Sep 29, 2010 Posted by BoxCycle

Anonymous Connect: Direct Contact Between Buyers and Sellers

Managing communication between parties is one of the challenges of creating a low-hassle marketplace.  For sale of low-value items like used boxes to be worthwhile to sellers, transactions need to take a minimal amount of time and aggravation. Direct communication can significantly increase the transaction burden for a number of reasons including: Unnecessary communication as people reconfirm information... read more

Sep 3, 2010 Posted by BoxCycle

Cool New BoxCycle Shirts and Mugs

We’ve expanded the BoxCycle Gifts and Apparel Store with 3 great new designs plus a number of new products including organic shirts and a full selection of drinkware.  And we still have a great selection of apparel made specifically for women and children. Here are the new designs: read more

Sep 1, 2010 Posted by BoxCycle

Notifications by Text Messaging

We now offer notification options by text message along with email, fax, and phone. Text messaging has a number of advantages over email, especially for time-sensitive communication.  Text messages are typically delivered faster than email.  They are also read sooner, since most people carry their cell phones at all times and not everyone has constant access to email.  Finally, they do not suffer from... read more

Aug 10, 2010 Posted by BoxCycle

Adjustments to Auto-Confirm

Summary: Sellers who want to enable Auto-Confirm now need to be authorized by BoxCycle.   To get authorized please call us so we can make sure your situation is appropriate for Auto-Confirm.  Some of the sellers who had Auto-Confirm enabled will now find it disabled and will need to request authorization. —– Auto-Confirm allows sellers to bypass the confirmation step of the BoxCycle Order... read more

Aug 4, 2010 Posted by BoxCycle

Nationwide Shipping of Moving Boxes

We are happy to announce that we now support Shipping along with recently introduced Local Delivery. While Local Delivery is typically performed by the sellers themselves, Shipping is typically done by a 3rd party commercial carrier such as UPS or FedEx. Shipping makes boxes available to buyers anywhere in the continental U.S. As you’ve probably guessed, sellers who offer shipping are designated by... read more