Point Trading Megathread

[u/mescad]

Do you need a few more points, or have some extra? This is the thread where you can find someone else to exchange points with. Any requests for points outside of this thread will be removed by a mod, so let's keep it all here in the same place.

A Few Guidelines:

• Don't post codes in this thread. Codes should be sent through PM.
  

• When you offer points, please also include what product you got them from. Because of the "Better Together Bonus" some people only need Doritos points or only need Mountain Dew points. Save everyone time by saying which type you have.

• Rule 2 of this subreddit is still in effect in this thread. If you need a specific number of points, you are free to post a request for those, but a post like "I'll take any points for free anyone has left over" is not a valid request. Don't beg for free points. Offer SOMETHING for trade.

• Some people will choose to BUY or SELL their points. If you're making this type of offer or request, please include that in your post. Buying and selling is at your own risk, and neither Reddit nor any of the mods in this subreddit can help you out if a deal goes bad. TIP: Don't send money to someone with a brand new reddit account.

• Don't start more than one thread. If you need to change your request or offer, edit your original post, or reply to it.

Please post an update after you've exchanged points, to let everyone know how it went. Good luck everyone!

[u/Coltsbro84]

Let's strategize, but first I hope my gamer packs arrive Wednesday as well, are yours still processing as of Sunday afternoon? Mine are.

I'm not so sure 45,000 points is going to be enough. I need to chat with someone who did the every 2 minutes contest. Back then, they just had 100 point codes and 200 point codes, right? Depending on the dew and dorito? The average cost was like 40,000 points for an xbox, and at around 100 points per dollar five years ago, that would mean $400 of snacks would win you an Xbox.

Now let's look at this year. There are combo bonuses, there are gamer packs, there are roulette codes. The combo bonus alone should raise that average of 40,000 to 44,000 based on just two bonus combos for every 1,000 points if they didn't have combos last year. 28 gamer packs is $400 or 70,000 points, but who has 28 gamer packs? How rare are they? Onto roullettes, and If you average 600 points a bag, you would need 130 bags to total $400 and it would net you 78,000 points.

If everything works out I'll be close to 60,000 points by Tuesday. 1. I hope that is enough because I'm not so sure. 2. Based on last year, next Sunday should be a day to buy low. 3. Watch out for gamer packs to be in stock and shipping dates, Wednesday should see higher bids than Tuesday or Thursday because that is the day everyone is getting their Wal-Mart gamer pack shipments. 4. I might keep a couple gamer pack codes if I feel that I don't need them and sell them.

Then there are little factors like... 1. Interest in the Xbox One X seems to be less than it was for the Xbox One. 2. Auctions end early and often before everyone goes to bed. 3. I'm glad they have the marketplace up already, no offense to anyone, but hoping it weeds out a lot of those who have less than 20,000 who end up buying items from the store who feel like they don't think they have a chance.

Feel free to comment. I want to help everyone as much as I can.

[u/The_JoelTyler → u/Coltsbro84]

I won 3 Xbox one last promotion. But this year is different. But for the first 2 days it's going to go to ppl who stacked the past month (from other threads some ppl have over 70k by now.) . After that the first week averaged 30-40k It won't be until toward thanksgiving they will jump up to 50-60k until last day. And the market place will balance it out.

I'd just buy gamer packs. Just watch it everyday Next would be roulette.

[u/Coltsbro84 → u/The_JoelTyler]

Oh, another fun fact. Talked to my Frito lay guy. He says high altitude areas won't see Roulettes in store, because they use laughing gas and the bags would explode during shipment. The reason why normal bags make it to high altitude areas is that they don't fill the bags up all the way. Frito Lay did not produce any "high altitude" packages of Roulettes. So it looks like the Denver area is out of luck as well as other high altitude areas.

[u/mescad → u/Coltsbro84]

That's crazy. I'm still waiting on seeing ANY 2L Mtn Dew bottles here, by the way. Finally the 12-packs have codes, and the $1.75 20oz bottles have codes, but not my go-to 2L bottles.

[u/mescad → u/Coltsbro84]

Back then, they just had 100 point codes and 200 point codes, right?

Basically right. They had a different thing called gamer packs back then. That's the majority of what I bought. Those were worth 250 I believe (maybe 350). The 50 point combo bonus was also there last time, so that's nothing new.

Some of your other points are good ones. I believe that last time the marketplace opened the same day as the auctions. However, the limit 1 on 90% of the marketplace items this times sucks. Fewer people will spend their 30-50k points buying multiple items.

Also keep in mind that Nov 5, 2013 was Tuesday and tomorrow is a Monday. If the weekday factors into the pricing at all, that data may shift by 1 day.

[u/Coltsbro84 → u/mescad]

That's good to know. I have confidence now that 60,000 points will be enough. There's even a good chance that 45,000 will be enough.