I've not done it before but this year I've requested and offered in 2 fandoms. One of them has zero fic in English and I'm desperate to read it but I'm also really keen on writing it. The other one has fic but it could always do with more. I'm afraid I'm not very scientific about it, but those are my reasons and I'm sticking to them :)
Re: Pros & Cons of Requesting & Offering in Same Fandom