Offer us a swap

Offer anything you genuinely own and are free to swap — an object, a service, a day of your time. It doesn’t have to be worth more than what we’ve got; it just has to be a swap you’d be happy with. The AI decides what to take, and right now you’d be swapping with a paperclip.

Read the rules if you want to know what counts as a genuine trade.

About you

First name

Email address

So we can reply — if the AI wants more detail, or wants to take you up on it. Never published, never shared. If it says yes, we’ll ask for a phone number then, because a call happens before any swap is agreed.

Town or city

This is the one that might appear publicly, if we trade and you agree to it.

What you’re offering

What is it?

A short name is all we need here — there is room to describe it properly further down.

What kind of thing is it?

This decides what we need to ask you next. Most offers are simply objects.

Describe it

What it is, what condition it’s in, and anything wrong with it. Being honest about faults makes a trade more likely, not less. Rough size, any maker’s name and roughly how old it is all help — vague descriptions get declined far more often, and it isn’t personal. The AI simply can’t tell what it’s looking at.

Photographs

Please add photos if you can — offers without them are much harder to evaluate, and usually get declined. A shot of any model number, serial number or maker’s label is the most useful of all. Up to 6 images, 10MB each.

What do you think it’s worth, in pounds?

Optional, and a rough guess is fine. The AI values it independently.

GBP

Add more detail (optional) — a model number roughly halves how wrong the AI gets

Model, serial or maker's mark

The most useful thing on this page, and still optional. “A DeWalt drill” could be worth £30 or £100 — the number on the label settles it. We tested this: a description that pins down exactly which object it is roughly halves how wrong the AI gets.

What’s included?

Optional. Chargers, cables, boxes, accessories, spare parts — or what’s missing.

A link, if you have one

Optional — a similar item for sale, a product page, anything useful.

Why are you offering it?

Optional — and it’s usually the most interesting part. If we end up trading, this is the kind of thing we’d like to tell the story with.

Meeting up

Trades happen in person wherever possible — it’s how the item gets checked, and it’s part of the story. You choose the place and the time.

Could you meet in central London?

Zones 1–2. Saying yes makes a trade considerably more likely, because it keeps the cost of meeting down.

If meeting isn’t practical, this could be posted.

Before you send it

Submitting an offer doesn’t guarantee it will be accepted. Most won’t be.
An AI evaluates your offer and makes the trading decision.
It may come back with questions before deciding.
You will hear back within seven days.
No money or cash top-up can form any part of a trade, in either direction.

Permissions

I’m happy for my details to be stored and used to evaluate this offer, as described in the privacy notice. Required

This is mine, and I’m free to give it away. Required

If we trade, you may name me in the public record — my first name, the area I’m in, and my photographs. Optional, and declining makes no difference to whether your offer is considered.

We ask again, in detail, before anything is actually published — so this is an indication rather than the last word.