This page will act as a “clearing house” for unwanted incenses. First the history….
In sampling and buying incense it’s inevitable that one will end up with boxes of incense that one doesn’t like, especially if you’re not buying samplers. It’s occured to us that there should be a way of unloading these unwanted incenses, so as a matter of experiment I spent a good month or two piling incenses I didn’t want and mailing them to friends of the site. The idea would be that these friends would keep any incenses they liked, add more incenses that they didn’t like from their own collection and send the package on to the next person.
This should work OK, but having no idea what kind of response an idea like this will get, it’s possible to start more than one “chain” if necessary. So I’d like to encourage people to not only be part of the chain if they’re interested by posting in the comments, but also to hear of any ideas about how things should work. More from me in the comments…
italiano215 said,
March 21, 2012 at 9:23 am
Have Baieido Kai un Koh 55 stick box for trade only used 2 sticks
these are thick square cut sticks.
Other than straight Kyara I like my Aloeswood scents but prefer a bit more spicy sweetness to it like Yamadamatsu Saiun & Shikun. Im looking these mix and match or whatever. Shoyeido’s Circle,White Cloud, Kings Aroma,Southern Wind.
Ted said,
March 11, 2012 at 11:08 pm
I posted a request on craigslist for us incense afficiandos to swap incense. I’ve heard nothing back. The same with the incense trading wiki. One for was accepted, the other form had problems I was never able to submit. I’d like to get into the trading.I would also like to get into bulk buying. This would enable me tostop paying $1 for an incense sample, and pay the actual 18 cents a stick
Any help, Please Let Me Know!
Mike said,
March 13, 2012 at 7:42 am
Hey Ted, I often wonder if the incense community really has the manpower to make incense trading circles go. I’ve got a pretty big box of discards ready to go out at some point, but I’ve kind of lost track of where the old box is here…
drummagick said,
March 13, 2012 at 11:54 am
I have that box, Mike. I can send it out anytime, just give
me an address.
drummagick at gmail
Mike said,
March 14, 2012 at 9:54 am
Hi Carrie, I think you have the second box. Kate had the first box and well we haven’t heard from her in a while. So Sharon was next in line, so Sharon, if you’re still reading this can you contact Carrie so she can send it to you? Thanks.
Oh the other thing is I just sent Glenn a package. Based on the weight of it, my guess is it would cost a pretty penny to send a huge trading box to Australia, so whoever might be sending it to Glenn next might want to discuss the costs. I have a third box and it’s pretty much a tank at this point, just like the second was. – Mike
Sharon said,
March 24, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Hi Mike, I sent an email to Carrie with my mailing address. I was assuming that drummagick was Carries’ email address, if I was wrong could you let me know,
Thanks.
drummagick said,
March 24, 2012 at 7:22 pm
It’s boxed and labeled and ready to ship out parcel post on Monday.
I didn’t keep anything, but I added a few handfuls of stuff!
Mark said,
November 12, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Yes, I have some incense I would like to trade.
Mike said,
July 18, 2011 at 3:33 pm
OK here’s the deal, anyone who was previously on the trading wait list has until this Sunday to confirm they’re on it. At that point I’ll take a tally on Monday and see who’s left and we can find Kate someone to send the box to. If noone replies, she can send it to Carrie.
glennjf said,
July 18, 2011 at 4:22 pm
*raises hand*
Glenn
Sharon said,
July 23, 2011 at 1:28 pm
I’m still on it.
Mike said,
July 25, 2011 at 11:01 am
OK we’ve had three hands since I asked for a recount, which makes the list:
Sharon
Glenn
Carrie
Sharon, please contact Kate at hayes@hotmail.com to get her your address. Glenn, given how much it will cost to mail a box of this size to Australia (it was pretty huge even when I sent it), you may want to arrange with Sharon on postal costs when she’s ready to move the box on. Anyone else who’s missing from the list let me know as soon as possible. At some point it’s likely I’ll have a second box ready to go, been doing a lot of reorganizing.
glennjf said,
January 31, 2012 at 7:04 pm
Update? Kate, would you be able to ask Sharon if she’s able to post an update please. You have hotmail from me sent Jan 1st 2012. cheers
Sharon said,
February 1, 2012 at 9:09 am
I emailed Kate twice at her Hotmail address and never received a reply, or a box of incense.
It’s true I only noticed the note to contact Kate late and emailed her several months after the original posting. But that’s why I sent a follow up email, encase the original email got overlooked.
Mike said,
February 1, 2012 at 11:01 am
Hopefully Kate will chime in and let us know where we’re at, but don’t worry if we don’t hear from her I have another box almost ready to go.
Carrie said,
July 17, 2011 at 8:07 pm
May I be added to the list, please?
I’ve got a pretty good collection of things to share
pppanicked said,
June 21, 2011 at 5:14 am
Hi, can you please re-send the address of the next person on the list? I’m very sorry that it has taken me so long to sort through it — there’s a lot of stuff in there! -Kate You can email me at hayes@hotmail.com
Mike said,
June 21, 2011 at 11:25 am
Kate thanks for checking in. I believe Kevin is next on the list, so Kevin please speak up if you’re reading this so we can make the transition. I should also note that it probably won’t be long until I have enough for a second box, so all traders please keep what you like no matter how much is in there.
Brandon Frazier said,
January 26, 2011 at 8:55 am
I am fascinated by entheogens and incense can be a powerful one. Lately I have really been getting into incense and I would like to sample as much as I can get my hands on. Let me know how I can be a part of this chain. Thank you
Mike said,
January 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Brandon, you’re on the list, although I’m not sure who has it at the moment or how fast it’s moving. – Mike