Frequently Asked Questions

Every item you own has its own lifespan and at some point it's going to stop being of use to you or become outdated when you buy a newer version.

So now you have a choice; either throw the item away OR we have a much better idea - why not see if you can make that item have one more great use for you? Myuniswap.com lets you put your items up for sale, allowing you to earn some cash from them or you can advertise the item to be given away for free which helps you get rid of your unwanted items and help the environment at the same time.

The other great advantage of using myuniswap.com is that our service is designed to be university specific, allowing you to cut out unwanted postage costs and transport costs by allowing you to contact people from your uni and meet them on campus to make the deals.

So whether you’ve got some books from last year that you need to get rid of to make way for new ones, maybe you got unwanted presents for Christmas, or maybe you're just a cash-strapped student looking for a bargain or to make some extra cash. Whatever your reason, register and log on today to start swapping.

Remember by swapping your items you are in effect recycling and old mother nature will be mighty glad of your help!! A BOOK SWAPPED COULD BE A TREE SAVED!!

Like the sound of it? Click here to Register for FREE!

Here at myuniswap.com we care about the safety of students using our site. Here are our top tips for safe swapping:

- Only swap with registered members

- Only swap messages and agree your swap details through the myuniswap.com site

- The best place to meet to swap with someone is on campus, that way there’s always likely to be plenty of people around in an emergency.

- Keep to busy places, if someone wants to meet somewhere quiet, you’ve got to question their motives.

- If possible take a friend or two along, if you can’t then you should tell someone where you're going and how long you're likely to be.

- If you're unsure then don’t swap with someone, or wait till you can arrange something to suit you.

- Always swap during the day, this helps to avoid any possible confusion and it’s more likely that there will be more people around.

If you are worried about the motives of another user who is using the site then contact us on support@myuniswap.com

Step 1 Register with myuniswap.com
Step 2 Select your University and enter your details
Step 3 Start selling/giving unwanted items away for free
Step 4 Start browsing the items available at your university
Step 5 Send a message to a seller about an item
Step 6 Meet on campus to make the sale
Step 7 Verify that the item has been sold to receive points

To sell an item or advertise a service, all you have to do is log in and go to the My Account section. From there, click on the ‘Sell an Item’ link. Next fill in the form, remembering to post a picture of the item if you have one and click the 'Sell my Item' button.

Don’t forget to keep a check on the messages section of your account to see who wants to buy your items. Also when you’ve sold an item, you need to confirm this on the site to gain your points.

Buying an item is really easy, just follow these simple steps:
1. Log In
2. Select your University
3. Search For Item
4. Click 'Enquire about this item'
5. Send a message to the seller
6. Wait for a reply – their reply will be in the My messages section in your account.
7. Once you have contacted the seller and arranged to meet, all you have to do is go along and get your item, then head back to the site to confirm you’ve bought the item. You need to do this to collect those all-important points.

Our points scheme is something we’ve devised as an added extra to help encourage you all to recycle your goods. The aim is to build up points to enter a prize draw. Details of the prizes and the prize draw will be announced through the blog. The points are allocated as follows:

20 points for giving something away for FREE!
10 points for selling something
5 points for buying something