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  • Created: Mar 2, 2007, 1:17 am
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The Elevator Pitch

For [target customer] who [statement of the need or opportunity] the [product name] is a [product category] that [key benefit, compelling reason to buy]. Unlike [primary competitive alternative] our product [statement of primary differentiation].

The Idea

Remember that guy who traded up from a giant red paperclip to a house in less than a year? SwapItUp.com builds on that concept - a virtual contest to see who can make the best series of trades.

You start off by posting something you own that you feel someone else might want. Other users can browse your item and make a trade offer. Once you accept an offer, you would achieve the next level and repeat the process with your newly acquired item.

There's a lot of strategy involved in what trade offers to accept. For instance, you may be offered an Alf pog for your slap bracelet. You may have already completed your pog set, but you notice pogs are hot...it might be good for future trades...

There would be a few limits to make it more interesting:
- You can only stay at a level for up to 7 days. If you don't take any offers within that time, your string ends and you have to start over.

- There are only 7 levels - the goal is to have the best 7 level swap series.

I thought of this idea when I was...

playing a quick game of pogs before bed


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Ady
Ady Posted: March 6, 2007, 1:54 pm

Just like a stock exchange where you buy and sell shares, and get profit.

I would say don't restrain it to 7 levels, rather give a month time, and at the end of the month the top 5 most profitable users would be given prizes.

Excellent Idea ! :)

Brenden
Brenden Posted: April 17, 2007, 9:33 pm

i think this time has passed

 

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