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Sell or Trade Your Stuff
Yard Sales and Swaps are very popular events where members sell or trade items they no longer wish to own. For the seller, it’s a great way to make some T$ while cleaning out your inventory. For the buyer, it’s a fantastic opportunity to score some bargains!

Choose a Location
First, you’ll need to decide where you’d like the event to take place. If you own your own Zone and want to use that, you’re all set. If you don’t own your own PortaZone, FunZone, ThereHouse, or Neighborhood Lot, you can either buy one or use one of the Open Hosting Zones owned by There. A good place to search for these zones is by looking here and here. But make sure you check out the rules for hosting in the Public Zones!

Decide How You Want To Sell
Once you decide what items you want to sell, then it’s time to decide how you want to sell them. There are two options:

• Do a person-to-person swap or trade with an interested buyer.
  If you choose this method, all you have to do is find a buyer and agree to the trade. But once you do, make sure that you always use the Secure Trade Window. For more information about person-to-person trades, click here.
• Put them up for sale in the Auctions.
  You need to be a Premium Member to sell in the Auctions. But if you are, this is a great way to sell your stuff! Just list each item you’d like to sell and save the Auction links. Then place a brochure with the specific link next to each item when you set up your Zone. For more information about selling in the Auctions, click here.

Set Up and List Your Event
Be sure to add your personal touch when decorating your Zone! Make it a fun and attractive place to visit. And when you place items on display, group them into categories like "Home Decor" or "Holiday Specials". Plan on being there to welcome people, answer their questions, and point them to items they might like. And if you’re the creator, consider using Item Dispensers and Mannequins to display your wares. Once everything’s looking good and ready for the big sale, set up and list your event!

Promotional Tips
Here’s a little advice from members who’ve done this before:

• Join a Yard Sales and Swaps Club. But only use one announcement to promote your event!
• Make sure you only invite Yard Sales and Swaps Clubs. Don’t invite every club you know.
• Be careful about placing your promotional flyer in places where it might not be appreciated.

And that's it! Are you ready to go? Good luck and have fun!

Become a Developer
Our Developer Program allows members to create and sell items in There. It’s a fun way to tap your creativity, develop your design skills, and earn Therebucks! But before you get started, it’s important to note that you must be a Premium member to sell vehicles in There. Click here to upgrade now.

Customize and Create Vehicles
There are many different types of vehicles in There, including Buggies, Hoverpacks, Hoverbikes, Hoverboards and Hoverboats. And you’ve got a few different choices for making your own. You can either customize a pre-made vehicle by painting it, or you can build an entirely new vehicle with an entirely new shape. Our suggestion? Try painting a few first, then move on to building.

Download and Install the Tools
From the Painter Toolkit, you’ll need Previewer and the Vehicle Painter Templates. From the Builder Toolkit, you’ll need Previewer, Exporters, and the Vehicle Builder Templates. Ready to go? Click here to download the tools now!

About Painter Templates
When you’ve downloaded the Vehicle Painter Templates, unzip the Vehicle Template Folder. These folders contain sub-folders with the names of the paintable models available for you to customize. Each of these sub-folders has a .model file and some corresponding textures.

Painting Instructions
To create a functional Painter Vehicle Model, you’ll need to:

• Load a .model file into Previewer.
• Take each of the textures and modify them in a paint program.
• Load the modified textures onto the model in Previewer.
• Continue modifying until you’re satisfied with the way they look.
• Submit your model to There!

Paint Programs
The most popular paint programs include Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Gimp, and MS Paint. Some of these programs will cost hundreds of dollars and some are free. MS Paint is probably on your computer already, but it’s very basic and can be difficult to create high quality textures. Gimp is also free and is available as a download from www.gimp.org.

About Builder Templates
To build your own custom vehicle models, make sure you’ve already downloaded and unzipped the Vehicle Builder Templates. Some of the Builder Template Folders will contain sub-folders with the names of various paintable models.

Folders and Sub-Folders
Look inside each of the individual folders for a .gmax file, a .max file, and textures that go with this type of item. Remember, some item sub-folders will contain one texture while others will contain many textures, depending on the complexity of that item. Some of the Builder Template Folders will contain all of the models inside the main folder. For these folders, look for the .html file to see which textures go with each model file.

Building Instructions
To create a functional Builder Model, you’ll need to:

• Choose a template to use for the new model.
• Modify the .gmax or .max file and materials to your liking.
• Check “Specifications” in the Help menu so you can stay within specifications.
• Export the file from Gmax or 3ds Max into the .model file format using the Export option in the File menu inside the modeling program.
• Load the .model file you just exported into Previewer.
• Load the modified textures onto the model in Previewer.
• Continue modifying the model and materials until you like the way it looks.
• Submit your model to There!

Builder Programs
In order to create your original designs, you’ll need to use either Autodesk’s 3DS Max or Gmax to manipulate the files contained in the Builder Template Packs. Gmax is available for free with registration at www.turbosquid.com/gmax. You’ll also need a third party paint program to modify the textures. Some popular programs include Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Gimp, and MS Paint.

How to Submit Your Vehicle
Use the File menu option titled Submit to There to submit your product for approval. This will open up a small window in which you need to enter a product name, description, and choose a catalog image. After you click OK, you’ll go to a pre-filled submission page on the There Developer website. If you’re happy with what you see, just click Submit and you're done! (Note: All images should be .jpgs and product names should not contain quotation marks.)

Know the Guidelines
All items submitted by Developers will be reviewed by the Submissions Team to ensure that they comply with the content standards of There. So before you submit an item, make sure you know the Guidelines.

Approval and Ordering
Within about one to two weeks, the Submissions Team at There will send you approval -- or feedback on what needs to be done before the product can be re-submitted. Once your product is approved, you can either order products immediately or put one up for sale on Auctions. Products you order immediately will appear in your My Things menu.

Selling
Products in the My Things menu may be sold to other members directly. All you have to do is find a buyer and agree on a price. If you have Premium Membership, you can also have your product listed for you on Auctions. The listing will remain up for the amount of time you select, and the money from any sale is automatically transferred to your There account.

More Information
For more details, tools, and tutorials, visit our Developer Program. To connect with other developers and learn tips and tricks, visit our Developer Forums. And have fun! We look forward to seeing your new creations.