Restaurant owners, dentists, doctors, graphic designers, realtors and everyday people are all doing it: bartering. Though it’s an old concept, it’s getting a new twist in the world of e-commerce. “This is the new method for an old practice, with e-commerce,” said Paul Bocheck, CEO of BarterQuest. What’s changed is that many barter agreements now take place via the Web, with barterers searching electronic databases for goods and services they want, and barter exchanges maintaining online accounts showing their barter activity.
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Trading Out: The Rise of Bartering
Posted by: Vivian Wagner January 4, 2012 05:00 AMRestaurant owners, dentists, doctors, graphic designers, realtors and everyday people are all doing it: bartering. Though it’s an old concept, it’s getting a new twist in the world of e-commerce. “This is the new method for an old practice, with e-commerce,” said Paul Bocheck, CEO of BarterQuest. What’s changed is that many barter agreements now take place via the Web, with barterers searching electronic databases for goods and services they want, and barter exchanges maintaining online accounts showing their barter activity.