Bartering Emerges In Greek Towns

[Skyowl's Wife]

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Interesting!

Their slow-motion collapse continues. The article says:

As Greece finally succumbs to it’s financial collapse many Greek towns are turning to a bartering system that is similar to what emerges after a SHTF or post-apocalyptic world.

Everyday Greeks are now dropping the Euro at a lightning fast , even before this Sunday’s election, and adopting a bartering system to buy and sell books, eggs, clothes, kids toys and every day essentials that are necessary.

It also gives a list of things to stockpile with high barter value. It lists bullets - I disagree with that!

Read the whole article here http://blog.emergencyoutdoors.com/in...n-greek-towns/

[Mangler]

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NBC news also reported on the bartering. I found it interesting that they also created their own script to use as cash instead of the Euro.

[wac220]

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It also gives a list of things to stockpile with high barter value. It lists bullets - I disagree with that!

I may be a fool, but I have a bid in on about 50,000 rounds of 22LR. I plan to keep this for bartering.

[Skyowl's Wife]

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I may be a fool, but I have a bid in on about 50,000 rounds of 22LR. I plan to keep this for bartering.

Do as you wish, of course!

We wont' be bartering guns or ammo. We won't barter something that can be used against us during the next barter.

[Scouter]

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Interesting story, don't think I will barter my ammo though.

[Morgan101]

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Very interesting article. Thanks for the post. Interestingly, many of the items on this list are the same as the list from the Bosnian civil war.

I agree with bartering ammo, and there is a post on the article saying the same thing. I won't barter something that could later be used against me.

[Jaydub]

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Funny how it always goes back to this type of system. This is the danger in depending in a currency that is only worth what a govt says its worth. If we learn nothing else from history we shOuld always remember this. And the dollar is not immune. Be ready. When the shtf we will do the same. It is a system that is as close to inflation proof as you can get. Makes you wonder why people keep leaving the barter system. It will always be a better and more stable system.

[Flip4ford]

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I lived in Southern Italy for 10 years, I went to greece often. They have always bartered- One full bottle of Jack Daniels was a hotel room for the weekend. If the store didn't have correct change they would give you a piece of candy or a cigarette to make up the difference. We would play bouncer for an evening for free dinner and attmitance to a club.

Not a whole lot of change, just made more public that's all.

[makerofgirls]

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I lived in Southern Italy for 10 years, I went to greece often. They have always bartered- One full bottle of Jack Daniels was a hotel room for the weekend. If the store didn't have correct change they would give you a piece of candy or a cigarette to make up the difference. We would play bouncer for an evening for free dinner and attmitance to a club.

Not a whole lot of change, just made more public that's all.

So, the sky is not falling quite yet...

[5Pyd3Rm4N]

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Funny how it always goes back to this type of system. This is the danger in depending in a currency that is only worth what a govt says its worth. If we learn nothing else from history we shOuld always remember this. And the dollar is not immune. Be ready. When the shtf we will do the same. It is a system that is as close to inflation proof as you can get. Makes you wonder why people keep leaving the barter system. It will always be a better and more stable system.

The issue with the Barter system is really 'portability'...while it works great for local/regional solutions...it makes travel quite a bit more onerous. I haven't seen anyone have to take a caravan with them to go to a distant location lately. Wonder if it would be acceptable to have an international barter chit, oh yeah we do, it's called the dollar. For what it's worth (pun intended )