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About
Xiddi
What is a DVD trading
club?
In its simpliest form, a DVD trading club allows you to trade (sell)
and receive (buy) DVDs without using cash and with no transaction
charges. The service as a way of sharing your collection of DVDs with
other users and in return, you get to watch DVDs that you haven't
seen. All this for a fraction of the traditional cost of renting,
pay-per-view or buying.
How does it work?
The first thing you do is go shopping and build a list of films that
you would like to watch - this list is called your 'Wanted list'. Once
Xiddi matches a request, the owner of that DVD will post it directly
to you for you to enjoy. At this point, the DVD belongs to you and you
can keep it for as long as you want. However, once you have watched
it, you may choose to re-list the DVD on Xiddi and thus complete the
sharing cycle. If you do this, you will be expected to package,
address and post the DVD to another member in the same way that they
did it for you.
Why use Xiddi over other methods of renting DVDs?
There are two problems with renting, the first is cost - renting a DVD
can cost around three pounds per night from a high-street store. With
Xiddi, the cost of watching a single DVD is just the cost of postage,
which is around one pound for most DVDs.
The second problem with renting is the inconvenience of having to
return the DVD by a certain time - or risk a fine. With Xiddi, there
are no time limits and you can keep the DVD for ever if you want.
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