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No Money Down: Give-and-Take Sites and Bartering Exchanges (2/2) ( 本次听写约191词 )


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Now there are more than fourteen thousand members. In addition to freecycle Freecycle, there are many similar websites Web sites such as Reuse It Networkreuseitnetwork. org and Free sharingfreesharing. org.

Other websites Web sites let users exchange goods and services, or barter. In this asstion ancient form of trade, no money changes hands.

At first, bartering took place as an exchange between two people. But marter in modern bartering is more complex , and it is commonly done between businesses. It uses a third parking, party -- a trade exchange company -- to help carry out the barter dilldeal. Trade exchanges permit users to trade goods or service services for credits.   Businesses can trade this these credits for other goods or services. Trade exchange companies usually make money from fees paid by members and by receiving opsentiage a percentage of the b value of the barter dillsdeals. Bartering helps companies save money, who move unused products and connect with new buyers.

Two main trade groups service serve the barter exchange industry. They are the national association National Association of trading exchanges Trade Exchanges and the international reciperctral associationInternational Reciprocal Trade Association.   Both have several separate systems of predicts credits that make bartering easier. It is estimated that more than four hundred fifty thousand businesses use bartering in some form.

Now there are more than fourteen thousand members. In addition to Freecycle, there are many similar Web sites such as reuseitnetwork.org and freesharing.org.

Other Web sites let users exchange goods and services, or barter. In this ancient form of trade, no money changes hands.

At first, bartering took place as an exchange between two people. But modern bartering is more complex and is commonly done between businesses. It uses a third party -- a trade exchange company -- to help carry out the barter deal. Trade exchanges permit users to trade goods or services for credits.  Businesses can trade these credits for other goods or services. Trade exchange companies usually make money from fees paid by members and by receiving a percentage of the value of barter deals. Bartering helps companies save money, move unused products and connect with new buyers.

Two main trade groups serve the barter exchange industry. They are the National Association of Trade Exchanges and the International Reciprocal Trade Association.  Both have separate systems of credits that make bartering easier. It is estimated that more than four hundred fifty thousand businesses use bartering in some form.

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