BartertownUK Now Live!

[Wolfy]

Good morning one and all,

I am happy to announce that a project I have been working on has today gone live and is open for business – BartertownUK. Long dissatisfied with the very US-centric orientation of Bartertown.com, yet constantly impressed by the service that was provided, I decided that something ought to be done. BartertownUK aims to be a euro-centric website that offers much of the functionality of our similarly-named partners across the pond, and offer a professional service for everything from buying, selling and trading those much needed books to miniatures to paintball gear to CCG/CMG.

BartertownUK has been formulated with the express consent of the owners and operators of Bartertown.com, and, although only minor affiliation exists (continue reading for more information), we embrace the spirit of brotherhood that naturally entails between our two sites. The creation of BartertownUK is in no way an attempt to threaten Bartertown.com for shares in the market – it has been created to do the exact opposite – to support and compliment it. For more information on our affiliation with Bartertown.com, some basic guidelines when using the website, and registering, please read on below.

BartertownUK, Bartertown.com and their relationship

It will be fairly obvious to you all by now that there is another 'Bartertown' branded website across the Pond in the United States. This website was created (With their express permission) based on the same name, branding, and forum rules system. Having said that, BartertownUK is in no other way affiliated with Bartertown.com. Certain similarities may exist, such as the logo, name, and members, but the power structure, finances, and decision making tree of both websites are entirely independent.

Having said that, both myself and Rudi, from Bartertown.com, share an agreement whereby we may consider consulting each other or cooperating in the case of bad trader reports and the like. In a similar vein – much dialogue has been conducted between myself and the aforementioned admin team of Bartertown.com discussing the idea from conception to launch, and I am most grateful for their input.

Cross-posting of your items on both the BartertownUK and Bartertown.com websites couldn't be encouraged more. Please, support both sites as much as you possibly can. This website was created simply to complement Bartertown.com by offering a more local service to the UK and Europe, it was in no way created to challenge Bartertown.com

More information about advertising on BartertownUK

Further cooperation between the sites is in terms of advertisers - All advertisers currently advertising with Bartertown.com will receive a 25% discount on advertising rates on BartertownUK.

Please click the above link to find out more about advertising with BartertownUK, and the benefits.

All new Feedback system!

BartertownUK incorporates an all new feedback system into the very frame of the website. Leaving feedback couldn’t be easier, and feedback is easy to view at the click of a button with a potential trading partner, buyer or seller. Instructions of how to leave feedback can be found here

Forum Rules and Regulations

On first visiting the forum, please visit the rules section and have a complete read through of the rules and guidelines of using the site. You will note that these rules are similar to those used by Bartertown.com, and this is because, even if I spent years working on them, I could never get a set of rules that are as thorough and thought out as those that are tried, tested, and still in use at Bartertown.com. The rules have been used with express permission of the head administrator at Bartertown.com

Premium Membership

As with Bartertown.com, BartertownUK operate a premium club for members. For a small fee, you can gain access to the AdultSwim section of the forum, and have posting rate reduced from 7 to 4 days in all forums. All advertisers automatically become part of the Premium Club in addition to their other rights.

More information can be found here

Registration

If you have issues with registration, feel free to email admin[at]bartertownuk.com with your desired username, and I’ll get the account set up for you.

General comments

That’s all I can think of right now, and I hope I’ve gone some way to illustrating the benefits of BartertownUK. Yet, as with any community, it is formed only by its community, and we are hoping to develop a broad, community that shares in discussion frequently. I look forward to seeing you over at BartertownUK. Until then, keep gaming, and keep trading.

http://www.bartertownuk.com

[jason1977]

yesterday america. today euro! tommorow mars??

congrats on the new division!!

[kturock]

Two quick things:
1st congrats on the project. As a long time member of bartertown, I've seen it go through alot of changes and growth. Good luck.

2nd. I don't think you mean it to sound this way, but Bartertown is US-centric since 1, it started here and thus spread faster here. 2 postal rates for shipping inside the US are cheaper and with rules for delivery confirmation, insurance and customs; it's alot more feasible to stay within the US. Not to mention the fees for exchanging money or the difficulty with bad traders or thieves.

I guess feeling left out in the UK is sort of like how we in the US feel about GW; which is the biggest product traded/sold on this site. For years things were UK only, or alot cheaper in the UK than in the US. We'd actually give lists to family and friends going to UK of things to buy and bring back for us.

[Ironhide]

Admins have given their okay on this.

[tordeck]

Best of luck with the new site. I'll make sure to pass the word to my UK based friends.

[Wolfy]

Thanks for the kind words so far!

The website is still struggling to take off, so anything you can do to spread the word would be much appreciated!

@kturock, it wasn't intended to be a jibe at the US-centric-ness of Bartertown.com, as stated earlier, this is simply meant to compliment the Bartertown name by providing more accessibility to EU customers.