Finding Treasure on the Internet - Free stuff, Bartered things and Cleaning out your space.

Listia is a new place I found on the internet for giving away stuff and getting stuff for free! They don't charge any fees. You may of course buy credits through PayPal in order to bid on some of the things being given away, but you don't have to.

It's definitely a 'One person's junk is another person's treasure' site. You sign up, which automatically gives you and your referrer instant credits. Then you list your first auction which is very simple and easy to do. Just click on the 'list auction' button and fill out the blanks. Uploading photos is encouraged. If you know how to get photos into your computer, then you can upload them from there.

After you publish your auction, you are going to have to mail whatever you want to give away. Listia allows you to charge for shipping, but most people offer free shipping in return for free shipping. If it's small and easy to mail, then go ahead and offer free shipping. If it's big, heavy, bulky, etc. then charge whatever you need to. See the shipping guide for USPS and others in the sidebar.

Shopping on Listia is easy. Just bid with your credits. There are lots of fun and interesting offers available and it's easy to search for what you want. So far, I have obtained (for free):

• several charms for my dream catchers,
• some coins,
• a feather boa
• a pet door flap replacement that I really needed.

Stuff I have given away - some for free shipping, some for exact shipping costs - include:

• A Maylong wifi tablet
• Some coins
• some pin back buttons
• Window's 95 Flight Simulator game
• A cool key chain
• Two very cool lab coats that can be used for Halloween costumes (mad scientist or Dr. Pain)

Click here on my Listia link to sign up and get free credits today! We both get free credits when you sign up with my referral link. After you sign up, you can refer your friends and get even more free credits. The more credits you have the more stuff you can bid on!

Trading and bartering on Listia is great. In some ways it's like eBay and in other ways, it's quite different. Listia is a smaller community of traders, although the site is growing rapidly. People are friendlier and they tend to have great stuff to give away!

My favorite kinds of things to give and get are easy to mail on both ends. But don't shy away from charging or paying for shipping as it's not really fair to expect someone to send you an iPad for free without charging shipping for it. Yes, people do list new stuff to give away. I am very impressed by some of the listings.

Antiques, arts and crafts, baby stuff, books, computer stuff, phones, toys and video games are just some of the many categories on Listia. The more stuff you give away, the more credits you get and the more fun you can have browsing through all of the treasure available!