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Monday March 14, 2005 8:41 am
Peerflix: Movie Trading The Legal Way
If you are looking for a way to get movies for 99 cents a pop, look no further than Peerflix. Peerflix is an online trading post where members can create a list of DVD “haves” and “wants”, and match up their lists to other users on the service. If they find a match, they contact the other party, and set up the swap. The transaction costs 99 cents, and both parties walk away from the deal with a DVD they wanted to see in return for a DVD they no longer wanted. No late fees or due dates here, plus there is no monthly membership fee. Of course, there is an honor system here, which the site monitors closely. For the deal to be successful, both members must mail the requested DVD to the other person - and with that being the case, there are bound to be some snafus along the way. Still, it is a good way to trade DVD’s on a 1:1 ratio, rather than going to your local DVD shop and having to trade in 3 or 4 movies in exchange for the latest blockbuster.
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Cool, but I doubt it will be very succesful.
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Is it just me or are the peerflix dollars or whatever extremely expensive? I think I’m reading it right as movies sometimes costing 3 of those….around 27 bucks
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Yeah but no one actually purchases Peerbux for the 9 bucks they cost, you just trade in your own DVDs and earn Peerbux.
Here’s <a href=“http://www.brianbehrend.com/archives/2005/02/peerflix.php”>my thoughts</a> and check out <a href=“http://www.hackingnetflix.com/netflix/2005/01/peerflix_2_free.html#comments”>these comments</a> for more info.
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I caught your thread and thought I’d chime in with a helpful plug of my own.
You may also find BarterBee.com to be a good alternative to the existing services you discuss. Not only can you trade-in DVD’s but you can also trade-in your unwanted CDs and Video Games for the ones you really want.
All transactions are $1.00. Get ANY CD, DVD or Video Game for points and a $1 per-item transaction fee. Maximum $5 in transaction fees per month - get anything you want with no transaction fee after that.
Take a look and join, it’s free, and give us your thoughts.
Cheers,
QueenBee
http://www.BarterBee.com
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There’s another site like this but it’s free and you can trade dvds, cds and video games…
http://www.switchdiscs.com
mike
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How about trying out a new dvd trading site with a different trading model?
Flickflop (www.flickflop.com) is the newest way to trade your used DVD movies. Users trade against FlickFlop’s growing inventory of movies, simplifying the trade selection by offering the movies that they can trade for depending on their DVD, their movie genre preferences and trading history.
-You trade against flickflop’s growing inventory of DVD movies.
-Trade immediately, no more waiting if a DVD is available from another member.
-No membership fees, no commitments
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