Tag Archives: Craigslist

Battle of the Internet Barter Sites, Part 2.7

I am uncomfortable calling this part 3, so part 2.7 of the battle of the internet barter sites it is. This is an update to part 2. In part 2 I posted items available for trade on four different websites. One week later, I have this to report: Craigslist generated no responses aside from the […]

Barter Testicle for Super Bowl Tickets?

In what registers as a 11 on our scale of weird-things-to-trade-o-meter, an ad on Craigslist advertises a left testicle available on barter in exchange for Super Bowl Tickets. High capacity, O negative, well traveled, well maintained, larger than average, only used for @ 22 years! (was in storage before that) 1 available! History of producing […]

Battle of the Internet Barter Sites: Part 2

Finally, the battle continues! Part 2 of the battle: posting items to trade. I’ve been meaning to write this piece for a month and a half, but with the Holidays and the year end, I haven’t had the time I’ve wanted to dedicate to this piece. This morning I spent 4 hours going over the […]

The Food Channel Includes Barter in Top Ten Trends List

The Food Channel released their top ten trends in the food industry today. Number nine on the list was bartering. According to their site, the anticipate an upswing in direct and organized trade as cooks and restaurants attempt to fill empty seats and keep doors open. In fact, BizXchange and Craigslist are specifically mentioned in […]

Battle of the Internet Barter Sites: Part 1

With new sites popping up all the time, the internet-only barter competition is heating up. In this series of articles, I pit the top five internet barter sites against each other for the grand prize: recognition and kudos from our site! Our battle will have a number of rounds of judging: domain names, sign up […]