Welcome to the BETA test of SpotScout's parking marketplace!

We here at SpotScout.com want to reach out to you and officially invite you to start testing SpotScout’s Beta parking marketplace. Some of you over the last year or so may have been invited earlier to test our Alpha. If you were one of them, we thank you so much for all your comments, ideas and insights into how we could further develop SpotScout's entire website to be a better community and better marketplace.

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Here’s a small breakdown of our community marketplace:

This is a BETA and as much as we’ve tried to iron out every single bug through very extensive testing, there will still be a few left. Please DO write us to let us know what you find so we can correct them ASAP. We are dedicated to improving the site, and extending its reach soon with associated SpotScout mobile applications.

All monies are seamlessly and securely transferred from the Buyer (the ‘SpotScout’) to us (SpotScout, Inc.), and then onward to the Seller (the 'SpotPoster' or 'Caster'.) using PayPal. We create a privacy wall between both so that you can have the anonymity you need while still being able to trade and be part of our community. Go to www.paypal.com to start an account. It’s brain dead simple to get one but PayPal does need 2-3 days to validate that your financial information is legitimate. So please don’t post your spot until you have a valid PayPal account.

Though this is a market, it is for the moment first come, first served. There are no timed auctions or 'buy it now' capacities for your spot. If two people want it, the first to reserve it gets it.

ONLY the SpotScout (the buyer/reserving party) pays a fee. And that is $.50 and 6.9% of the total reservation. E.G. if you’re a SpotCaster and you want your private driveway spot to go for $5 an hour and someone reserves it for 2 hrs, you’ll receive the FULL $10 in your PayPal account!

If someone doesn’t reserve your spot right away, don’t worry! This is just the beginning! If your spot is near a parking scarce area, it WILL sell! And you’ll be contacted by text and email when it does, so you don’t have to worry about hovering over your account wondering if someone is going to take it. Please make sure admin@spotscout.com is on your email's white list and/or added to your contacts, otherwise you may miss a confirmation email when someone’s reserved your spot.

We do not have the capacity to provide customer support for the moment, we’re just too small and understaffed. As we grow, hopefully this will change. So be honest when you trade and do your best to represent your spot fully and accurately. That way we can all make this work.
We will be releasing ALL updates, good or bad, via Twitter (@SpotScoutDotCom) and Facebook, (SpotScout), rather than by email. Please join both and help us help us help your city, town, college campus or community make money and find spots.

Regards,
Andrew Rollert
Founder, SpotScout.com