I think we will start at 10. But I am open to a higher number. That means most likely every thing you list will be bid on what do you guys think?

I like swaps with high starting numbers. I packed it all up and hope it all goes elsewhere.

I am good with 10!

10 is a high starting number already. I don't think it is necessary to go up. Sometimes there's just too many of some kinds of seeds to find homes for them all.

Let me get this straight, as I'm still learning. Is this a multiplier of 10 over a 7-day swap? That's a lot of tickets! Will there be enough seed packets?

it depends on how many each person adds to the swap

Thomas I dont care one way or the other. I always find the picking are slim the last day and often dont use up all of my tickets. Maybe the middle ground like 8 between the usual six and your suggestion of 10. I still have probably another 100 packets to list on top of what I have already listed. Im gonna try and clean out my stash for anything I probably wont grow since this is the last swap of the season.

Tom,

As you know the swap system adds in 1 extra dib for two packs "sold" on the first night, 3 dibs per the second night and so on.

A starting dib number of 3,4 or 5 makes it so that those who add the more desirable seeds are rewarded with extra tickets for their offerings while there's still a nice selection up for grabs.
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If that doesn't matter to you, you could look at the hostess dashboard. This will tell you how many packets are being offered in the swap and would help determine what the dib number should be set at to "sell" all listed seeds.

Another option is to change the multiplier mid swap if you see there's still lots to go around. I did this in the Mile High swap on the 3rd day. There were just so many offerings because there was a 100 pack minimum to join. I believe I had around 450 varieties offered. I "sold" almost all of them by changing the multiplier mid swap.

I'm trying to get a decent amount of offerings packed and entered. If I can't, I will likely drop from this swap.

Thomas,

If you combine Debra's and Lisa's advice, I think that might work well:

"Maybe the middle ground like 8 between the usual six and your suggestion of 10."

"Another option is to change the multiplier mid swap if you see there's still lots to go around."

Whatever you want to do is fine with me.

I Like 8 with an option to up it mid way.

So the SWAP starts in a couple hours right? 7pm here in Iowa Central time right? Getting excited!

@maryjoz it starts at 6:00 pm CST/7:00 pm EST

@maryjoz5 it starts at 6:00 pm CST/7:00 pm EST

Debra, I think this swap is actually 7pm CST. I don't have icons to dib with and its after 6. I wish someone would tell us since they usually are 7pm ET. That's why I was checking earlier.

It appears that it will begin at 8pm due to Daylight savings time.

Tom would be able to jump in and change it but I dont think he's been on.

I wish I had realized that it would start an hour later BEFORE I put all my seds away. I was trying to get more things listed.

I understand the swap page reads as daylight time, in my case 8pm EDT (eastern *daylight* time), not eastern standard time.

I had too learned I needed to make note of the time, because it was a little later than usual for me.

Two minutes...

Totally forgot about this.... 2 hours late to the show and didn't sort out my wish list

We got rabbits today and I have been preoccupied 🤣🤣🤣