Debbie Lombardi, president, Barter Business Unlimited, received the International Reciprocal Trade Association’s (IRTA) “Legends Of Barter Award” this past weekend at the barter industry association’s 34th Annual International Convention in Las Vegas, NV. “I’ve been a barter industry professional for over 30 years now and I am still challenged each day by the changing business […]
Current Trends in the Barter Industry and My Predictions for 2010
I’ve been milling over whether to write a piece on the current trends in the barter industry and my predictions for 2010 and the industry for a couple of weeks. It seems there is enough movement in the industry right now to write something not only coherent, but informative, and perhaps be a little prophetic […]
Battle of the Internet Barter Web Sites, Part 3
On January 15th I published a story as part 2 of an experiment to trade a brand new computer and some furniture to anyone that wanted it. I posted the items on Craigslist, U-Exchange, BarterQuest, SwapTree, and PayMeWithAChicken. I used the same descriptions, the same pictures, even in the video I tried to post to […]
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 […]
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 […]
