to a friend, then it is probability not a good idea to post them on the website.
• Makeup: for sanitary reasons including potential allergies or skin conditions.
• Private items: bras, panties, socks, sports bra are things that can’t be traded on our website; no one wants your underwear, for sanitary reasons as well as common sense.
• Lingerie: even if they are new, they are things for you and your significant other to enjoy, they are not suitable for trading .
• Dirty and torn items: if they are torn or dirty, it’s time to say goodbye and send them to the trash.
• Counterfeit items: If they are fake, then let’s kick them out of the site.
• Swimsuits: we know it’s tempting to trade your many unworn swimsuits, but for sanitary reasons, we will have to add them the black list too.
• Pet toys, beds, food: for the health of our furry friends, let’s not trade any of the above items.
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4. Some of the typical items that You Can trade
• Our philosophy is that if it’s something you would give to your friend, then it’s ok to trade. We encourage you to trade good quality things that someone else might treasure. Here is sample list of what you can trade:
• Jacket
• Coat
• Sweater
• Tops
• Pants
• Jeans
• Bags and Purses
• Jewelry
• Accessories
• Pet clothing
• Shoes
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5. how to take a Magazine worthy picture of your item
Have you ever gotten an item and thought “wow the photo does not do it justice!” If yes, let us try and give you some tips on taking the best photos to showcase your items.
• The best time: during the day when there is plenty of sunlight.
• The best place: choose a solid background, like a wall, or a nice color cloth?
• The best pose: beside than laying your item out flat, we always encourage our users to model their items, not only it’s easier to see the shape of the item, it also help people identify size and length of an item.
• The best image size: before you start taking your pictures, make sure the resolution setting on your digital camera is set to small, that way when you upload them, there is no resizing required. To ensure quick uploads, image size must be less than 1 MB and resolution of 640 by 480.
• If you need quick resizing online, here is a helpful site
Of course if you know how to use Photoshop and other photo editing software, you can always use them to brighten up your photo and crop them to the right size. here is an item that has some good pictures
be different! We have found this awesome software that turns your photos into Polaroids, how fun is that! Here is the link
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6. The conditions of trade
• Honesty: this is our attempt to create a community which recycles its clothing and accessories, the keyword is Community!
• Trust: we will do our utmost to keep a happy and fun trading environment, in order to succeed, we want you to trust our community, their might be a few glitches along the way, but we believe it is going to be well worth the effort to build such a wonderful environmentally savvy community.
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7. how to maximize trades
Everyone loves a great bargain; it doesn’t matter if it’s on a sale’s rack or online. So how do you get the best bargain here? Barter!! I know. I just encourage everyone to barter=) not only is it fun, it also helps you get the best deal. Especially when you have something that everyone wants, feel free to negotiate for the best deal by sending users messages, setting a “Looking For” in your item’s description, or simply asking for specific items. Our site is built to allow users to barter therefore maximizing fun and value!
• It is all about presentation: We recommend you to take full advantage of our three picture spaces, take a picture of each angle that way a bidding user will get the full view and truly appreciate your item.
• Reminds you of some good times? Feel free to explain the history of the item.
• Getting good feedback from bidders will help you earn trust, therefore maximizing your trading opportunities.
• You can use the update your bid button to change bids at any time before the other person accept or reject your bid. So barter away!
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8. tips for easy and fast uploads
Start putting all your swap worthy items in one place, on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Put on your favorite music, pour some wine, take out your digital camera (change resolution to small :), and snap away. Have fun with the pose, placement, and background. When you done, put all pictures in one folder in your computer, and start posting them.
remember to take a picture of the tag with brand and size, that way when you are posting them later, you don’t have to go back to the stack and find the size!
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9. How to pack and ship
• Please send off the item as how you would like to receive it. Dry cleaned or washed and ironed as needed.
• If it’s something that might get wet in case of rain, please place it in a plastic bag.
We recommend using the good old USPS, here are some tips that will help you save money on shipping, and speed up the process:
• So when to use priority versus first class?
• Priority: Whenever you are shipping aa relatively light item out of state; remember, you can use Priority packaging so you dont have to pay for it! In particular, they have these strong plastic envelopes, perfect for shipping clothes and accessories (non-fragile).
note: Priority offers flat rate shipping boxes, in almost all cases, it is cheaper to use regular pay per pound instead, only use flat rate if you are shipping heavy items.
• First class: if you are shipping something nearby, first class will get there around the same time as priority, so why not save some money. For most clothing items, it is always cheaper to ship in envelopes verse boxes.
• Delivery confirmation: Even though for now, it is not required on our site, we highly recommend getting delivery confirmation on all shipments. It validates that you actually shipped the item and also allows your swap partner to track the shipment online. It is only an extra 73 cents but is free if you print your postage online at here
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