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barter stories: 3 news summaries

 Bartering Turns Into 
 $10B Recession-Buster 

More businesses signing on to trend of exchanging services

Oct 27, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The global recession has made bartering hot, but don’t go thinking it’s all a backrub for a plumbing fix. Big money—though no cash—is changing hands through the world’s largest barter service, Bartercard. The worldwide service’s transactions are valued at $2 billion this year, up... More »

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Iraq • England • business • recession • trading • global economy • barter • bartering

(Newser) - Sure, the global economy might collapse spectacularly and send us all back to a barter system. But that’s inefficient, Greg Sabin writes on Mental Floss, and “almost all civilizations have come up with currencies.” A sampling of what might be in your wallet next week:
  • Shells:
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currency • list • recession • chocolate • cacao • barter • shells • abalone • feather • wampum

 Bartering Makes a Comeback 


Mar 14, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Around the world, websites that enable users to trade goods and services for the same are thriving in the down economy, the Washington Post reports. Craigslist, for instance, says bartering on the site has doubled in the past year. One Washington man got a plumber in exchange for a... More »

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Craigslist • recession • trading • website • economic downturn • barter • bartering

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