BartermartGet the app

The campus swap app

Swap what you have for what you need.

List an item in a minute, get offers from students on your campus, meet at a campus swap point and trade. No cash changes hands.

Free to join. 30 credit points to start, enough for your first three listings.

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  • OAU
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  • ABU
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25
campuses at launch
3
designated swap points per campus
0
naira exchanged in a swap

You have things you never use. So does everyone in your hostel.

The old way

  • A good textbook, a pair of sneakers or a speaker sits in a corner for a whole session.
  • Selling means haggling with strangers, bank transfers that go missing and meeting in odd places.
  • WhatsApp groups bury your post in ten minutes.

The Bartermart way

  • Post the item once. It stays listed until it swaps.
  • People offer you something from their own listings. You pick the offer you like.
  • Meet at a known campus spot, check the item, both tap Confirm. Done.

Everything a swap needs, nothing it does not.

01

List in a minute

Add real photos, pick a category and condition, write two lines. Three listings are free, and the slot comes back when the item swaps.

Create New Barter
I’m offering
Chemistry textbook, 2nd ed.
Type
Physical Items
Category
Books
Condition
Good
Upload Images
Add
Post
10 points used. Refunded when swapped.

02

Offers, not haggling

Tap I like this on any item and choose one of your own listings to offer. The owner sees the pair side by side and accepts or declines.

Exchange Details
Today
⇄
Trade Textbook for Desk lamp
Adaeze . UNILAG, Lagos (2km away)
Second edition, no highlights, cover slightly worn. Happy to meet at the SUB.
Status Pending
Decline
Accept

03

Chat that moves the swap along

Every offer opens a chat with the item pinned at the top. Reply to a message, react with an emoji, and agree on a time without leaving the app.

Adaeze
Online
Hi! I have a desk lamp I can swap for the textbook. Free tomorrow?
Yes. SUB at 2pm works. I will bring it so you can check it.
Perfect šŸ‘
ā¤ļø 1
Enter Text

04

Meet at a campus swap point

Swaps happen at the SUB, the inside of the main gate or the campus bus stop. Both of you confirm in the app and the trade is recorded.

Trade Completed
Congrats on a successful trade! Take a moment to leave a rating for your trader.
Your slot is free again and 10 credit points are back in your wallet.
ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…
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Submit Rating

Four taps from listing to swap.

Post what you have

Photos, category, condition, a short description. Ten credit points per listing, refunded when it swaps.

Create New Barter
I’m offering
Chemistry textbook, 2nd ed.
Type
Physical Items
Category
Books
Condition
Good
Upload Images
Add
Post
10 points used. Refunded when swapped.

Swap in daylight, on campus, after you have checked the item.

  • āœ“Three designated swap points per campus. Never a private residence or off campus.
  • āœ“Real photos only. AI-generated and borrowed images get listings removed.
  • āœ“ID verification earns a shield badge on your profile and in chat.
  • āœ“Report any issue from the exchange page. We review every report.

What students say after their first swap

Placeholder quotes written for layout. Replace with real testimonials from the pilot before launch.

ā€œI had a chemistry textbook from 200 level doing nothing. Listed it on a Tuesday, swapped it for a desk lamp at the SUB on Thursday. The chat kept the whole thing in one place.ā€
AAdaeze300 level, UNILAG
ā€œThe part I did not expect was the confirm step. We both tapped it, it showed the swap in my history, and my free slot opened up straight away.ā€
TTundeFinal year, OAU
ā€œI offered a pair of sneakers for a Bluetooth speaker. The owner saw both items side by side and accepted in ten minutes. No back-and-forth about price because there is no price.ā€
MMusa200 level, ABU

Your next swap is already in someone's hostel.

Join your campus on Bartermart and list your first item today.