| Here is an example of a bartering add I posted on | | | | or sell it at our "flea market store" in the town of |
| Craigs list that proved very successful. | | | | Milan where we own some more properties. It's |
| *******Beginning of Craigslist Sample | | | | up north in Bradford County near the border with |
| Add********* Thank you for your interest. We | | | | New York. "Wanna" trade for some hunting, |
| have plenty (as in hundreds and hundreds, if not | | | | camping, or searching for Susquehanna Indian |
| THOUSANDS) of plants. We are selling our 150 | | | | artifacts up there? We can do that too. I once |
| acre property at 4747 W. Swamp Road and | | | | put an ad in the paper that said, "If it free its for |
| concentrating at our "headquarters property" | | | | me," but soon had to cancel it because I collected |
| about a half mile away at 5275 W. Swamp Road. | | | | so much great used stuff. For example, I had |
| Both our locations are on the eastern side of the | | | | enough paint to dip an entire VILLAGE in it, let |
| road a mile or so north and west of Doylestown | | | | alone paint a house. Disposal became an issue. |
| in the hamlet of Fountainville (zip code 18923), | | | | That's how I came up with the barter and trade |
| about 30 miles north of Philadelphia, PA. Swamp | | | | idea. Now, it is TREE and SHRUBS we need to |
| Road IS ALSO Route 313. There's even an exit | | | | dispose of. Email us about your surplus materials, |
| off the Route 611 Doylestown Bypass onto 313. | | | | send a list with brief descriptions. Or call us. Barter |
| We REALLY need to clean out those 150 acres | | | | has proven to be a great is a great way to meet |
| by JUNE 1. Seriously, why not BARTER AND | | | | new people too. Though I did not invent this |
| TRADE with us? Give us whatever you DON'T | | | | wheel I have accumulated enough wheels so that |
| want and GET some plants you DO want. After | | | | it appears I might have. Barter has become a |
| all those years, all those acres at our 150 acre | | | | means of exchanging my surpluses for other |
| property have been filled with "lotsa trees and | | | | people's surpluses. Here is a sample list from an |
| shrubs" indeed. So, we'll take most ANYTHING in | | | | ad that I ordinarily run on my website : Trades |
| trade and to YOUR advantage, not only because | | | | Wanted We are always looking to trade our |
| there's just no way we can remove all those | | | | surplus nursery stock and seedlings for your |
| trees and shrubs from those fields by JUNE 1. | | | | surplus. Examples of what make a ready trade |
| Why you can dig out your own trees to save | | | | are: ANY Construction materials and equipment |
| even more money if you want to. NO OFFER | | | | (lumber, brick, sand, cement, steel, etc., etc.) |
| YOU MAKE CAN INSULT ME! Think about the | | | | Plumbing supplies Hunting and fishing gear and |
| most famous barter in American History: In about | | | | items Hand tools Farm implements Farm supplies |
| 1625, Dutch governor Peter Minuit traded with the | | | | Fencing materials Palletized stone Lumber |
| Weekquaeskeek Indians, a Canarsie tribe of the | | | | Household items Livestock We are open from 7 |
| Lenape Native American Nation on behalf of the | | | | A.M. 'til the last dog dies, all SEVEN DAYS A |
| settlers from his nation and got Manhattan Island. | | | | WEEK. We'll stay open late for you if you call first |
| He gave a pretty collection of beads and trinkets | | | | and make the arrangements with us. You can do |
| valued at 60 guilders, worth what would have | | | | some sightseeing in history-rich Doylestown or go |
| been 24 US dollars, if there were dollars at that | | | | to neighboring Lake Galena Park, or perhaps the |
| time. That's LESS than $2,000 today, in 2006. If | | | | Delaware River, and New Hope, etc. if you want |
| the Dutch could get a whole island of 23 square | | | | to stay for awhile and make a long trip all the |
| miles for their settlers at about a dollar per | | | | more worthwhile. Thanks again for your interest, |
| square mile, imagine how well you can trade to | | | | Bill Hirst ********* End of craig list sample |
| get trees and shrubs for the settlers at your | | | | add********* Now I can't say why this add was |
| house! We have registered with Pennsylvania's | | | | so good, I am not an expert writer or marketing |
| Department of Environmental Resources as a | | | | Guru. Simple adds like this have generated |
| place where you can drop off your items such as | | | | customers coming in the door. These people tend |
| old tools, tractors, plumbing and construction | | | | to be networkers....finders of good deals and they |
| supplies, farm implements, fencing materials, | | | | bring in referrals. The best customers are always |
| useable nuts and bolts... You get the picture. This | | | | those who give referrals. I call this an organic add. |
| is recycling and conservation at it's very best. | | | | Organic adds are most effective because |
| Even the environment wins as your trading with | | | | everyone likes to get a deal like or better than |
| me is a "win-win situation!" If we can't use an item | | | | what their buddy obtained. |
| maybe we can trade it to someone else that can, | | | | More articles from this pro: J. |