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This entry refers to a departed business — a business that has closed or left town. Information here is mostly for historical reference. |
| Location |
| 831 Bay Avenue, Suite 1C, Capitola, CA 95010-2105 |
| Publication dates |
| Weekly- Tuesday's |
| Hours |
| Mon.-Fri.: 8 am-6 pm. |
| Phone |
| (831) 476-0777 |
| Web |
| http://www.thegreatexchange.com/ |
| Circulation |
| 20,000 |
| Ownership |
| Originally: John Bryant, Kate Pudenz and Massey Bambara. Mary Bryant purchased in 1986. John and Mary's mom Ann Smith worked in the business from 1984 to 2012. |
| Established |
| 1978 |
The Great Exchange is a weekly classified ads paper serving Santa Cruz County. By offering free ads for low-cost items, the paper became popular dislodging the Buy and Sell Press in the '70s. TGE was a local favorite and offered many small businesses the chance to affordably advertise services, like carpentry, earth moving and cleaning (plus many more). TGE was also early online in 1996. However TGE didn't allow advertisers to place ads online real time, which ultimately caused TGE to fail to Craig's List, even though Craig's List never has served Santa Cruz County directly and was much more expensive for help wanted and service advertisements. But TGE did have a fantastic run for 34 years.
