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JW_Halverson:
I've read the book by the guy that traded the one red paperclip for a house.  I hate the whole culture of "inspirational/motivational speakers" and power of positive thinking hooey, but there are some incredibly practical insights that this guy throws out. 

Trades are meant to cut thru the whole b.s. of Dollar Values or the holy grail of "Making A Profit".  One of my favorite trades took place last summer at a gun show where I traded a guy a nice osage self bow and a dozen arrows for an Ithica Model 49 .22 with a broken extractor  and pitted out barrel (his pricetag including a greedy markup was $65)  I still feel like I got the best of the deal because it looks almost exactly like the one I carried when I was a kid.  Both of us got what he wanted, both think they got the best of the deal.

Don't be shy Hawkeye, whadya want, whadya need, whadya got?

hawkshaman:
I'm new here (first post), but I have been trading for years over on PaleoPlanet. I also have worked out some great deals on eBay. I just send a message to someone who has an item I want/need and we do the communication outside of the site. The percentage of takers for my suggested transactions is quite low over there and, of course, eBay frowns upon it, but it has still be worthwhile. The barter system and flatrate shipping have been a blessing in this economy. Quite frankly, I couldn't afford the things I love without trading. And it's not like WalMart keeps badger hides and dacite spalls in stock.

John

Justin Snyder:

--- Quote from: hawkshaman on August 25, 2011, 10:32:02 pm ---I'm new here (first post), but I have been trading for years over on PaleoPlanet. I also have worked out some great deals on eBay. I just send a message to someone who has an item I want/need and we do the communication outside of the site. The percentage of takers for my suggested transactions is quite low over there and, of course, eBay frowns upon it, but it has still be worthwhile. The barter system and flatrate shipping have been a blessing in this economy. Quite frankly, I couldn't afford the things I love without trading. And it's not like WalMart keeps badger hides and dacite spalls in stock.

John

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John be really careful dealing that way on ebay. My brother in law did a few and never got the product.

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