I want to Trade !!!!!!!!!!!!

All I want for Christmas is.... We are always looking to trade nursery stock and seedlings for your surplus. We may be able to make trades. You can call us at 215 651 8329 I once put an add in the paper that said, "If it free its for me". I had to stop the add because I collected so much stuff. Adds do work. The problem with this add was it was not specific enough to target what I was looking for. Over time and years I then started to swap and barter the free stuff that I got for things I really wanted. I had hundreds of broken lawn mowers and hundreds of gallons of old unwanted paint. I had enough paint to dip a house if needed. Disposal now became an issue. Thus I came up with the idea of trading and barter. Now I did not invent this wheel but I had enough of them that it appeared I might have. So barter has become a means of swapping and exchanging my surpluses for other peoples surpluses. Since I am in the nursery bussiness I also have plants that are surplus. I may plant 1000 trees expecting to need 1000 and find that I have 500 more than what I need. So offering these trees on the web for Barter has an effective means to move dormant inventory. Besides this is a great way to meet new customers. When they have surpluses and I can move their dormant stock, we both win. Here is a sample add that I run on my web site http://www.seedlingsrus.com : ***************************************************************** ***** Trades Wanted We are always looking to trade nursery stock and seedlings for your surplus. Email us with your surplus materials. We may be able to make trades. Construction materials and equiptment Plumbing supplies Hunting and fishing gear and items Hand tools Farm implements Farm supplies Fencing materials Palletizied stone Household items Livestock Sometimes people take me up on my offers to trade trees and shrubs for their products. One such person is Ralph. Ralph has a farm in Ohio and raises a variety of farm animals and draft horses. He asked if I would be interested in trading trees and plants for his pigs, a Boarder Collie puppy, or his sheep. Not baaaad I thought. Never really trusting myself with sheep, I opted for the puppy and some piglets. Here is what Ralph said after our trade..... Bill and Marjorie, Thank you for a great time, the landscape stuff, some great conversation and for having faith in 2 people that you've never met. Your boys are real gentlemen and good guys to be around. You must be proud. Your operation is top shelf. Thank you for taking me up on my proposal and our barter deal, you were more than fair. We wish you continued success in all your endeavors.. you are honest gutsy people... I like that! Thank you for letting us get to know you. Stay in touch. Thanks again for everything, Ralph & Connie Ps Check out my "Reflections" at the following website Click Here ***************************************************************** ***** As you can see I identify what I want to trade for and ask for items that fit into our operations. I like to include a testimonial as it gives a link that can be verified as to the realness of my trading. I also have a newsletter so each month I can tell people what I just traded for. Here is part of my most recent email newsletter: ***************************************************************** **** During this month of January we are offering a 10% discount on our gift cards and coupons. We help make your gift bigger. Don't forget that we will also trade for your surplus inventory,building materials, sports equipment, plumbing and ag equipment. We need all kinds of materials on our farms and ranches. You can't insult me with your offers, so go ahead...call us.....This is how we just got our dog Sweep...a Boarder Collie.....2 pigs....boxes of old tools......a John Deer riding tractor......a bunch of used but in new condition windows and doors....a couple of buckets of nuts, bolts, and nails (some bent but that's ok) and a even a hind quarter of a fresh road kill deer!! ***************************************************************** *** This awakens people to the fact that I mean it, I want to trade..... If you know of ways to help me accomplish more trades, I would be glad to reward you with free ...you guessed it.... seedlings when you come to visit our nursery in Doylestown Pa. Our nursery web site can give you driving directions and other information about us at http://www.seedlingsrus.com Have a Happy trading yaer!!!