ksevigny 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 Would anyone be interested in a materials swap?? I participated in one last year and it was a lot of fun. I was able to get some new ideas and was able to add a bunch of things to the box that hopefully were useful for others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atxdiscgolfer 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 How would this work - would we all just swap a material? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 ive been in one materials swap on the FAOL website many many years ago and to me it was just a way of getting rid of fly tying materials that you no longer wanted or were just crappy materials. by the time it got to me the contents were so bad that i just put in a few good items and sent the box along to the next swapper without taking anything out. the swapmeister would populate a mailing box with 5 tying materials and send it off to the first swapper on the list. the first swapper would take out 3 items they wanted and replace with 3 more items. then the first swapper would send the box to the second swapper and the process repeats until the last swapper sends the box back to the swapmeister. lets be clear. i'm not saying any swapper should be putting in a $90 neck or saddle but at least put in something decent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 Okay, I understand flytire's point in a swap that worked like that. My thought was similar to a fly swap. No, I don't know how that would work. You explain what you're thinking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agn54 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 A while back we had a couple of material swap boxes going around on this site but the boxes eventually "disappeared". It was a cool idea because you could try new materials you otherwise wouldn't buy even if they weren't the highest quality. When I got it there was some decent stuff in there I was curious about. If one were to do it now though it would need to be better organized than the last one and there should be something like a minimum post count to participate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 Okay, I understand flytire's point in a swap that worked like that. My thought was similar to a fly swap. No, I don't know how that would work. You explain what you're thinking about. First thought, an Altoid tin probably is not working for mailing this stuff to swap meister Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 I hear ya' agn54. I know if it comes to me first and there's good quality materials in there it might get lost in shipping to the next player. :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvendon 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 A while back we had a couple of material swap boxes going around on this site but the boxes eventually "disappeared". It was a cool idea because you could try new materials you otherwise wouldn't buy even if they weren't the highest quality. When I got it there was some decent stuff in there I was curious about. If one were to do it now though it would need to be better organized than the last one and there should be something like a minimum post count to participate. This might have been one of them that was on here . Keep in mind that there aren't nearly as many folks that are on this site now that used to be when the last swap happened. Also - Postal rates have gone up quite a bit. Regards, Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroOrBust 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 I would be in for this, for sure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2017 How about just doing one specific type of material per swap, in good and only partly used condition, like rooster necks/saddles, hen necks/saddles, etc. or maybe 5 spools of something smaller like ultra wire or thread or Antron, hair, Flash, etc in different colors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camo Clad Warrior 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2017 The other way you could do this would be each swapper stocks and envelope with say $20 worth of material. The swapmiester would verify contents and then randomly ship those envelopes to the swappers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2017 Camos idea would be workable. You have to be wary too of items crossing US/Canada/Euro borders as some stuff is likely/might to attract attention. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2017 I'd be in for Camos Idea. Sadly, I think this would have to be a one country swap. As with the last materials swap (I read that entire thread and it was hectic!) customs is likely to take some things if we go international. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2017 Provide an envelope with the materials and a list (signed preferably) and then an envelope to send your new materials back in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2017 Isn’t there a thing or two already where you send $20 and get a box of materials? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites