Tools: Zunafish

I StumbleUpon-ed Zunafish a couple months months ago. Then, just moments ago, I did it again. And now you are going to know about Zunafish, too.

Zunafish (I'll repeat the name as many times as possible throughout this post) is like going to McKay's: you take your used stuff to trade in, and you get somebody else's used stuff. It's a premise as old as commerce itself - only now it has a funny name.

You can't trade for furniture with Zunafish, and you can't trade cars or house pets. You can trade DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes (why?), books, video games, and audiobooks.

The system is very user-friendly. If you've ever used Amazon or eBay, then you already have the knowledge necessary to use Zunafish. Where it differs from those other sites is that buyer and seller tender no currency - you simply barter one item for another.

You get to pick the things you are interested in trading for, and as soon as somebody has that item to trade...zoink! You've been Zunafished.

The process goes something like this:

1) Create an account.
2) List the items you're done with and want to post.
3) Wait.
4) Get trade offers and pick the stuff you want in exchange for your stuff.

There is a $1 fee per trade. So you don't get something completely for nothing. But that's a heckuva deal to get rid of crap you won't use in exchange for crap you will use and then trade again for other crap.

Zunafish doesn't charge any fees or membership apart from the $1-per trade. No monthly dues, no nothing. If you don't make any trades, there's no cost.

I haven't personally used the service yet. But that's mostly because I keep the things I buy. Those of you who love thrift stores and tape-trading are going to like Zunafish. Try it out.


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