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Swaptree to leave private beta on July 4th

The site staff posted this tounge-in-cheek anouncement earlier this week, "if you hear lots of fireworks and oohs and ahs that day, it's probably just another excited swaptree member. "
They have the humor of a Web 2.0 company, we'll soon see if they have the business model and braintrust to back it up.
Thanks Justin!
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Tom said 2:08PM on 5-18-2007
Be tough to beat Craiglist on this score. That's where the audience is. There's a reason we don't hear about Yahoo Auctions, MSN Auctions anymore, and that's because everyone was at ebay. Same with classifieds, the audience is at craigslist.
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justin said 2:20PM on 5-18-2007
I think your image is messed up! Here's the correct one:
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/7336/swaptreerf7.jpg
(feel free to delete this comment)
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Justin Glow said 2:18PM on 5-18-2007
I think your image is messed up! Here's the correct one:
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/7336/swaptreerf7.jpg
(feel free to delete this comment)
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Justin Glow said 2:21PM on 5-18-2007
...err, maybe I'm just stupid. Whichever.
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Justin Case said 5:36PM on 6-02-2007
Actually, it is nothing like Craigslist. A whole lot better. I participated in the beta, and really really dig it (and will soon Digg it). There's a pretty cool browsing and matching engine, a simple way to actually process and execute the trades (including complex multi-swaps - the so-called Kevin Bacon algorithm), and even printing postage/mailing labels online. I've swapped/received CD's, DVD's, and books thus far. Haven't swapped a game yet, but hope to.
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