Swap in those last few tracks and get those discs a-burnin! The mailing deadline for MeFiSwap 2013-1,
Swap Me Maybe, is coming up quick!
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posted by carsonb
on Feb 23, 2013 -
65 comments
80 minutes - 700MB - 5 discs - 6 swappers
Let's swap mixes. Sign up for the 2013-1 MeFiSwap inside!
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posted by carsonb
on Jan 10, 2013 -
165 comments
In ancient times, our forebearers celebrated the coming of Northern Hemisphere winter with a Cookie Swap. Join the fun!
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posted by shothotbot
on Nov 18, 2012 -
139 comments
It's secret quonsar time again! The randomized draw will be on American Thanksgiving, November 22, and the send by date is Monday, December 3.
Please sign up by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, November 20.
The spending guideline: $10-20.
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posted by julen
on Nov 12, 2012 -
486 comments
MeFiSwap 2012-2, The Swappening, is almost over! I'm on my way to the post office this afternoon to mail out my mixes, and I can't wait to dig in to all the mixes from the (put-together, ahead-of-the-game, super-awesome) swappers who have already mailed out. If you're signed up to swap,
the mailing deadline is tomorrow, Saturday, July 21! [more inside]
posted by carsonb
on Jul 20, 2012 -
114 comments
Hi if you're interested in making a mix of some music, burning it to a CD-R, and mailing it to 5 other MeFites, I'm interested in facilitating your experience. Come inside for the MeFiSwap 2012-2 details.
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posted by carsonb
on Jun 3, 2012 -
118 comments
It's Secret quonsar Roundup Time! We're trying to make sure everyone gets their gift this year. Please check your email and respond if you have an email from us. If you have any questions talk to us Meanwhile, we thought we'd share some fun statistics and next steps.
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posted by julen
on Dec 29, 2011 -
49 comments
Secret quonsor wtf?
So, in the Secret Quonsar swap I seem to have drawn someone who turns out to have done their PhD (last year) in my husband's department. Is there something in the algorithm that makes that more likely than the absolutely bizarre unlikelihood I would have thought it had?
posted by lollusc
on Nov 24, 2011 -
77 comments
It's secret quonsar time again! The randomized draw will be on American Thanksgiving, November 24, and the send by date is Monday, December 5. Please sign up by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, November 22. Spending Limit: $15. Note: We are doing things a bit differently this year.
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posted by julen
on Nov 11, 2011 -
183 comments
It's getting to be time for Secret Quonsar (a gift swap that happens in December among a subset of Mefites. Anyone can join if he or she wants to) again. I'm willing to do it again, having learned a lot from last year's events. If people would rather I not do it, send me an memail (or call me out here!) and if I get a critical mass, I'll step down. I want to talk about the two big issues we had last year.
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posted by julen
on Oct 25, 2011 -
178 comments
I know there are artists, hobbyists, and crafters among the Mefi members. Are any swapping ATCs?
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posted by FunkyHelix
on Oct 16, 2011 -
29 comments
For the last decade or so, hunnerds of MeFites have culled their favorite tracks from their music collection, burned them onto handy, decorative CD-Rs, and mailed them across the globe. It's that time again, so let's MeFiSwap!
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posted by carsonb
on Jun 18, 2011 -
334 comments
Fire up your CD-burning lazercheeses, rifle your music collection swamp for suitable floaters, and elect your stamp-licking uberminions.
MeFiSwap 2011-1 commences.
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posted by carsonb
on Jan 14, 2011 -
115 comments
It's secret quonsar time again, but this year we're doing it in two flavors: Anyone/Anywhere and [My Country Only]. The randomized draw will be on American Thanksgiving, November 25, and the send by date is Tuesday, December 6. Please sign up by 11:59 PM EST on November 24. Spending Limit: $15.
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posted by julen
on Nov 15, 2010 -
255 comments
It's that time of year again! For the past several years, we've enjoyed swapping gifts in a secret Quonsar swap. I'll be organizing it this year (with the help of Indigo Rain, last year's organizer) My goal is to open signups on November 15, and do the ceremonial giftee random draw on (American) Thanksgiving Day, which is November 25th. Before we open the floodgates to this year's Secret Quonsar, there is one outstanding issue we need to resolve.
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posted by julen
on Nov 3, 2010 -
83 comments
It's
way past! time to swap mix CDs again, so let the mid-year 2010 (NOT HEMISPHERIST!) MeFiSwap begin! Hooray!
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posted by carsonb
on Jun 28, 2010 -
161 comments
Holy smokes, I just got my first MeFiSwap mix CD in the mail yesterday!
Reminder: the mailing deadline is in one week, Saturday, January 23.
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posted by carsonb
on Jan 16, 2010 -
214 comments
You listen to good music. You pick some of it out, and you put it in a certain order, and you listen to your mix all the time. It's good! It sounds good, too good to keep to yourself. So you burn 5 copies of your mix to CD and you put 'em in the mail. Soon 5 different discs containing 5 different mixes from 5 other people appear in your mailbox, and this is good because you're tired of listening to the mix you made and some new tunes from cool MeFites is just the right thing.
MeFi Swap Winter 2009 is open for sign-ups. [more inside]
posted by carsonb
on Dec 2, 2009 -
162 comments
MeFiSwap Summer '09Believe it or not, it's been about that long. Let's mail each other good music.
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posted by carsonb
on Jun 28, 2009 -
121 comments
I know a MetaFilter swapsite or Craigslist-y thing has
been suggested before, but now that I have a thing burning a hole in my pocket that I'd like to give to an interested local Mefite -- like, today -- I'm wondering if it's time. I'd like to sell or give away things to you, and I'd like to buy stuff, too. I'm pretty sure that we could do some really interesting things with this, like what Miko did with
her $9 something offer.
posted by Plutor
on Jun 13, 2008 -
81 comments
We all need hugs, it's true. But until we figure out a way to mail them, who'd be up for a sticker and/or button swap?
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posted by 1f2frfbf
on May 20, 2008 -
34 comments
Inspired by
this AskMeFi, it might be a good idea that we mail each other some hometown-inspired packages of our own. yes/no?
posted by drea
on Feb 18, 2008 -
77 comments
My
MetaFilter shirt just arrived and boy is an American "large" ever big compared to my Canadian frame. Does anyone have a "medium" that's too tight for them that they'd like to swap?
posted by furtive
on Jun 2, 2007 -
47 comments
Post your MeFi Swap tracklist. I thought it would be great to see everyone's track selections and several people gave me encouragement so here goes. Mine is inside
posted by spicynuts
on Apr 30, 2007 -
51 comments
Mefite group art project: passing around disposable cameras.
posted by ztdavis
on Mar 11, 2007 -
47 comments
It's that time once again. Please feel free to sign up now for another round of the
MeFiSwap. (And yes, the security glitch that plagued a subsection of the site for a few days last time around have been addressed and solved.)
posted by Dreama
on Feb 4, 2007 -
156 comments
MefiSwap side swaps - anyone else interested?
posted by whir
on Sep 28, 2006 -
36 comments
Mefi Swap 2006 : Come on. You need to send out your CDs already. I participated in two groups this time around, and sent out 10 cds. I've received only 4. This isn't an election where that sort of return rate is acceptable. Get off your lazy ass and fulfill your commitment.
posted by crunchland
on Sep 15, 2006 -
70 comments
Last chance: Sign up for the groovycool mefi/mecha bookmark art swap. Yes, YOU. Do it.
More is inside.
posted by taz
on Sep 14, 2006 -
6 comments
MeFi Swap 2006! Has everyone participating sent off their CDs? Has anyone received CDs? Will there be some sort of Post-Swap forum where we can compare track listings and so on?
posted by tomble
on Sep 3, 2006 -
36 comments
Feature request: I want swap.metafilter.com. I really want to unload my junk on my fellow MeFites, and buy their junk off them. Please, Matt? Craigslist and eBay don't require a 5-spot to join, unlike MeFi, so that cuts down dramatically on the skeezy lowlife scammer factor. Another advantage is that this place is a real community and people care about their reputations. The community self-policing is strong, and MeFi's full of interesting people with (most likely) compelling junk they want to get rid of. One man's junk is another man's treasure.
Also, people here are really creative. Wouldn't it be cool if Miguel could sell his books here, for instance? Or Steven Den Beste could trade anime with other otaku. MeFites who are painters could sell their paintings. Sculpture. And so on.
posted by evariste
on Aug 22, 2006 -
59 comments
Does anyone have info about the latest, greatest MeFi swap? There hasn't been any new updates on their site, and the "sending of the swapsets" date has come and gone. What gives?
posted by bjork24
on Aug 3, 2006 -
12 comments
How about a round of applause for
skygazer, missing member of
mefi swapset grey from 11/05 who not only finally sent along the CDs, but included a short handwritten note, a tiny toy gun, an even smaller piece of black licorice, a guitar string, and a particularly meaningful (to me at least) blank postcard of early concept designs of the space shuttle.
All of this arrived in the mail in the midst of particularly bad week, so to receive a bit of human sharedness and new music to discover from a total stranger was great. My faith in mefi and humanity is restored. Thank you.
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on May 9, 2006 -
115 comments
- T (minus) 1 week -
As per
This thread:
cmonkey reactivated his
MeFi Swap site.
This is a friendly reminder that the registration closes in 1 week, thus if you have been putting it off, or missed the first thread, now is the time for action.
posted by edgeways
on Nov 3, 2005 -
47 comments
