Personal Bartering Examples

If you want to get creative, try offering what you have as barter for something you need. It's more interesting and you never know what you may get? See some creative examples below:

Overcoming a Funds Shortage

Repairs to an Investment Property

Simon urgently needs some major maintenance repairs on his investment property which he can not afford because of over committed finances. By day Simon works for a graphic design company as a qualified web developer. This means Simon is able to offer his web development skills at night or during weekends in exchange for repairs to his investment property.

Creative Bartering

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Multiple Trades For A Boat

Sue and John never manage to save sufficient funds to purchase a small family boat because of other financial priorities. Sue is a hairdresser and John has part ownership in his parents' family bach close to the ski fields. They can list on Trade to Save to offer the exchange a combination of hairdressing services plus limited accommodation at the bach and some amount of cash in exchange for a small boat.

You Could Have Both

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Private Tutoring and Home Renovations

A family needs urgent home renovations and wants private tutoring for their children, but they do not have the funds to do both. By using Trade to Save, they offer to exchange any service, accommodation or product they have in exchange for one of the services and use their cash to fund the other service. This way they can get both.

Simple but Clever Bartering

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Labour for Product

An elderly couple are unable to do strenuous ground maintenance to prepare their property ready for sale. They also have to dispose of items like an unused pool table and work bench that are no longer needed. On Trade to Save they can list their unwanted items like the pool table in exchange for general labour services on their section. In one action they achieve two objectives of removing surplus items and getting the required services, with no cash outlay

Product Exchange

This for That

John has a new car but does not want the stereo that came with the car as he has his own one. John also wants a faster graphics card for his computer. John can list the spare car stereo in exchange for a graphics card or subwoofer.