The concept of trading is as old as collecting itself and is how many collectors first began their collections.
A Hot Wheels model among siblings. The stack of baseball cards between friends on the playground. Or that first Funko Pop! swap at your very first convention.
So we’re excited at Pop Price Guide and hobbyDB to announce that we’re bringing back the thrill of trading. Our latest new Premium feature is one that we’ve aspired to for quite some time now with an option to Trade joining the ability to Buy and Sell via PPG.
Ready to give it a try?
How to put items for Trade
Choose how to sell. Now have options –
Set your Trading Terms in Settings under the Selling & Trading tab.
Your listings will then look like this –
You can also list items for trade from your Collection Management and add Trade to items that you already marked for sale – in both case by using the Batch Actions –
Here for example select the items that are listed for sale and add Trade as another way of offering these to other members.
Finalizing a Deal
Once a deal is agreed both parties can transfer items to their new trading partner.
Transferring can also be done from Items for Sale as a bulk action (so all traded items at the same time). That transfers with the item to the other member and adds them to a list called Incoming Transfers (i.e. it helps to remember that you have traded and that has not yet arrived with you).
Find items for Trade!
You can find items for Trade in the Marketplace as well as in the Database.
Plus, if an item on your Wish List comes up for Trade, you’ll receive an email notification.
Vouching
An important facet of collecting is trust. hobbyDB now allows its members to “vouch” for fellow collectors and share positive experiences. Think a Pop Price Guide member is fab? Tell them! Find more details here, then look for this feature located on your PPG Showcase.
More to Come
We plan to show both Collectibles owned by Members and items in their Wish List in the Database (unless marked private). That way you can check who owns an item you want and see what they are craving for and offer a deal and never pay PPG an incremental fee!
This is a Premium Feature
This helps us to make sure your counterparty is a bona fide member and also enables us to offer this service for no incremental cost. You can trade as much as you like.
Can we make this better? We love to hear from you. Tell us in the comments below.
hobbyDB Premium is a new offering that helps enhance your collecting experience while supporting hobbyDB as a whole. Prices start at as little as $2.50 a month and you’ll enjoy no ads, your Showcase including the value of your collection and your Top Ten, unlimited selling and trading with zero hobbyDB fees and much more. Check it out here.