Barter News Weekly

From Alan Mink: As you know, The Trade Banc was recently sued by Tradebank International in federal court in Georgia for alleged trademark infringement.  The lawsuit is without merit, and we are eager to defend ourselves. As an initial response, the law provides for a motion to dismiss procedure, which we filed yesterday to challenge [...]

I love waffles. I make waffles at least once a month. We usually try to make Belgian style with regular batter, and they turn out pretty good. This story caught me, because of my waffle love affair. Off the Waffle in Eugene, Oregon is not your typical waffle house. You won’t find pads of butter, [...]

Turk Barter released a video on YouTube the other day. Unfortunately I don’t speak Turkish so I don’t know what the content of this video is, but I do know that the video production quality rivals any I have seen in the industry thus far. Good job Turk Barter.

In a two year barter experiment, Steven Ortiz, 17, traded an old cell phone and kept trading and trading until at the end he manouvered his way in to a Porsche Boxter. According to the original ABC report, ” But all this took a lot of time and effort. “A lot of my friends are [...]

As you walk into The Tuckshop, a sign greets you saying ‘Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture your heart,’ True to the saying, Raina Sahu, who runs the place manages to capture your heart with the love and cheer she spreads liberally. There is a small children’s corner where the [...]

Another in the plethera of intro-to-barter videos hit YouTube the other day. This one, like so many of the others, is a powerpoint-ish demo that breaks no new ground.

Trading volume for ITNM was unusually high last week, averaging 9,325 shares daily for Tuesday through Thursday, which was 126% over its 3-month average daily volume of 4,111 shares.

Thrive World Wide has negotiated the purchase of MobBuys.com from Barter of America for an undisclosed sum. MobBuys.com is a deal-a-day website of little or no visible value. One wonders what Thrive wants with a new system with little or no value.

On July 14th, 2010 the International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) together with IRTA-Europe submitted a two page opinion letter to the European Union  Commissioner for Market and Services to effectively protect the status of barter exchanges located within the EU. The EU is considering regulations in Settlement Financial Directive 2009/44/EC that if adopted could adversely [...]

Late last year we reported on a food exchange program in Scotland by a restaurant called Cookie. The essence of the program was to trade locally grown fruits and vegetables for the finished product in the restaurant. We are pleased to report that this program has been extended indefinitely. According to Allmediascotland.com, Cookie co-owner, Domenico [...]