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"You've got some vacation time on your hands these days, so why not add a closet clean-up to your to-do list? Take the traditional routine a step further by trading in your unwanted duds for some fresh new finds, courtesy of these three swapping platforms.\u00A0Plus, in the event that you receive something that doesn't fit (or you just don't like) over the holidays, why regift or return when you can swap instead?\u00A0\n\nBib and Tuck is an online community of cool girls (like yourself!). You can \"Bib\" an item, AKA list it for sale. When someone claims it, you'll receive bucks to \"Tuck\" something else from the site, meaning add it to your closet. Swapdom is super simple\u2014you request an item you'd like and offer up something you're willing to part ways with. Finally, Poshmark is an easy-to-use app (with a web presence as well) that lets you sell goods and shop the closets of people you follow in a social environment\u2014think \"shopping parties\" themed around trends. You can cash out, or use the currency to buy within Poshmark.\n\nRead on to learn all about each site, straight from their founders.\u00A0\n\n Bib and Tuck\n\n\"Sari [Azout] and I met in preschool, where we bonded over identical Petit Bateau undershirts,\" says Sari Bibliowicz, one of B + T's founders. \"We like to think that from the beginning our love story was defined by a closeness of closets. Over twenty years later, fate found us as college graduates living in the same building in NYC. As the economy took a nosedive, we began sharing clothes as a way to save time, space, and money.\"\n\nThe team transferred that same mentality to their website. \"With our new iPhone app, you can create a listing in under 30 seconds and browse and discover other closets straight from your smartphone,\" says Sari. \"The key to selling your items quickly is to list pieces with a noticeable wow factor from top brands or unique pieces from indie brands and emerging designers. To increase your chances of selling, take great photos and provide as much information as you can about your listing (material, measurements, how you would style it, angle shots). As we like to say, one photo and a 10-character description will rarely get you tucked.\"\n\n Swapdom\n\n\"We created Swapdom because swapping would be a fun and cost-conscious alternative to shopping, if only it could be made more efficient,\" says Petros Georgopoulos, CEO and co-founder. \"By providing multi-party trades, we managed to make swapping incredibly efficient and simple. We also hope that by bringing swapping to the forefront, we assist in reducing the amount of clothes ending up in U.S. landfills, currently a staggering 13 million tons every year.\"\n\nSounds cool\u2014but how does it really work? \"You submit your swap, and sit back while we find a match for you by arranging a multi-party trade where everyone involved will get exactly what they asked for. Request all the items you like, and offer all the items you're willing to part with to increase your chances of getting a swap,\" says Petros. \"All you pay is the cost of shipping, with a small built-in service fee. When you mail your item, we provide prepaid UPS label to print.\"\n\n Poshmark\n\n\"We made an early decision to allow everything to be done on the phone with no need to go to a website,\" says Manish Chandra, CEO and founder. \"When selling from your closet, start by listing 5-10 items. We find that closets with at least five listings sell more than those with less. Search for other women like yourself who are likely to be interested in your closet. Whether you share favorite brands or the same size, you'll want to follow them, begin interacting with them, and shopping their closet!\"\n\nPoshmark includes all sorts of brands, from Brandy Melville to C\u00E9line, so it's important to personalize your presence. \"In a way the women are editorializing their style, creating a magazine out of their closet,\" says Manish. Each woman sets her own price on each item. When a buyer purchases the item, Poshmark emails you a prepaid shipping label\u2014the buyer pays the shipping\u2014and you just print it out, slap it on any box and have your mailman scoop it up.\"\n\nReady, set, swap! Which site are you most excited to try? Vote below!\n\nAt top: Photo by Ye Rin Mok"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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