We've done some swaps on another board - it requires a level of comfort with the participants intergrity, which isn't a difficult feat either....
There are a couple of ways to do this -
One was:
"X" number of participants want to participate in a swap, for the discusion we'll say 10 people. - One person is noted as the starter. A list of the addresses and contact phone numbers wold be generated, phone numbers are verified. No P.O. Boxes allowed without the concensus of the group. The starter person's name is last on the list. That starter person would take 10 plugs and ship it to the first person on the list. The recipient then takes out one or two plugs and replaces it/them with his own (best) work. He sends it to the next person on the list and he folows suit. At the end, the last guy to swap returns the box to the starter.
No P.O. Boxes are typically allowed as I have been informed of other swaps (actually, a cigar swap) , someone made off with about $1000 worth of stogies - If a person with a P.O. Box is know to be reputable it can be allowed.
Another way to do this is each participant cuts one or two plugs at first. They send them all to the starter person. He starts by swapping one or two other plugs. It goes through the list of names, each swapping out one or two plugs until it is returned to the starter again. He then removes the original amount that he put in (one or two plugs) and sends it along the list until it reaches the end of the list.
During each stop, the participant is required to state what he took and what he put in. Photos are best.
All shipments go USPS priority or better, but however it goes it must have a tracking number for delivery confirmation.
A 10 person list takes about 60 days to complete - In my opinion. lists much over 10 are too large and it becomes better to split up into two swaps if 15 or more....
- I may have missed a few small points - but this is the 'jist' of things.... |