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5 spots for swapping movies and music

 // PUBLISHED January 14, 2009

Maybe you don’t really want the DVD of “Finding Nemo” your sister-in-law got you for your birthday. Or another copy of “Who Moved My Cheese.” Or, for that matter, any number of other gifts.

You could give them away, or try to sell them on eBay, but how about swapping them for something you do want?

That’s the idea behind a number of websites specializing in trading your CDs, DVDs, books and other items with other people looking to unload their unwanted products. Procedures vary from one site to another, but generally you list your cast-offs at the site, often by entering ISBN numbers (for books), UPC codes (for DVDs and other products), or just by search for products using the names of stars, authors or titles. Then you troll for items you would like to have and see if you can find a match.

  • 1Zunafish
    Once you’ve taken a stack of CDs or DVDs and listed them at Zunafish, you can search for items you want; Zunafish will also present you with a My Zunafish page listing people who want your items. You can then troll their items to see if they have anything you want; if they do, you can propose a trade. (Ratings help you track whether a person is reliable or not.) If you make a trade, Zunafish will charge you $1. Zunafish provides an address label, shipping instructions, and tells you how much postage is required.
  • 2Bookins
    Bookins calls itself “a unique book and DVD trading engine.” At Bookins, you create a “trade list” and a “want list” of items, and then when a match is made you send out your book or DVD with a prepaid shipping label. You pay Bookins $4.49 for each trade.
  • 3SwitchPlanet.com
    Here the emphasis is on the social aspects of the trading experience. People love movies and music, the thinking goes, and by trading these, as well as other items (Xbox games, Wii games, and more), you can meet people with similar interests. And, of course, you can trade your items, using the site’s own currency, known as “switchbucs.”
  • 4SwapTree
    List your items at SwapTree, and the site’s “multiple-way trade algorithms” will look for items you can receive as a trade. Better yet, the site will even try to find trades for you in your neighborhood.
  • 5BarterBee
    BarterBee avoids cash exchanges between members by using a point system to help people buy and sell CDs, DVDs, and games.

Comments

Graham Hadden - March 7th, 2009 at 9:37 am GMT

BrassicPark.com is a free-to-use site for swapping movies and music. Actually, you can also swap books, games and software here too. Titles can be exchanged internationally or locally, either by post or by hand. This site has one eye on saving money and one eye on saving the environment. Worth a look.

John Hollinger - July 23rd, 2009 at 8:21 am GMT

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Ram - September 9th, 2009 at 8:45 am GMT

Timesofmusic.com says This is amazing list but i think this list can be expanded to ten websites for swapping music.

Artist - September 11th, 2009 at 6:16 am GMT

art.in Could u also add bollywood music ? - Millions of people are crazy for bollywood songs and music. Thanks

Ramlal sharma - September 13th, 2009 at 2:03 am GMT

There are lot many websites for music downloads for free for every language.

jackson - November 15th, 2009 at 8:26 am GMT

great list!but there are more website out there for

forever - November 15th, 2009 at 8:29 am GMT

nice list!but i think there are more site for swapping movies,here is a site http://www.efleaa.com for online auction

John1981 - December 3rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm GMT

I love trading music and movies - Lime wire is one of my favorites for sure. I am really happy with it because you can use the free service. I work at a industrial machine light company and on the night shift I love to download songs and videos.

jackie - December 4th, 2009 at 11:49 am GMT

I do the same thing. I work at Harrison's bird food company and when im on break I like to surf the net and get some music and videos. I have a cool boss so its ok with him

kenny b - December 5th, 2009 at 5:35 pm GMT

BarterBee is sooo cool, I love the way they have a points system to get music. Is this legal, it should be I would think ? I was trying to find some wedding songs and BarterBee is the place to find them for sure.

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Ella Sisco - December 10th, 2009 at 8:21 am GMT

Received a christmas card with Christmas songs inside on computer disk. It was broken. Would like to replace it.
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