Tips When Buying
How to buy something and have a great experience doing it...
If you see something you like, simply start a chat with the seller. You can find the chat button in the Offer you are looking at.
A good place to start is ‘Hey! I see you’re offering _________. (whatever it is)’
Then ask the questions you need answered.
Remember, you don’t have to barter directly with anyone. You simply offer BITS™. Of course if you both love what each other is offering, direct barter all you want.
What is an offer?
An offer is whatever product, service, vehicle or vacation rental a person is offering/wanting to barter on the web-app. If you like to walk dogs, you create an offer, set your price in BITS™, and post your offer on your profile and wait for the magic to happen!
How do I pay?
The web-app is set up as a point system. The points are called BITS™. This is how everyone can barter with each other and not worry about who owes what. There is no money used on the web-app to ‘purchase’ any product, service etc., just BITS™! So the longer answer to your short question is ‘Pay with BITS™!’
DISCLAIMER: Cars/trucks/vehicles have an option to mix cash with BITS™, depending on the price of the vehicles. But the point of the web-app is to barter with each other using BITS™, which is also why members cannot ‘cash’ out their points. They need to be spent on the web-app.
How do I get BITS™? (see previous question)....but here’s the quick answer:
The easiest way to get BITS™, especially in the beginning, will be to buy them with CAD. We will be offering promotions as we get closer to the launch date where members will be able to buy BITS™ at a discounted price to get the community started.
The main way that you will get BITS™ in your wallet as time goes on is by offering your products, services and rentals onto the platform and earning BITS™ back.
When Buying…
Only make an offer to a Seller if you have a genuine interest in bartering with them.
Before asking questions to the Seller, make sure to read the item description. We all hate the fire hose of questions that people ask when if they had slowed down and read everything, they would have all the answers!
Be reasonable with your requests..
When organizing a ‘meet-up’, try to meet closer to the Seller.
So here’s some healthy, kind, adult things to do!
Respect each other. If you’re nice to someone, they’ll most likely be nice to you.
Be kind and courteous. Treat others how you would like to be treated. The ‘Golden Rule’....
Be responsive. If you're not interested in bartering anymore, let the other person know.
Be punctual. If you set up a time to meet with someone, make sure to be on time.
Keep the other person updated. Think you’re going to be a little late or something’s come up? Let them know.
Chat with other members during the day and avoid messaging late at night or early in the morning. No 10pm texting!
Try to meet up in person instead of relying on delivery. Why? This one is important for meeting people face-to-face and finding your peeps in your own towns and cities! Make it a big deal!
