1.  How does this work?

Quite simple really.  If you've arrived at the network in search of a show, all you have to do is browse through the categories that apply to the show you're looking for.  Once you find the exact show you're looking for you will be given a list of all the members on the Network that have that show.  You can then find one you'd like to email (either randomly, by location, by willingness to B&P or trade, rating, when their last update was, etc...) and click on their name.  This will pop-up a window that will allow you to email the person for a B&P or a trade, depending on what they are willing to do.

DO NOT email members for a trade if you do not have anything to trade for, instead, look for someone who is willing to B&P a show. If a member does not do B&P's and/or trades, please respect their wishes and save them the email.

2.  What is a B&P?

This refers to "Blanks and Postage." This is a type of trade in which someone offers free music to someone else. All a person must do is send whoever is offering a blank piece of media (or however many blanks are needed to copy a show, typically a couple CD-Rs or a VHS tape) and enough postage, to cover the costs of return shipping (and typically a return envelope). After the person who is doing the B&P receives these blanks and postage, they can simply burn the show to these blanks, put them in the return envelop and send them back to the person who sent them. This type of trade involves no profit whatsoever and is done purely for the spreading of music from one person to another. This type of trading is quintessential to the spreading of music to people new to the bootleg trading community who have little or nothing to trade in return.

3.  Do I have to "join" to email a member or trade?

Simply, no.  The Network really doesn't have a true membership system, rather it allows a simple place for people to store their Counting Crows bootlist.  This information is then parsed over the Network making it easy to find a given show that you want, and then find the people that have it.  So their really is no joining, rather members can store and modify their bootlists. This allows for people who don't have anything to trade/B&P an avenue to get this material.  If you had to have material to join the Network, the newbie population would be alienated.

4.  How much do these shows cost to receive?

ZERO.  The Counting Crows Trader Network does not condone or allow selling of these freely available shows.  If a member is found selling shows to Network members they will be removed from the system and emails will go out to warn members of people like this.  The Network is not out to be a profitable places for leaches to sell shows to the Counting Crows community.  All shows distributed by members here are free, by via trading or B&P'ing.

5.  I have some show information (location, venue, setlist, source, taper, etc..). Can I add it to the Network?

There are two ways to do this. On shows without setlists listed, The Network will give you an option to input it in a text field. If you find information to be incorrect, then drop me an email and I'll verify/change it ASAP.

6.  When I click to email someone nothing happens?

One of two things, either you have pop-up stopper software installed on your computer (if so add the database URL to your okay list in that program, or disable it for a second), or you have JavaScript turned off. This can be turned back on in your browsers preferences.  Afterwards the Network should "pop-up" the email address for the person just fine.

Any other questions? Email me.