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The swap room

Every swap conversation in Messages is a swap room. You and the other member talk and change the deal in the same place.

  • Your side is on the left: everything you could offer. That's every listing of yours and every bottle in your cabinet.
  • Their side is on the right: their listings, plus any cabinet bottles they've shown you.
  • The conversation runs down the middle.
  • The balance sits on top: what you give, what you get, and how far apart the two sides are.

On a phone the swap room takes the whole screen. Their bottles sit at the top, the chat is in the middle and your bottles are at the bottom. Each side scrolls up and down, with the bottles on the table first. Tap any bottle to put it on the table or take it off, and tap the magnifying glass to search that side. While you type a message, both sides fold to one line so you can read the chat. Tap a side to open it again. The difference in value sits next to their name at the top.

Whose move is it?​

A dark line at the top always says what happens next. For example: "mickyp sent you an offer", "Your offer is with mickyp", or "mickyp passed on your offer. Try something else".

Changing the deal​

Tap a bottle to put it on the table, and tap it again to take it off. Search either side by name. With a large cabinet, everything is one search away.

  • A cabinet bottle with no value yet asks for a quick value (how full it is, and a fair price) the first time you tap it. The other member sees that value.
  • Up to five cabinet bottles a side.
  • If their side is worth more, you can add cash to even it up. Nothing is charged unless they accept.

When it looks right, tap Send as a new offer. It appears in the chat as a card showing both sides and their values. It replaces the offer that was open, so there's only ever one live offer between you. If you change your mind before sending, tap Undo changes.

When they say no​

Most good swaps start with a "no". When the other member writes back without accepting, passes, or lets an offer lapse, Try something else appears under the conversation:

  • Offer a different bottle of mine: opens your side so you can swap something in.
  • Ask what they'd like: puts a friendly question in the message box for you to send.
  • Look at their other bottles: opens their side.
  • Show my cabinet: lets them see your whole cabinet, or bottles you choose, so they can ask for one.

Two offers at once​

If you've each sent an offer, both show as small buttons above the balance. Tap one to put it on the table, then accept it, change it, or pass.

Swapping with several people at once​

You can negotiate with as many members as you like. A quiet line under the balance shows who else you're swapping with, for example "Also swapping with Ricky · 1 waiting on you". Tap it to see each one, with Open to jump to that conversation and Close politely to end it. A bottle you've already offered to someone else is marked "Also in your offer to …".

Close politely puts a kind note in that conversation (you can change the words), then closes the offer. Pass and Withdraw my offer work the same way. After you agree a swap, the line suggests closing your other open offers.

Agreeing and finishing​

When the offer on the table came from them, you'll see three buttons: Lock it in agrees the swap and takes you straight to the last steps, Think about it tells them you're having a think (the offer stays open), and Pass closes it politely. If they change the offer while you're looking, the room updates to show their latest one. Once you've both agreed, Fee and posting opens the last steps: the A$4.99 swap fee each, your address, and a posting day. When the swap completes, each bottle moves into the other member's cabinet.

Once a swap is agreed, every bottle in it is held for that swap. Listed bottles come off the market, and any other offer that includes one of the same bottles closes with a polite note. If you already own the perfume you receive, the second bottle is noted on your existing cabinet entry for you to confirm.

You can also ask for the full ScentSell check at any time before anyone posts.