tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post109155208796671139..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Barter SystemDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-83510176352978545272008-10-21T19:00:00.000-06:002008-10-21T19:00:00.000-06:00I use websites like Cl and Care to Trade to trade ...I use websites like Cl and Care to Trade to <BR/><A HREF="http://www.caretotrade.com" REL="nofollow">trade things</A> and barter services. They're easy to use online marketplaces matching you with others looking to swap, trade and barter, so everybody is on the same page.styxandstoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355387590600228081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-52922364091578349422008-09-19T06:41:00.000-06:002008-09-19T06:41:00.000-06:00I enjoyed this content, and the feedback from othe...I enjoyed this content, and the feedback from others is interesting.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.scmbonline.com" REL="nofollow">Barter Networks</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1091814396083896832004-08-06T11:46:00.000-06:002004-08-06T11:46:00.000-06:00Barter has diminished through time because it requ...Barter has diminished through time because it requires a double coincidence of wants - each party must, by coincidence, want what the other party has.<br /><br />Today, barter mainly exists as a way to avoid taxes (see Jack's comment).<br /><br />Exchanges involving money are not barter. Barter, by definition does not involve money (see Skip's comment).<br /><br />Tennisstud is correct that Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1091575590344074642004-08-03T17:26:00.000-06:002004-08-03T17:26:00.000-06:00To me, using money pretty much is bartering. We a...To me, using money pretty much is bartering. We are still trading one thing of value for another. So, I don't think bartering ever disappeared in the first place. We just changed the medium of exchange.<br /><br />If I only had one dollar, i would probably be more careful about what I spent it on, just like having the one paper or the donuts in the story above.<br /><br />Again, I don't think derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453445271019987547noreply@blogger.com