I wonder how the Americans will like being excluded from a swap. tee hee. Well, I know that I am tired of all the 'US ONLY' swaps on here, so I love this one!

I have clicked on 3 swaps tonight and each one has been for US only , our swaps don't go on the main list

I'm not a complete newbie, but the truth indeed is that there are much more regional/US swaps than international ones so I sign up for all international ones :)

Im open to swapping internationally, in fact i prefer it..its more interesting stuff!

@Lizard There are a lot of USA only swaps purely based on the fact that not everyone can afford international shipping costs. When it costs nearly $20 to sent items valuing less than $10 it's an expense some people would rather avoid. Many people would rather spend that extra money participating in several other swaps that peak their interest. International swaps are fun and I agree the items received in those swaps are interesting because most of the time in the US we don't have certain items available. Members in the USA would generally enjoy being able to participate in international swaps, a lot of us wish we were able to afford the shipping costs. It has nothing to do with not wanting to swap with international members. Your comment "I wonder how the Americans will like being excluded from a swap. tee hee."- As it has been stated there are plenty of USA swaps we can join. All it takes is a bit of understanding and you would realize the problem is postal costs and shipping expense to other countries.

I LOVE swapping internationally...... however, my budget doesn't allow for sending much outside the US. It's that simple. Most of my swaps are senders choice too..... because that's easier on me also and I can make them up ahead of time.

I did a package swap and sent $10 worth of stuff and it was $40 to ship! I can't imagine that swappers in other countries don't face similar cost issues when shipping to the US.

My other fear is time! I don't want the lag time to make people think I flaked because the postal system is slow.

Any swap that I host that is USA only, i'd welcome someone else to do an international swap. :) @lizard - anytime you want to do an international version of my swaps, please feel free! You can even leave out americans, because I will have it covered :) and I hate the idea that others can't enjoy something fun because I'm poor. lol

@Roseg and Artsynerdgirl ,thank you for your well thought out, polite and mature comments. You both have explained perfectly why some swaps are USA only.

Yes I also want to say thank you to @Roseg & @Artsynerdgirl 99% of Americans would love to be able to swap internationally, sadly times are tough and despite what other countries may think many people are on extremely tight budgets. And the only way some American people are able to swap is to swap where the shipping is affordable.

While 99.9% of all my swaps and RAKS are international, I take absolutely no offense what so ever with U.S. being banned from swaps if that helps others with postage cost. But what I do take offense with is the hateful comment that was made against American's. So very very sad.

I think it is perfectly acceptable for this swap host to limit her swap to outside the USA. She clearly states it is because there is already a US version. No one loses.

However, @Lizard is very clearly a LIZARD - what a mean and discriminatory comment to make.

I still mourn the loss of USA "Economy International Mail" that was stopped by USPS. How I miss those International package swaps, have had to stop doing them due to my limited income. If $ was no problem for me...I'd be back doing International swaps again.

I am not in the US myself, so I can relate to the disappointment when you see a great sounding swap that you cannot join, however there is no need for the mean, spiteful comment left by @Lizard @miyuiki00 I wish you the very best of luck with this swap.

OMG finally...a swap that I can be excluded from. Thank you so much for pointing that out Lizard.

I did not mean anything hateful by this swap the same swap is avaliable in the us only swaps. I didnt want to affend anybody and sorry if I did.

miyuiki00, you didn't offend me hun, not at all. It's your swap and you are free to ban whomever you choose. I can only assume, like mine, most of the comments were pointed to @Lizard s comment.

@miyuiki00 you said nothing offensive at all. Don't worry about it. Good luck with your swap♥

@miyuiki00 you are a delight. You did absolutely nothing at all offensive. You are more than welcome to join any of my swaps, which are all international. These comments were not towards you at all.

We all wish you much success with this swap. In fact most of us think it's a pretty cool idea. :)

What a pity that this host does not angel the swaps she hosts. I was under the impression that this is what a swap host does if necessary.

Hey you guys - @zoev1975 @CajunLady @Roseg @Paige1900 and anyone else I offended - I truly didn't mean my comment to come across as spiteful, hatful, horrid, or mean.

Please accept my sincere apology for offending you.

I really did just think it was a bit funny (the giggly kind) because I see so many awesome swaps, but they are mostly all USA only.

I do understand about the postage too. It costs a fortune from here. A naked postcard costs the same as a letter!

Again, sorry for coming across as smallminded and mean spirited.