Ok, hear me out... I'm just thinking off of the top of my head here.
We're all here because we love gear. Many of us have an admiration for vintage and/or boutique gear that we can't find in stores. Youtube vids and "it sounds like this" recommendations can only go so far. However, not all of us have the endless bankrolls to keep trying and (hopefully) selling different pedals.
For example, I badly want to find a new high-gain OD, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for. Hard for me to keep buying and selling pedals until I find the right one.
So what I'm thinking (I'm not doing logistics here, just word vomit) is getting a group of people together. Solid people, not unknowns that might flake out someday. List the pedals you'd be willing to "swap", find someone with a pedal you'd like to try, and make trades. If you like it, you can buy it from the owner. If you don't, you can ship it right back. Yeah, you pay for shipping, but $10-20 to try for a week or 2 is better than buying brand new and losing out having to sell used.
Sure, it's similar to Emporium trades, but this is less of a commitment in terms of finalized deals. Also lets you try-before-you-buy.
Is this something anyone else would be interested in, or would the potential liabilities of 1 "bad egg" scare everyone away?
We're all here because we love gear. Many of us have an admiration for vintage and/or boutique gear that we can't find in stores. Youtube vids and "it sounds like this" recommendations can only go so far. However, not all of us have the endless bankrolls to keep trying and (hopefully) selling different pedals.
For example, I badly want to find a new high-gain OD, but I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for. Hard for me to keep buying and selling pedals until I find the right one.
So what I'm thinking (I'm not doing logistics here, just word vomit) is getting a group of people together. Solid people, not unknowns that might flake out someday. List the pedals you'd be willing to "swap", find someone with a pedal you'd like to try, and make trades. If you like it, you can buy it from the owner. If you don't, you can ship it right back. Yeah, you pay for shipping, but $10-20 to try for a week or 2 is better than buying brand new and losing out having to sell used.
Sure, it's similar to Emporium trades, but this is less of a commitment in terms of finalized deals. Also lets you try-before-you-buy.
Is this something anyone else would be interested in, or would the potential liabilities of 1 "bad egg" scare everyone away?
You guys better not forget me if you decide to move to Pedal Stock!
