Thanks to Lori Henderson at Manga Xanadu, I have discovered the wonderful world of Mangatude, where people swap volumes of manga they don’t want for volumes that they do. With my tight budget these days this is a godsend, and I’m sure I’m not the only one in that boat right now. I’ve signed up, and already have a trade in the works!
Of course, as wonderful a find as this is, I’m thinking about how it affects the industry for us to be trading books instead of buying new ones on our own. Right now, I’ve justified it in that my budget is pretty inflexible, and I wasn’t going to be spending more anyway, so better to be maintaining my interest in series that I eventually *will* buy more volumes of. Better, too, that books I don’t need (like our accidental duplicate copy of Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 8) will find their way into grateful hands. It’s made me think a lot also about what series I *really* want, and what I’d be willing to give up in order to get something I want more.
I don’t have a lot for trade right now (and half of what I did have is already gone), but I’m sure that will grow as time goes on. In any case, I’m passing the info along in the event that I’m not actually the last person to know about this. :)
Deanna Gauthier says
January 13, 2009 at 4:04 pmIf anything, you were second to last! That is a great resource. I’ve definitely got manga for trading!
I do have duplicate copies of Wish 2-3 that you are welcome to have. Same goes for Please Save My Earth (5,6, & 8). Just say the word and they are yours!
Melinda Beasi says
January 13, 2009 at 4:05 pmSeriously??? WANT. I should give you something too, though!
Deanna Gauthier says
January 13, 2009 at 4:07 pmI would be happy to take your copy of ES Vol 1 off of your hands :) Or is it bad form to negotiate a trade outside mangatude?
Melinda Beasi says
January 13, 2009 at 4:08 pmI think that’s fine! :D Done!
Melinda Beasi says
January 13, 2009 at 4:10 pmThough… if we did it through mangatude, we could give each other feedback, which would help both of us! People will be more likely to want to trade with us if we have some finished trades. So maybe put one of those up there, and we’ll do the trade?
Deanna Gauthier says
January 13, 2009 at 4:11 pmah, good thinking! will do!
Deanna Gauthier says
January 13, 2009 at 4:17 pmallright, its up there! I’m leaving pretty soon, so I’ll have to add more to my lists later.
http://www.mangatude.com/hullabaloo/
Melinda Beasi says
January 13, 2009 at 4:19 pmI have made an offer! Accept it when you have time, and then we’ll ship to each other and talk about how great we both were! :D