Barter Exchanges

Most of USA Fortune 500 companies use barter to increase their market share and improve productivity. There are about 500 barter exchanges in North America and Latin America, and several hundred more throughout the rest of the world. Here are listed links over one hundred of the Web sites of the many barter exchanges which have developed internationally.

Barter Exchanges Based In The USA

AAA Barter of Central Florida - Lakeland, Florida [d]
ABC Barter - Alhambra, California [d]
Alexandria Barter - @DoBarter - Alexandria, Louisiana [d]
Bob Grove, President - thebartergroup@yahoo.com - 1-800-845-0639
Allan R. Hackel Organization, The (TAHO) - Newton Centre, Massachusetts [a] [bcbn]
Alliance Barter - Rochester, New York [a]
Office in Buffalo, New York
Office in Syracuse, New York
Office in Concord, Ontario Canada
American Barter Exchange - Patterson, California
American Barter Exchange - Melville, New York [n]
American Barter Group - Boonton, New Jersey
American Commerce Exchange (ACX) - Glendale, California [n]
American Trade Exchange - Mentor, Ohio [n]
AmeriTrade Business Exchange - Fort Wayne, Indiana [n]
Office in Niles, Michigan
Art of Barter - Skokie, Illinois
BarterBing! - Hope, Rhode Island [bcbn]
Barter Board Xchange (BBXchange) - Glendale, Arizona
Barter Brokers International, Inc. - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina [bcbn] [n]
Barter Brokers USA - Phoenix, Arizona [bcbn]
Barter Business Exchange Inc (BBE) - Cary, North Carolina [a] [bcbn] [n]
Barter Business Unlimited - Newington, Connecticut [a] [bcbn] [n]
Barter Depot - Freehold, New Jersey
Barter First International - Orlando, Florida [d] [n]
Barter For Less .Com - Atlanta, Georgia
Barter Network, Inc. (bni) - Wilmington, Delaware [a] [bcbn] [n]
Barter New England - Stratford,Connecticut [Itex]
Barter of America - San Diego, California
BarterLink Worldwide, Inc. - Atlanta (with offices in New Orleans, LA and Houston, TX)
Bartermax - Sharon, Massachusetts [a] [bcbn]
BarterOne - Charleston, South Carolina [bcbn]
Barter San Diego - San Diego, California [powered by Barter of America]
Barter Systems, Inc. - Kensington, Maryland [a] [bcbn]
BarterWorks - Phoenix, Arizona [bcbn]
Biz Xchange - Seattle, Washington [n] [a]
Business Trade Exchange - Saginaw, Michigan [bcbn] [n]
Capitol Trade Exchange - Rainier, Washington - Itex
Central Barter Inc. - Houston, Texas [n] [a]
Continental Trade Exchange (CTE) - New Berlin, WI [n]
Corporate Barter Network - Reading, Pennsylvania [e]
Crescent City Trade - New Orleans [n]
Florida Barter - Orlando, Florida
Genesis Trade Exchange - Lexington, Kentucky
Greenapple Barter Services - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [n]
Gulf Coast Trade Exchange - Pensacola, Florida [n]
High Desert Barter Exchange - Woodland Hills, California 
Innkeeper, The (Innkeepercard.com) - Utah
International Barter Exchange (IBE) - Sarasota, Florida [n]
International Monetary Systems - New Berlin, Wisconsin
Stock Symbol: INLM:OB
Offices in at least 6 U.S. and 2 Canadian cities.
Holding company that owns the Continental Trade Exchange barter network.
International Trade Exchange (ITEX) - Sacramento, California [a]
Stock Symbol: ITEX.OB
Note: ITEX may have around 100 Broker Offices throughout the US and Canada.
ITEX acquired BXI in 2005 and BXI offices became ITEX offices.

Market Maker Technologies - Manhattan, Montana
MerchanTrade, Inc. - Waco, Texas - [a] [bcbn]
Merchants Barter Exchange - New Jersey
Merchants Barter Network (MBN) - Commack, New York [d]
Metro Trading Association - Troy, Michigan [a] [bcbn] [n]
Michigan Barter - Southfield, Michigan [Itex]
Midwest Business Exchange (MBE) - Kalamazoo, Michigan [n]
MyBarterClub.com - Reading, Pennsylvania [d]
National Trade Banc - Houston, Texas
Nature Coast Barter - Homosassa, Florida [d]
New England Trade, Inc. - Malden, Massachusetts [a] [n]
North Louisiana Trade Exchange - Monroe, Louisiana [n]
NTA Trade (National Trade Association) - Niles, Illinois [n]
Ormita Commerce Network / Barter Exchange - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Partners One, Inc. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana [n]
Professional Trade Xchange - Campbellsville, Kentucky
South Sound Barter Alliance - Serving Greater Olympia and Tacoma [bci]
Smart Barter USA - Kalamazoo, Michigan [d]
Texas Barter Exchange - Aubrey, Texas [Itex]
The Allan R. Hackel Organization (TAHO) - Newton Centre, Massachusetts [a] [bcbn]
The Barter Authority - Norfolk, Virginia [a] [bcbn] [n]
The Barter Company - Kennesaw, Georgia [n]
The Barter Depot - Freehold, New Jersey [n]
The Barter Group - Scottsdale, Arizona [n]
The Barter Group - Alexandria, Louisiana
The Barter Network - Casselberry, Florida
The EXchange - Orlando, Florida [a]
Trade and Barter Mutual (TBM) - Fairfax, Virginia (The Cash Backed Exchange)
Tradebank - Atlanta, Georgia - Has more Corp. & many Regional Offices
TradeCorp - Columbus, Ohio [a]
TradeFirst.com - Trade Exchange of America (TEA) - Oak Park, Michigan [n]
Office in Pompano Beach, Florida
Office in Toledo, Ohio
Trade Inventory Management, Inc. - TIMCO ONLINE - Austin, Texas - [Itex]
Trade Network - Lansing, Michigan [n]
Trade USA - Dallas, Texas [n]
Trade Winds Exchange, Inc. - Wooster, Ohio [a] [n]
Office in Canton, Ohio [n]
Tradex Barter - Baldwin, New York - [a]
Tradia Commerce Network
Broker Directory
Valley Barter Group - Phoenix, Arizona [bcbn] [y]
VIP Barter - San Diego, California [a] [banc] [n] [u]
West Coast Barter - San Diego (located in Vista) [d]
We Trade Network - Big Arm, Montana [bcbn] [n]
WNY Barter - Falconer, New York
XtraBarter Inc. (XBI) - Mexico City, Mexico
Office in Momence, Illinois
XYZ Barter Exchange - Tustin, California [d]

Barter Exchanges Based In Canada

Access Barter Exchange (ABX Barter) - St-Laurent, Quebec [d]
Barter Atlantic Limited - Nova Scotia, Canada
Barter International Exchange - Brampton, Ontario Canada [bci] [cate]
Barter Works - Kitchener, Ontario [bcbn]
First Canadian Barter Exchange, Inc. - Richmond BC
North American Barter Exchange, Ltd. - Mississauga, Ontario (Head Office) [cate]
Ottawa Barter - Ottawa, Ontario [d]
Trademakers - Aurora, Ontario, Canada [y]
T&C Global Barter Exchange - Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada [d] [a] [bcbn]

Barter Exchanges Based Outside Of The USA Or Canada

A To Z Barter - Paradise Point, Queensland, Australia
Bartercard International Ltd. (BCI) - Southport, QLD Australia (Corporate Headquarters) [a]
Bartercard New Zealand Ltd.
Bartercard Australia
Bartercard United Kingdom PLC
Bartercard Thailand
Bartercard USA
Originating in Australia in 1991, Bartercard is reportedly the world's largest trade exchange and has expanded through franchising to a 17-country franchise network. Its 25,000 Australian business members account for around 65% of its revenues. It is strongly into point-of-sales electronic funds transfer transactions with 70% of its New Zealand transactions being handled in that way, which it estimates saves 50% over the cost of voucher transactions. It has reported processing more transactions in New Zealand than American Express and Diners Club combined.
Barterhouse de Chile - Santiago, Chile - [a]
BCI Solvaka (Barter Clearing & Information) - Bratislava, Slovak Republic [bcbn]
BexB - Business eXchange Business - Brescia, Italy [a]
Caribbean Barter, Inc. - Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - [a]
Contranet - Trade First - Wicklow, Ireland
Efficio - Paris, France & Brussels
Euro Barter Business (EBB) - Baden Baden, Germany
Global Barter Business - European
Gruber I. Trade KEG (GIT) - Graz, Austria [a] [bcbn]
ICON International - Stamford, Connecticut [a]
Offices in Toronto & Montreal
Intrex India Limited - Andheri (W), Mumbai - India - [a]
Monas Group - Belgium
Nordic Barter - Reykjavik, Iceland - [a]
Ozone Barter - New Zealand [xo]
Ozone Barter with over 4000 business members across New Zealand and Australia.
RES Barter System - Brussels, Belgium (BarterNet Affiliate) - [a]
Sudtiroler Tauschborse (STB) - Stadtgasse, Bruneck [bcbn]
TEC Trading - Paris, France - [a] [bcbn]
Terra5 - Graz, Austria
The Business Exchange (TBEx) - Aberdeen, Scotland [bcbn]
Tradaq Brasil - São Paulo, Brasil
Tradex - Trade Exchange of Mexico [Itex]
Tradex Barter Corp. - Bethpage, New York [bcbn]
Office - Tradex Barter New York - New York, New York
Tradex Pacific - Australia
Turk Barter - Istanbul, Turkey - [a] (Mehmet Sirri Simsek, CTB)
XtraBarter Inc. (XBI) - Mexico City, Mexico
Office in Momence, Illinois

Barter Exchanges Based Primarily On The Internet

Barter It Online - Weston, Massachusetts [bcbn]
Barter Switch - Port Jervis, New York
BarterYourServices.com - Teaneck, New Jersey
Barter WorldWide Inc. (BWW) - Have/Wants broker via email
Business Partnerships Canada Trade Exchange
Swap @ Home - Swap (Barter) goods and services.
SwapThing - Swap (Barter) goods and services. Free registration and listing.
Target Barter - New York, New York
U-Exchange - Worldwide listings of people interested in home exchange, trading of goods & services and bartering for vacations.
Virtual Barter

Barter Exchanges Without Currency & Free Ad Sites

Some Barter Exchanges are based on online ads or auctions and don't have a barter currency of their own.
BuySell Zone - Buy & Sell Classifieds - Online division of the Toronto Buy & Sell Newspaper
craigslist - classified ads - craigslist barter
EC E-Classifieds - Windsor, Ontario
ezClassifieds.com - Classified Ads for your website
MyOakville.net - Oakville, Ontario - A classified ad site network which helps to promote the trade of goods in the Oakville Ontario area.
Recycler.com - Los Angeles - Free ads
Minnesota Materials Exchange - preventing usable materials from becoming waste
Swaparoo.com - Trading of CDs, DVDs, Video Games, Video Tapes and Books
T & E Online - New Zealand - Free auction ads
The Barter Market - Stratford,CT
The Barter Meister - Worthington, Ohio
Yahoo! Classifieds

Trading Companies Specializing in Corporate Trade
(moving large excess inventories)

Active International - Pearl River, New York [a]
Offices in United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Australia, France, Brazil
Offices in Hungary, Germany, Brussels, Spain, Hong Kong, Korea
Offices in Japan, New Zealand, Chile, Poland
Note: Active does corporate trade and is not a general B2B barter exchange.
Advantis International, Inc. - Dracula, Georgia [n] [a]
Office in Milford, Connecticut
Argent Trading, LLC - New York, New York
Bentley Corporate Trade Group
Broadway Media - Huntington Station, New York [a] [bcbn] [n]
ICON International Inc. -Stamford, Connecticut [a]
Office in Toronto, Ontario
Office in Montréal, QC

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Trading Companies Specializing in Specific Industries

Boat Owners Exchange International (BOEI) - "BOEI provides you with the opportunity to exchange time on your boat with resort property owners worldwide and vice versa."
Media Funding Management, Ltd. - Atkinson, New Hampshire
The Recycled Cowboy Store - Ladson, South Carolinia - "We Buy, Trade, Barter and Consign Quality New and Recycled Western Wear, Square Dance Attire, Saddles, Tack and Rodeo Equipment."
The Bay Area Equestrian Network (BAEN) - Pleasanton, California email me
BAEN was created to promote equine businesses and organizations throughout California and to help horse enthusiasts find products and services in their area.
West End Media Group - Arlington, Texas [a] [bcbn] - Media

Barter Exchange Software

DoBarter Online Software - Homosassa, FL
International Barter Alliance (IBA) - Seminole, Florida
DoBarter.com is ASP (Application Service Provider) software designed to run your barter business on-line under your domain name.

BarterSoft by Cedar Mountain Software - Missoula, Montana

CuroMoto - A a web service for alternative currencies and direct barter networks. Build a private group under yourdomain.com, get your community going.

inbarter.com - Houston, Texas - Software to operate your barter exchange.

InterTrade - New York [bcbn]

ITEX - Contact ITEX for details on how they may make their TEAM online software available for your business.

Ormita Limited - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Terra5 Associates Ltd. - Graz, Austria
Tradeworks - DWW Software, Inc., Rohnert Park, California

VirtualBarter - A is a complete world-class trade exchange management system featuring 24 hour trading in an online Internet marketplace.

Webtrade - Platronix Sdn. Bhd. - Malaysia

XO Limited (XO) - Auckland, New Zealand

Barter Magazines

BarterNews - Mission Viejo, California [a] [n]
The Official Journal of the Reciprocal Trade Industry

Articles About Barter

Discover the Rewards of Small Business Bartering

Barter / Trade Associations & Networks

IRTA- International Reciprocal Trade Association
NATE - National Association of Trade Exchanges - Mentor, Ohio (Lists about 84 members)

Legends

[a] = IRTA- International Reciprocal Trade Association member
[banc] = The-BANC member.
[bcbn] = Bentley Crump Barter Network, ref: CBSI and/or UNITE
[bci] = Barter Center International (Barter Software)
[d] = DoBarter on Line & International Barter Alliance (IBA)
[e] = eValues.net - TeleTrade int'l, inc.
[n] = NATE - National Association of Trade Exchanges member
[u] = Universal Currency - UCE MarketPlace
[y] - Bentley Commerce Corp. VirtualBarter v3.0 trade exchange management system.
[Itex] = ITEX Licensed Broker
[xo] - XO Limited
ILB = ITEX Licensed Broker
CTB = Certified Trade Broker. Refer to NATE & IRTA Web sites about this.

All links on this page were last tested on April 3, 2009
Link Maintenance History - Last Updated October 26, 2008

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