| Whether you're bartering a product or material, | | | | to you. |
| you'll need a source. Products and materials will | | | | 2. Go to neighborhood auctions to see what they |
| need to come from somewhere. They could | | | | have to offer. Whether it's an estate sale or a |
| come from your home, shop or yard, but that | | | | moving sale, sometimes an auction can provide |
| would provide a limited supply of potential items | | | | good items at very reasonable prices. The prices |
| and material. | | | | aren't usually as low as a garage sale, but it all |
| You might wish to barter a bit more than what | | | | depends on who shows up and what they would |
| the items and materials on hand can support. I | | | | like to buy. |
| have three suggestions for broadening your | | | | 3. Visit your local scrap yard. There you can buy |
| sources so you can increase your opportunities | | | | things at scrap prices, even if the item you buy is |
| for this type of trading. | | | | still useful. I know someone who buys power |
| | | | equipment at scrap prices, fixes them up and |
| 1. Start spending time at garage sales. They are a | | | | then sells them or uses the renewed equipment |
| great source of items and materials at rock | | | | for trading with friends and neighbors for things |
| bottom prices. If you're going to trade for | | | | he wants. |
| something, you might as well trade a low cost | | | | Don't be concerned that you have little or nothing |
| item from a garage sale for something that is of | | | | to trade. There are lots of sources of inexpensive |
| higher value to you. Garage sales are a great | | | | items in the neighborhood that you can purchase |
| place to find things that people no longer value | | | | and use for bartering. All it takes is a little |
| and would like to get rid of, sometimes for | | | | imagination, and knowledge of what others would |
| pennies on the dollar. This can be quite beneficial | | | | like to have. |