Hairyloon
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DETSI am sure that most of us have heard of LETS: the Local Exchange Trading System of barter.
The system should work with any close group of people, not necessarily physically close.
So have we considered a barter system within the Downsizer network?
Or is it already well established, and I've missed it?
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Jamanda
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I think many people on here help each other out without it needing to be formalised.
What do others think?
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Penny Outskirts
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I barter with all sorts of people, but all informally. Something to consider on a more formal basis perhaps?
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judith
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I think it works very well as it is - I have no interest in a formalised arrangement.
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Hairyloon
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Jamanda wrote: | I think many people on here help each other out without it needing to be formalised. |
I am sure they do. But it is restricted that way.
Imagine you for which you wanted my help for a few days. If you were a close friend then I would quite likely just do it, and somewhere down the line, I would get a couple of days (or equivalent) back off you.
But (and no disrespect) you are not that close, and I would expect you to want to pay me... now you might just happen to have something I would want to trade for, but realistically, the only likely, sensible option would be money.
However, if there were such a thing, I would happily accept downsizer money, as I know there are people here that I could spend it with.
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Hairyloon
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judith wrote: | I think it works very well as it is - I have no interest in a formalised arrangement. |
I don't think anyone was suggesting it was compulsory.
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judith
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I don't think I implied that I thought it would be.
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Hairyloon
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judith wrote: | I don't think I implied that I thought it would be. |
My point was simply that if a formal system existed, then it would not hamper anything informal alongside it.
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Chez
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judith wrote: | I think it works very well as it is - I have no interest in a formalised arrangement. |
Ditto.
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bagpuss
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Hairyloon wrote: | judith wrote: | I don't think I implied that I thought it would be. |
My point was simply that if a formal system existed, then it would not hamper anything informal alongside it. |
Unfortunately I don't think that is true.
Anyone who participated in a formal solution would be far less amiable to an informal solution because they already bought into the formal solution
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dpack
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Chez wrote: | judith wrote: | I think it works very well as it is - I have no interest in a formalised arrangement. |
Ditto. |
yep
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Treacodactyl
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Just seen this mentioned, no idea if it's any good as I've not used it but thought it worth mentioning. http://www.streetbank.com/
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Nick
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Just seen this mentioned, no idea if it's any good as I've not used it but thought it worth mentioning. http://www.streetbank.com/ |