Stagnancy and Online Bartering Sites

I've reached a stand-still in the bartering process. You may have noted a lack of entries of late; this is due to a severe lack of trades. My swap sequence has gained enough value that it is harder to find someone who can offer something of worth.

In an effort to correct this stagnancy, I have opted to enter my offer into online trading sites. This will spread awareness of my wine, decanter, and glasses to a larger populous, and to one which actively trades, thereby increasing my chances to make the next trade.

I do not use sites which charge for membership, for each trade, or anything else. To me, this defeats the purpose of bartering. It also enters the gray area of the rules of the Trade-Off; we're not supposed to put money into our trades.

I've started with Craigslist and BarterThing. Craigslist is popular in this area, as well as being free. BarterThing is free and is home to a bartering community. It also allows the user to specify how far from home (s)he is willing to make the trade. This is important because avoiding mailing costs makes bartering more cost efficient, as well as more environmentally friendly (no petroleum use for shipping). I will continue looking for other free barter sites, and after I've used several of them, I will provide an analysis of which sites are more productive and why. Stay tuned for it.

Happy trading,
-The Egg