Sideshow,
My sentiments exactly. We will be taking an ad out in a few mags this week which will appear in roughly 60 days give or take a bit. Will be geared toward buying and selling. Should start to accelerate the swapping.
Another way to "put the word out" is if some of you loyal RCU site users here that do happen to buy stuff off of other sites and happen to ask questions about the ads (email pics?, how much is shipping?, technical question?, etc...) you could use a "signature" at the end of your post with a little "hint" so people can learn about this site.
Something simple even like...
Your question here....
Your name
RC Universe - Post your RC stuff for sale with pics for free!
http://www.rcuniverse.com
Just one idea. Use whatever you think will get the word out (legal, tastefully, and ethically of course!). You can of course make it whatever is appropriate. Once we pass the "critical mass" in the swaps the momentum will take hold quite fast as I'm confident we can provide a superior trading platform for users with the extensive features here. In the end this will help ALL users here...both the ones that have made their way and those that will.