As a Premium member, you can trade as much as you'd like. Read on to learn how!


TABLE OF CONTENTS


How it Works

Your tradable items will show up in the hobbyDB marketplace and interested traders will be able to contact you via private message to work out a deal. Here is what your listing will look like:



Once a deal is agreed both parties can transfer items to their new trading partner.



Transferring can also be done from Collection Management as a batch action (so all traded items at the same time). That transfers the item(s) to the other member's collection 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).



To Get Started  

  1. Connect your PayPal account in your Seller Dashboard (this account will not be used unless you decide to list an item for sale, but we need it for identity verification for extra security).


    This is a necessary step even if you aren't listing items for sale as it's important for us to know a bit more about the Trader so we can do the best we can to ensure that they are legitimate when they are interacting with the community. We want our site to always be a safe place for everyone, and this helps us do so.

  2. You can set your Trade Notes in Settings under the Selling & Trading section. These notes will show on all of your trade listings and is a good place to say what you're looking for and what regions you're willing to ship to.


Listing Items Individually


Follow the process used for listing items for sale.



Listing Items in bulk

  1. Go to Collection Management and find the item in your collection that you want to offer for trade, then click Actions > List for Sale/Trade.
     
  2. Select Trade in the Selling Format options (you can also list the item for sale at the same time by selecting Best Offer and/or Buy Now).

  3. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the page, add or select photos, and list your item for trade!


You can also add Trade to existing items for sale by going to to Items for Sale in your Sales Menu, select the items, then click Actions > Add Best Offer/Trade, click on Continue and then on OK.



Earn Your Reputation and Vouch for Others

When it comes to trading, we know reputation and trust are essential to having a good experience. That's why as a first step, we've built the ability for our members to vouch for each other. Instead of using traditional feedback (that happens when you make a purchase on the marketplace), you will now see a new section on your Showcase called Vouched By. Find out all about Vouching here!