Bartering Basics: Determining Fair Value for Successful Trades

"There will be a twin year [2020] from which will arise a queen [corona] who will come from the east [China] and who will spread a plague [virus] in the darkness of night, on a country with 7 hills [Italy] and will transform the twilight of men into dust [death], to destroy and ruin the world. It will be the end of the world economy as you know it." Nostradamus Quatrain, 1561Are you ready for a world where barter and trade are the primary ways we survive?Introduction to BookChapter 1 - The History of BarterTrade RoutesThe Silk RoadTrading PostsEvents that Drive Barter ActivityTrading During Plagues and Natural DisastersChapter 2 - What You can Barter or TradeGoods for GoodsServices for ServicesGoods for ServicesServices for GoodsGarden Produce for ...Trading for the Use of ...Chapter 3 - How to Establish ValueEqual Value TransactionsPutting a Value on Fruits & VegetablesPutting a Value on Service SkillsPutting a Value on the Use of ...Chapter 4 - Establishing a Barter BaselineCreating Your Own Database of Barter ValuesFinding Trade Items of Equal ValueInferring Local RatesChapter 5 - Other Things to ConsiderFood Shelf LifeFood Expiration DatesTaxesChapter 6 - How to Get StartedNegotiating a Win-Win TransactionWhen to Walk Away from the TradeHow to Terminate the TradeUnexpected ResultsSummary