Greg_bigscreen

Well, I signed up and sent my first batch of movies off for some fast bucs.I was going to wai until Junet, but the fast bucs promo was too much temptation for me. So I will be getting 89 bucs in a few days and am already shopping around to see where to spend them.

Edited because I figured the problem out.

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CraigJ

Interesting points. I know, I am looking at SD myself, especially if I can trade off other stuff for more Anime :lol:

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pinot-nero

As a long time user of PF, I have been using both PF and SD for the past month. And while they both have clear advantages and disadvantages. I find that using them both maximizes my ability to receive interesting DVDs I might not find otherwise. From my point of veiw there is no down side to using both services. They seem to compliment each other.

From my perspective, while there is great demand for the discs I have on PF, I have trouble getting discs to come in. The problem on SD is the reverse I have trouble finding someone to take what I have to offer. But when I do send something off there is no problem knowing exactly what is out there. You know exactly when or if somebody is going to send something on. Throw in the fact that the discs are packaged better and they often come with art work and you have a winning formula.

My suggestion is to give SD a try without abandoning PF. I see it as a benefit to PF as those discs I get from SD will then be offered on PF as well.

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ae.boehm

I figured I would give an update for my review for SwitchDiscs. So here it is.

I am now getting way more stuff off SwitchDiscs than I am off PeerFlix. I REALLY like the current system of how easy it is to see whether a disc is available or not. I also like the fact that I can choose whether to spend my bucks on a disc or not.

Sometimes discs are overpriced, but you can simply choose not to get those. Also, coming from PeerFlix, the $1/SwitchBuck ratio took some adjusting to, in comparison to the $5/PeerBuck ratio. But if you do the conversion in your head, I've found that at least I think that most the prices are fair and comparable.

I think somebody already pointed this out, but it does seem that it takes longer for discs that I have to get requested, so it can be hard to build up SwitchBucks. But the Fast SwitchBucks Promo really helped me out with that!!!

I noticed that the WishList doesn't automatically update when I receive a disc. This would be nice to have changed, but is not a deal breaker. I wouldn't be suprised if this is part of the up-and-coming release.

But overall, I am liking the SwitchDiscs format better than PeerFlix, because what you see is what you get. There is no guessing about when you are going to get a disc or whether the disc is even available. (The PeerFlix guessing game has gotten old for me. I never know if I am going to get a disc until it is in the mail.)

Also, I didn't expect that I would, but I like that I can trade CDs/Games on SwitchDiscs. I have plenty of CDs that I don't want any more, but couldn't think of any CDs that I would want in return. It hadn't occurred to me that I can trade in my CDs and get DVDs in return. That is very cool!

I also haven't found any problems with pricing, as I typically just go with the suggested value +/- for the condition or how much I want to keep/trade it.

terpfan1980

I've traded around a few things through Switchdiscs and had a good experience so far, though I'm extremely disappointed that a request I made for an available Xbox 360 game has thus far been ignored by the Switcher that has it listed. Apparently said individual has not checked in at Switchdisc in at least a week and has not gotten or responded to the e-mails from Switchdisc (including one I sent directly through the "contact sender" link) that are telling him/her to please send the title and collect the Switchbucs.

The people I've sent things to so far have apparently been very happy, getting a PSP movie title from me, and getting a used DVD from me, as well as one Xbox 360 game that I pumped into the system.


My biggest complaint (other than the apparently unanswering member noted in first paragraph above) is that the search function at SD is too quirky. There's no ability to search for individual game platforms (and should be, as the games should be categorized according to system platform).
Also, when you search and choose "search available titles" you have to refresh the page and when you do, again the system acts very quirky.
Searching titles for keywords like "360" seems to help turn up titles, but it's too inconsistent to tell what is really all there.
Searching titles for "DS" for Nintendo DS games gets virtually no answers at all, perhaps because none are in the system, or because Nintendo doesn't mention DS in their game names.

A minor nit to pick about not being able to add a legitimate title into the system - I have a UMD set of Entourage, complete first season. I can list that title just fine at Amazon, so I know that there's a UPC in Amazon's db for it, and yet if I try to add it into SD it's not there, and there's no ability to add by title (actually I don't really want add by title as things get screwed up too quickly, but when I contacted the SD support folks they didn't indicate a way to add a title manually from their side, even though I provided complete details on the discs in the set so it could be added).

And finally, my last complaint would be the members that are apparently smoking crack when they picked the prices for their items. For example, members that put up a copy of Oblivion (the excellent game for the 360) and ask for 69 Switchbucs for it. If the $1 / Switchbuc price is used, then the game is $9 over priced, even more so considering the title is used, and used copies of the same title could be found at ebgames or Gamestop for $54.99 + tax in most places. Much less at eBay.
Same issue on some DVD sets, such as the 80 Switchbuc set of just one season for Smallville. Same set sells for much less new in stores, much less used at eBay, Amazon, etc.
I know that the folks at SD are about to (RSN, real soon now) put in an upgrade/overhaul that will potentially change the way Switchbucs price are determined for items being added into the system. I hope that the prices that are used are in the "list price - 10% for being used" area. Meaning a $59.99 game (new) would be priced around $54.99 or approx. 55 Switchbucs. Something close to that would seem to get prices in line, at least if a title is fairly new. Of course, over time the prices will have to drop as the titles age over time, etc.