Generally speaking. Bartering., What is this worth? To whom? Options

[KOU In3]

I totally agree. If I NEED the part offered in exchange then I'll offer full market value in credit.

But typically it's partial payment or trade offered in non-cash items. I look at it this way: I would now have to sell the part offered in trade. Meaning advertise, handle calls, negotiate all over again, and sit on the item (storage) until it does sell.

That $600 clutch might take a few weeks and 5 hours worth of work to fetch $500. Asking someone to take the gamble and wait the time on the item is really only worth their while if they stand to make more money from it.

Normally it does work best to sell the items outright and show up with cash.

Maybe I'm a bit biased as we've come to jokingly refer to ourselves as the 'DSM pawnshop' to explain similair scenarios (try bringing your $500 TV to a pawnshop and see how much they offer you).

Just my $0.02