Who Rules Bartertown?
Who Rules Bartertown? Mad Max fans will know the answer straight away. Master Blaster rules Bartertown.
I’m a big Mad Max fan and am eagerly awaiting the forthcoming Mad Max 4 – Fury Town. I even registered the Bartertown.co.uk domain name with plans to create a barter website at some point in the future (don’t worry, there’ll be no Thunderdome style fights to settle any disputes that might arise).
That’s why I was pleased to see that bartering is alive and well in the domaining world with the news that Mark Boyd traded cans of coke to get LayBetting.org.uk.
I myself am no stranger to accepting things other than money for domain names. Earlier this year I swapped two domain names for a collection of music-related goodies for my daughter including Cheryl Cole’s autograph. A Nintendo Wii was another favourite with the family and last year I accepted payment in Australian dollars which my niece subsequently spent on a trip Down Under. My wife’s also currently waiting excitedly for a pair of silk pyjamas to arrive now that DerekRose.co.uk has found its way home.
I’ve recently decided to sell Lesbos.co.uk. If it sells to a travel company, I’m happy to accept part-cash part holiday vouchers as payment (mind you, if it sells to an adult orientated company, I’ll be holding out for a cash only deal).
I’ve also seen forum posts where people are looking to swap cars and even a boat for quality domain names.
Anyone else into a bit of barter?
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funny you own bartertown – i own freebie town and freemax own unitown and voucher town.
anyways back on topic – is exchanging goods really that different for parting with cash? the value of the goods after all is arguably the same as the cash value. granted there might be some obsessiveness and i’m guessing potentially some legal/tax reasons for doing things on exchange rather than cash transfer.
i’ve yet to sell a domain on batering, the only domain i sold was a PR2 URL call affiliateblogger which went for £300-ish.
i’m not sure what i’d want in exchange for a domain….personally i’d rather have the cash!
In one sense it’s the same – cash or kind are treated the same for tax purposes.
The advantage may lay with the buyer who may not have the full amount in cash or may not want to pay the full amount in cash, but may be able to get a product or service for less than the usual retail price – especially if it’s related to their business. They may even have something rare or unusual that the seller might be interested in but wouldn’t normally be able to buy for cash.
It can add a bit of fun to proceedings too.