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Swap Coordinator:ElizabethMD (contact)
Swap categories: Miscellaneous 
Number of people in swap:16
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:October 18, 2010
Date items must be sent by:October 31, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

A swap of @alicearisu was so much fun I just wanted/needed to make this a monthly idea.

For this QUICK swap you will: - visit your partner's etsy favorites - choose an item (or several cheaper ones) to be worth about 10$ BEFORE postage (nothing under 9$ but feel free to exaggerate on the other side) - buy it and have it emailed to your partner directly when checking out :) - write a small note to your partner (we usually add it to our swap, don't we? so let's do it via email) without spoiling the surprise (this is what the swap is about!) but maybe saying something nice or why we chose that particular item.

To join, you must have an Etsy Wishlist on your profile, with at least 10 items priced $10 or less - so that your partner can choose what he would like to send you :) if want to list cheaper ones, please choose them from the same seller, you partner must not be forced to spend lots on postage :) I will check before sorting partners so please follow these two little rules <3

No unexplained 1s and 3s, newbies are welcome with a well-filled profile and maybe some external link to other blog/websites of yours :)

PLEASE should your partner be European and the item you choose from outside Europe, ask the seller to label it as GIFT or your partner might have to pay a fee to receive it. <3 it costs nothing to you and means a lot to your partner! <3

EDIT: - if items are marked as SOLD have a look at the seller's page, they might be re listed! - should any seller have free samples or items coming with a purchase, it would be nice of you to add them :) (i noticed it lots of times yesterday in your own fav lists so this edit is all for you :D)

Discussion

nicky33 09/17/2010 #

What are etsys?

AmericanHeiress 09/17/2010 #

@Nicky33 Etsy is a website with amazing sellers that have just about anything you are looking for from Vintage sewing patterns, 1950's pyrex, Hello Kitty Stickers and what ever else your imagination can dream up to put in the search bar. Please check out www.etsy.com and get shopping. Each time you visit something you like you mark it as a favorite item or if you like what the seller is selling altogether then you have a choice to mark it as a favorite seller. Hope this helps! Before you can add to favorites, you must fill out an etsy profile on their site. So make sure to so that first. =)

papercaper 09/17/2010 #

@nicky33 Etsy is like e-Bay but the items are nicer! :D There is an emphasis on handcrafts, lo-fi goods, supplies for people who make things by hand. Check it out! http://www.etsy.com

papercaper 09/17/2010 #

@ElizabethMD Is is against the rules of websites like e-Bay to ask a seller to label their product as 'GIFT', I've been told. Whether or not it is the same on Etsy I can't be sure. But it isn't a very cool thing to do... unless of course they say "no problem!" in which case it might turn out to be very cool! ;)

But I do feel I should point out that it is also against the rules of the postal services in each country, and almost certainly against the Customs laws of the countries themselves (because they will miss out on export/import taxes).

That said, I still might ask the seller, but it's really beyond our control as swappers... Just to be clear, we're not teenagers here (well, most of us aren't!): what we're doing is asking a seller to break the law and put their businesses at risk (Etsy sellers are usually small businesses, not corporations!) - and there are Customs Dept spot-checks on these things... It'd probably get through fine, but I'd hate to think of the penalties to the seller if it didn't....

ElizabethMD 09/17/2010 #

@papercaper The reason we say to tell the seller this, is that these WILL BE gifts for the receiver, and as a seller on Etsy I know that if audited or questioned because the billing and shipping info is different. It passes with no problems. The fav purchased for your swap partner IS a gift.

mili 09/26/2010 #

It's a cool idea! Going to choose some favorits. Couse alote of my fav on etsy is cheaper or more expensive. So i am going to choose something for this swap. LoL

renees 09/28/2010 #

I"m an etsy seller and I've never heard of any rules about not being able to say something is a gift. It's a gift, then it's a gift. Buying someone something off their favorites is a gift, plain and simple. I've done tons of these swaps and never had a problem with the seller saying it was a gift. Just my two cents.

HollyBear 10/ 1/2010 #

How do I add a Etsy fav list on my profile? I can't find how to.

papercaper 10/ 2/2010 #

Oh, cripes.... I totally missed the fundamental point - that they ARE gifts! How embarrassing after going on at length like that. :X My whole argument was for when it's a straight PURCHASE, not a gift.... that you can't ask a seller to misrepresent themselves (not that they'd easily get caught or anything) because it's not fair on them. I've just seen so many E-bay sellers saying "Don't ask me to mark this purchase as a gift....blah blah blah.... the law!!!.... blah blah blah...." But you're right - this isn't strictly a purchase.

nicolettebeach87 10/ 6/2010 #

I would love to do this swap, but I'll have to wait until a US only version rolls around. I'm too poor to potentially get an international partner :( Boo money.

nicolettebeach87 10/ 6/2010 #

To clarify my above statement:shipping charges can bite me!

Jazza 10/ 8/2010 #

I love Etsy swaps but i have to wait until it get closer to see if i have any spare money.

skeffiboo 10/18/2010 #

I've tried to sort out my Etsy faves but my two most favourite shops are on vacation so I can't re-add things that have sold already but seriously, I'm SO easy to please! If it's anything like the tons of goodies on my faves I'll be more than happy so no worries! ^_^

Mandii79 10/23/2010 #

Hiya I just wanted to let my partner know mine (or theirs) is on the way to them :D Have (will be after this) emailed my partner also to let them know :D

bauerdesigns 10/23/2010 #

Darn I totally would have been in on this one!! I LOVE etsy!

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