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Post by scalabro » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 7:40 pm

What ever happened to the barter movement?

IIRC it was starting to pick up steam years a go but seems to have subsided.


 
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Post by lsayre » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 7:51 pm

scalabro wrote:What ever happened to the barter movement?
It's waiting for the emergence of the coming cashless society.

 
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Post by coalnewbie » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 7:55 pm

I agree that the barter society is dead. I have tried to barter my radio flyer kids bike for a new Rolls Royce for years with no takers.

 
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Post by jpete » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:02 pm

You're not taking enough steps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip
The website One red paperclip was created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who bartered his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/steven-ortiz-porsche- ... -7544.html
Guy Uses Craigslist to Trade Phone Up to Porsche

 
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Post by scalabro » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:04 pm

How come when I barter my skills for cash I get taxed? :D :D :D

 
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Post by jpete » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:12 pm

You're making the mistake of using their currency.

 
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Post by scalabro » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:13 pm

jpete wrote:You're making the mistake of using their currency.
Hahahahahahaha good point.


 
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Post by KingCoal » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:14 pm

wrong market my friend. you have to go grey or black, and of course suffer the associated risks.

there are many people who would like to receive your services without acknowledging it beyond you yourself. problem is they may also forget or disappear ya after the work is done.

on a serious note, here in flyover country we barter quite regularly. it's as natural a societal and community action as volunteer fire services etc.

 
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Post by franco b » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:18 pm

scalabro wrote:How come when I barter my skills for cash I get taxed? :D :D :D
Wrong skills. You should be running a charity for Syrian refugees.

 
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Post by scalabro » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:26 pm

franco b wrote:
scalabro wrote:How come when I barter my skills for cash I get taxed? :D :D :D
Wrong skills. You should be running a charity for Syrian refugees.
:lol: :lol:

 
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Post by ONEDOLLAR » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:37 pm

KingCoal wrote:rious note, here in flyover country we barter quite regularly. it's as natural a societal and community action as volunteer fire services etc.
Sadly in the Northeast it seems most have their hands out for every little thing. I witnessed one neighbor charging another neighbor to install a screen door. Nothing special or hard about the install either. Myself... Well I would have been insulted if the neighbor offered my anything more than a beer if I had done the "job". The concept of neighbors helping each other is so foreign to people it is scary.. and very sad.

 
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Post by jpete » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:41 pm

Maybe he didn't like the guy. I have neighbors I'd do anything for and I have some I wouldn't hand a cup of water to if they were on fire.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 8:58 pm

That concept of family,friends & neighbors getting things done free is a very touchy issue when one is in business like me.......do I repair all family,friends & neighbors lawn & garden equipment for a glass of water ? That would work fine on their end,i can only drink so many glasses of water.

 
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Post by warminmn » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 9:31 pm

I had a coworker who bartered his carpentry skills for several sex sessions. its the oldest barter in the world and no taxes! :lol:

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 10:24 pm

Hard for me to believe! :clap: toothy Barter is alive & well here in Freetown.
jpete wrote:Maybe he didn't like the guy. I have neighbors I'd do anything for and I have some I wouldn't hand a cup of water to if they were on fire.


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