Tie Swap-Box Idea

[ThinkDerm]



Okay all, time for an updated list:
West Coast
IrateCustomer
Imhoff
ChetBakerSings
East Coast
DerekS
Porcelain Monkey
NORE
contactme_11
potemkin city limits
SpooPoker
gyasih
Somewhere in the Middle
landshark
steveoly
We have eight slots left at this point. Unless you guys want to cut it off at 15 people to expedite the fun (which would mean three slots left)? I'll leave it up to youz guyz.

In.

 

[imatlas]

I'm in. (PM sent).

 

[IrateCustomer]

Updated list:

West Coast
IrateCustomer
Imhoff
ChetBakerSings
iamatlas

East Coast
DerekS
Porcelain Monkey
NORE
contactme_11
potemkin city limits
SpooPoker
gyasih
ThinkDerm

Somewhere in the Middle
landshark
steveoly

 

[SpooPoker]

14! Come on, lets get this rolling here guys. Ive got my pieces on the side already. Good stuff.

 

[Imhoff]



14! Come on, lets get this rolling here guys. Ive got my pieces on the side already. Good stuff.

 

[SpooPoker]



Its going to be quite interesting to see the order of rotation on this. Its like picking teams in gym class

 

[IrateCustomer]

Well, my thought is to start on one of the coasts, and then go through the central part of the country to the other coast. This way there will be faster delivery times for everyone. But which coast will be decided upon the completion of the list. I will probably have my seven year old son flip a coin

 

[Brianpore]

Love the idea and would join, but my inferior collection of ties would not do this swap-box justice, maybe next time. Just adding my 2 cents (as it's worth 2 cents), but the idea of a virtual swap box would further expedite the process and save shipping and handling costs. 20 ties plus a nice box is going to be over 13 ounces so can't ship 1st class mail. Just throwing it out there that the virtual swap box, of a picture of all the ties might be the way to start and when your tie gets chosen you ship it and then it's your turn to pick (the people putting up the best ties would get the next choice so motivation to put in better ties), OR just do the same order you started but without the physical box being shipped. When your ties gets picked you just ship it and wait your turn to pick one and have that individual tie shipped to you.

After thinking about it my entire post is pretty worthless as I guess the point of the box is to be able try out a few ties and see which ones work best color/quality that you may not have tried before....

 

[SpooPoker]



Well, my thought is to start on one of the coasts, and then go through the central part of the country to the other coast. This way there will be faster delivery times for everyone. But which coast will be decided upon the completion of the list. I will probably have my seven year old son flip a coin

 

[Imhoff]

 

[LEVOOSH]

Hey boys - sorry to have dropped off the radar - jewish new year and all. In. PM sent to Irate

 

[gyasih]

Have we established the general rules-Tie brands, length of stay at receiver's home, put in 2 take out 1, are we posting pics of the tie(s) that we plan to put in? I am excited about this

 

[IrateCustomer]

Some quick thoughts on the rules:

- Put in they same number you take out, at least. Otherwise we will have either a bunch of left-overs, or we'll run out early.
- Take one or two, and replace those.
- I don't like limiting my brand due to specific tastes. I have pretty limited access to certain brands based on my location, and I'm not comfortable buying high-end stuff without seeing it in person.
- With so many people, each stop should have the ties for 3-4 days before sending it off to the next person.
- I'd love to see pics posted of what was in the box upon arrival, and what was in it upon departure.
- Oh, and Levoosh will be the seed location. So there will be no need for Spoo to be dropping anything in the box but ties.

Word

 

[IrateCustomer]

***LIST IS NOW CLOSED AT 15 MEMBERS SO IT DOESN'T TAKE SIX MONTHS TO GET THROUGH THIS***


Okay, I have 15 people on the list now. I'd like to finalize the process so we can get this thing rolling Kilo G. See my previous post for my thoughts on how one way we can do this. Feel free to tweak accordingly.

 

[ThinkDerm]

I want to go before Gyasi, he can just pick up from my location in the city, we've done this before and worked out well, if no one objects =)

Gyasi, I won't take anything you want if you give me a heads up