Swap.com

Swap.com
Company typePrivate[citation needed]
IndustryConsignment
FoundedAugust 2012 (August 2012) in Woodridge, Illinois[1]
Founders
  • Juha Koponen
  • Jussi Koskinen
Headquarters
Downers Grove, IL[2]
,
United States
Key people
  • Antonio Gallizio (CEO)
  • Juha Koponen (Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist)
  • Jussi Koskinen (Co-Founder & Chief Technology & Product Officer)
[3]
ProductsPre-owned Baby, Kids’, Maternity, Men's and Women’s Clothing and accessories[3]
Websiteswap.com

Swap.com is an online thrift and consignment store offering pre-owned baby, kid's, maternity, men's and women's apparel and accessories. The company operates out of the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, Illinois[4] with a fulfillment center based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Sellers price their own items and Swap.com handles the fulfillment and returns process for items sold. [5][6]

  1. ^ "European Swapping Site Netcycler Confirms Acquisition Of U.S. Rival Swap.com; Launches New Service For Parents To Offload Kids' Kit". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Swap.com". linkedin.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "About Swap.com". swap.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ^ Kirsner, Scott (September 5, 2012). "After spending more than $11 million, Boston-based Swap.com acquired by Finnish startup for undisclosed amount". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ^ Vantz, Ashlee (2006-05-24). "Six startups from the Web 2.0 swamp". The Register. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  6. ^ Copeland, Michael V. (2006-05-11). "The eBay of swap, but better". CNN. Retrieved May 20, 2009.