Bartercard is what you make of it. I have been a member for a few years and enjoyed the networking. Meeting likeminded is awesome and sharing stories from the battlefield of business. My finest moment working with one of Australia's greatest comedy talents then using the trade dollars for a super break in a great exclusive resort in Thailand.
So make of it what you wish, I am happy to recommend.

It has allowed me to sell old stalk...& pay for family vacations and I wouldn't have been able to do that otherwise.

Barter card has brought much joy to us and the friends we have made because of it makes doing business much sweeter. We have saved quite a bit of money so far and have used it for mainly business purchases but we have also made personal purchases and gone to places where we never could have afforded without it.
Thanks to Troy, Iva, Riaz and Shaz for welcoming us into the bartercard "family" and for showing us that there is another way to save money and build our business as well as promote us within different companies and other areas of Melbourne.
We haven't looked back since we started and are excited about the future and what Bartercard will do for us. I call it our little "fairy godmother" of business.
We thankyou all sincerely, Helen and David - Nanotek Frankston.

Here is our success story of how Bartercard helped save us close to $10k in cash!
The timing of taking on new staff can make or break a business. Wanting to reserve cash flow in the process was crucial for us. Knowing that the appointment of a sales manager would also mean we would need to replace our company car so the new sales manager could utilise it. At the time we were unsure how we would do this. As it happened we saw an Alpha Romeo advertised on full T$ on the Bartercard auction site. We made a phone call to the owner to inquire about it and then decided to purchase it all on the same day. Additionally the Bartercard member who sold us the vehicle was also able to arrange to have the vehicle transported from Canberra to us on the Gold Coast, saving us in total around $10k cash.
The vehicle arrived, and it is as described and runs beautifully.
This has been such a blessing for us. Perfect timing and such a great little vehicle. We couldn't be happier. It is so nice to have kept our cash in our bank and to have traded through Bartercard our vehicle and at a reasonable price.
Thanks so much Bartercard and the fantastic traders.
Couldn't be happier!

Approximate cost: $9800

Absolutely shocking. Sign up, then they completely ignore you from that point on. They don't answer phone call or emails. Total waste of time and money.
Had to fight hard to get my money refunded even when they admitted they were at fault.
This was a Melbourne based Barter Card group. Not sure what the others are like, but no one from any of the Barter Card offices in Australia would return my calls or emails.
Terrible. Don't sign up.

The first thing I used Bartercard for when I joined over 15 years ago was to put on Christmas dinner, gifts and entertainment in a castle for the homeless on the Gold Coast. Kids that had no hope for presents on Christmas day suddenly had more than they could carry. Adults who didn’t know where their next meal was coming from, were adorned with more than they could eat in a week. For entertainment there were bands, comedians and even Santa Clause. There is no end to what Bartercard can do for your business, your personal life and even for those who have never heard of it.

I have been a Bartercard Member for a few years and I havnt really had a great deal of interest with using the system until recently having someone ring me out of the blue and ask me to sell the unit,so I thought ok why not and sold the property within 2 weeks with no difficulties,the clients were great nice to deal with & really happy with the service, so I have thought it would perhaps be nice to help a few other people with selling their properties should they require any assistance. I feel my greatest moment with Barter card would be to win the getaway tropical holiday, as life and work has been soooo busy it would be just fabulous to get a break. I have found that no matter who I'm chatting with at Barter card they have been extremely happy, cheerful & truly just a great help.
So thankyou very much for your assistance

Kind Regards

Rosemary Carroll
0421752656
Unified Real Estate Services

I have been a bartercard member here in Sydney since the mid 1980's. I'm told that I am one of the originals for Sydney Bartercard. In the early days I traded with gusto and built up a sizeable $T balance. After sometime of being unable to spend the $T on my business (as opposed to personal consumption) I became disillusioned with the whole system. I decided to relinquish my $T balance in its entirety (one downside of the system).

I subsequently rejoined bartercard with a new resolve to trade, and I did so for several years. Until recently my account has been dormant for sometime. Having come out of 'retirement' I am looking to trade again but am finding the same old difficulties as I did before.

I rely on the hardcopy directory because I've had a disgraceful time trying to find traders online. Just today I was using the Bartercard Phone Book (Directory) and found a service I wanted t0 use. Unfortunately the mobile number listed belonged to someone completely different. Hmmmmm. I went on to the internet and found another number. I called it only to discover that the business is no longer a Bartercard member :-(

I've been working with my new Account Manager in Sydney Head Office. It's a shame that my Managers are changed with annoying frequency. You just build a good relationship then a few days ago I get a call with someone else introducing themselves as your new Account Manager. My prior manager was only with me for a few weeks. I hope the new incumbent works as well as my last.

I think management needs to adopt the attitude of 'under promise and over deliver'.

My greatest 'joy' at the moment would be to find a member that I want to use, and then to have them accept my T$ business if not joyfully then at least with decorum.

I resigned originally because my wife didn't like being treated as second class citizen. We were fitting out a new nursery for our baby, went to a large baby goods store and chose about $3k worth of 'stuff'. The trader refused to accept T$

Looking at the latest mybc Directory I find that my company is NOT listed, nor am I as an individual. Interesting huh. That might account for my lack of inward business.

In conclusion I think the 'system' is great in theory but has yet to gain proper traction at the grass roots level.

We all need to 'pick up our game' if Bartercard is to arrest the shrinking that I have witnessed over the long years that I have been a member.

I remain positive and do my best to use members wherever possible. I am currently experiencing trading difficulties but am hopeful that these issues will be resolved soon

As a small business owner, I have times when I struggle to manage my cash flow. Bartercard has freed my funds in many ways. I have enjoyed using the services of printers and graphic artists to create marketing collateral for my business. On the home front (literally) I recently had to relocate and used a number of services offered by Bartercard members. The move was made so much easier to manage because I could use my Barter dollars to pay for removalists, gardeners, cleaners and even a service for shredding documents that I no longer required. My Account Manager is a fabulous resource. Whatever I need, I simply give her a call and she finds the best matches for me. So far Bartercard has saved me time and stress. I know I can provide great service to other members with my copy writing skills so my income and outgoing of Barter dollars is balanced. I'm very happy I joined the Bartercard community.

Bartercard saved me big time back in 2006, I had been with them for about 4 years in my mechanical repairs business when I had a major car accident that left me in a wheel chair for 12 months. While not been able to work and no income Bartercard still let me use it like a credit card with its suppliers and said no rush to pay it back. And not on once did they ask, in the following 12 months I started working again then started with small payments or sales to clear it up. Thanks Bartercard