Has
1,000-piece jigsaw
- All pieces, counted twice
- Box corner worn
- Finished once
Would like
A co-op board game
- 2 to 4 players
- Any condition, if nothing is missing
- Ages 10 and up
Fort Collins, 2 to 5 miles awayListed 3 days ago
NoCo Game Trader is a trading post for the games, puzzles, and toys your household has finished with. No money changes hands. You meet a neighbor in Fort Collins or Loveland and swap.
Opening in Fort Collins and Loveland. Everyone who joins now keeps unlimited trades for good — that’s written into the terms, not a promotion.
There is no checkout, no price field, and no way to pay anyone. Offering money for an item gets your account closed.
Every trade happens face to face in Northern Colorado. Nothing is mailed, so nothing gets lost in transit.
A trade is a permanent swap of ownership. It isn't borrowing, and there are no returns.
Photograph what your household is finished with. Say what it is, what condition it's in, and whether any pieces are missing. Takes about a minute per item.
Everything you see is within the distance you choose. Nothing ships, so a trade twenty miles away is a trade you probably won't make.
Filter by what it is — puzzle piece count, player count, age range, platform. A 1,000-piece Ravensburger that someone has already finished is still a 1,000-piece Ravensburger.
Pick something of theirs, offer something of yours, and send a note. They can browse your whole shelf and counter with something else.
Meet in a public place, or use a porch drop-off. Read the next section before you choose porch — the two are not equally safe.
You both mark the trade done. That's what builds your record, and your record is what makes the next person comfortable trading with you.
| Question | Meet in publicRecommended | Porch drop-offLow-value items only |
|---|---|---|
| Can you see the item first? | Yes | No |
| Does anyone share a street address? | No | Yes |
| Can someone else take it? | No | Yes, from the porch |
| If it goes wrong | Walk away, nothing lost | The loss is yours |
In public: you agree on a place and a time and swap face to face. A library or grocery parking lot in daylight works. Several Northern Colorado police departments keep monitored exchange zones. Either of you can call it off on the spot, and nobody loses anything.
Porch drop-off: one of you leaves the item out, the other collects it and leaves theirs. We hold no payment and offer no insurance. If a porch trade goes wrong, the loss is yours. Use it for a $6 puzzle, not a $90 one.
Puzzles and games to begin with. The list grows as people ask for more.
You need an email address, a ZIP code, and to be 18 or older. The first thing you’ll do is add one item to your shelf.
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