When Buying

• Only make an offer to a Seller if you have a genuine interest in bartering with them.

• Before asking questions to the Seller, make sure to read the item description. We all hate the fire hose of questions that people ask when if they had slowed down and read everything, they would have all the answers!

• Be reasonable with your requests..

• When organizing a ‘meet-up’, try to meet closer to the Seller.

When Selling

• Upload photos you’ve personally taken.

• Make sure the photos and words you use are kind to others and they do not exploit others by showing inappropriate parts of the body or talking about sexually inappropriate acts or parts of the body, especially pertaining to children and minors. Images or words showing or talking about drug use are not appropriate.

• Write clear and accurate product descriptions in simple English.

• Make sure your item is clean before passing it on. Yuck. You’d think this was self-explanatory but hey….

• If you agree to sell an item to another member, try to deactivate or archive your offer/listing quickly, unless of course you have multiple items and have more to sell.

• Even if you get more inquiries to buy an item, sell the item to the buyer who was the first to reserve it.

• Keep the pricing on your products and services fair. No silly price-gouging and other frustrating antics.  Remember, you want a fair deal and good pricing when you buy!  It all goes back to the ‘Golden Rule’ your grandma drilled into you. 

Always remember the web-app has real-time ratings and reviews. Sellers rate buyers and buyers rate sellers. Poor reviews either way can affect whether other members will want to barter with you in the future or not.

We have been raised in a society that relies on ‘daddy’ government and ‘daddy’ police to resolve conflict and very few people find that absurd, yet it is! It created the chaos that we have been witnessing for many years. Real adults do not rely on others to resolve disagreements. They hike up their big boy pants and big girl pants and work things out! That’s what this community is about. 

If you’re a bit confused as to some guidelines that will bring about a resolution, maybe this will help:

Sellers

Sellers have the right to refuse unreasonable demands and not respond to rude or abusive messages. Please inform us about members who make unreasonable demands or behave inappropriately by giving a disapproval or reporting them. Sellers should provide clear photos and descriptions of the items they are selling.

Sellers can refuse requests for refunds due to a change of heart or misreading a product description, except in specific circumstances. Sellers must offer refunds if:

• The seller cancels the deal after receiving payment.

• The item is not delivered or given to the buyer.

• The item is not given/delivered to the buyer within 24 hours of the agreed time (direct meet-up or postage).

• The actual item has discrepancies from the description in the post.

• The seller receives payment without giving the item to the buyer and the buyer cancels the deal.

• The item is faulty/damaged without stating this in the item description.

• The item is damaged or lost during delivery.

Buyers

Buyers, like sellers, can refuse unreasonable demands and not respond to rude or abusive messages. Please let us know about members who make unreasonable demands or behave inappropriately by giving a disapproval or reporting them. Buyers can request a refund in the circumstances stated above.

Buyers should only start a chat with a seller if they have a genuine interest in buying. Canceling a deal is inconvenient for both buyers and sellers. 

Barter It™ Management’s Role

Barter It™ does not play the role of your mommy or daddy! Members are adults (mostly lol).  The responsibility concerning deals and transactions lies with the buyers and sellers. It’s important to always go to honour in all situations. Members who do not try to bring about a resolution to a situation, as mentioned above, will risk bad reviews, limited future barter deals and will face potential suspension and limited access. Inappropriate behavior or language will result in suspension.

What if someone is rude?

The responsibility concerning deals and transactions lies with the buyers and sellers. It’s important to always go to honour in all situations. We have been raised in a society that relies on ‘daddy’ government and ‘daddy’ police to resolve conflict and very few people find that absurd, yet it is! Real adults do not rely on others to resolve disagreements. They hike up their big boy or girl pants and work things out! That’s what this community is about. 

Members who do not try to bring about a resolution to a situation, as mentioned above, will risk bad reviews, limited future barter deals and will face potential suspension and limited access. Inappropriate behavior or language will result in suspension. We should not have to parent anyone.  We can all do better!

Will the other person know if I report them?

The simple answer is no. The only way they will know you disapprove of anything they are doing is if you leave a negative rating and/or review on their profile. Reporting another member is anonymous. However, the question we ask is, ‘Have you tried to resolve the issue with the other member and if you haven’t, why not?’ 

We have been raised in a society that relies on ‘daddy’ government and ‘daddy’ police to resolve conflict and very few people find that absurd, yet it is! It created the chaos that we have been witnessing for many years.

Real adults do not rely on others to resolve disagreements. They hike up their big boy pants and big girl pants and work things out! That’s what this community is about. 

Disabled Offers (when Barter It™ Admin Team disables member offers):

There may be a variety of reasons why an offer is disabled. This may include violations of the Community Code of Conduct as outlined above.

This community upholds free speech and expression. However, there may be images, verbiage, products or services that are reported by the community that the admin has to consider to continue to create the community we all want - freedom of speech, expression, kindness, building each other up, and ultimately ‘adulting’ (taking responsibility for ourselves and our actions), and fulfilling the Golden Rule - do to others have you would have them do to you. For example, don’t like when someone assumes the worst about you? Then give others the benefit of the doubt too.