We aren’t going to sales today. Instead we are making a trek out to Otis, OR. We’re trading some non-antique items for a 1983 El Camino. It’s some gold & diamond jewelry, an iPad 2, a metal detector, my Walther P22, and Kevin’s Bersa 380 cc. He made the deal through Craigslist.
The ability to trade items for other items is also a picking skill. Sometimes one person has an item you want, and there’s no available cash, and you really want it. Maybe you have something cool you found, and you don’t typically deal with that subject matter.
Trading for something better, something more valuable is the way to go. Again I am not an experienced trader. I’ve heard tales of awesome trades. My father-in-law regularly trades items he buys at sales for items that are worth well more than he paid for the initial item. The eventually trading one or two of those items for something high end.
Sadly, we don’t have the networking connections here in PDX/Vancouver for trades.
Yet. Time will improve that. š
PDXpicker 
That’s an awesome trade! I went out “Sailing” today and picked up an old 1910’s child’s bicycle, an old “Regulator” clock, a brass blade antique fan, a silver flute, and a 1950’s “Star” clock! Spent less than $100, Value $1,600!
Awesome! š
Bartering is an awesome skill that has been around for a long time. I’m not surprised it is in vogue in a community where commodities are commonly bought and sold.