I will trade you my 1990 Cutlass Ciera with 190,000 miles on it for all of your pins. It's a real piece of junk body wise, but man is she a runner. Bet you could get another 190,000 out of it.
Better let me know quickly though. Some guy already wants to trade me his CCC and his BBB.

Damn! Denied again! I wouldn't trade either. You have VERY fun games!

Let's see... I get offers of aquariums, trampolines, music gear, and dirt bikes a lot. (So much so, that I used to put a line in my Craigslist ads informing the reader to not bother with trying to trade those specific items with me.)

someone offer me their BBH + cash for my TDK

One guy on our local auction site kept offering a rolex "worth twice as much as your pin" to a lot of sellers for a while and at the same time another tire kicker kept asking everyone for a shipping quote. Got to a stage where a few people listed their pins and added not interested in any rolex's and a shipping companies number, then a few copycat joke offers were being made, donky kong game n watch was one I remember, would have jumped on that one myself.

I was recently offered a quad for one of my pins. Tempted, but denied!

Compromise and give him half of one pin.

I remember a couple years ago someone was offered a bunch of weed for their Dr. Dude out in California.

I was offered a choice between a tractor or a snowmobile for one of my pins.. seeing how I live in a condo and have no use for either I respectfully declined.

I placed a CL ad for a JD I was selling earlier this year. First day, someone offered me his comics collection straight up for the machine. Second day, I got an offer from someone who wanted to trade me their drum set - still don't get why someone would just assume that I played the drums. Later that week, another person offered a lawnmower and a cappuccino machine plus cash. I was thinking about removing the add but a day later it sold.

I did this about 8 months ago with a Space Jam....Traded for a quad for my kid. Had about $700 in the game, got a $1500 quad. I could have sold game and bought a quad but it worked out for both of us.

Had someone offer me a motorcycle for my TZ recently.

I am sure that BMW in that video has s blown airbag.... Look close at the steering wheel. I wouldn't traded that wreck for an old bingo machine...

kwiki, you don't drive, do you? That would have been a strange trade indeed.

I think that car is probably only worth about 9k. Your collection is worth about 13.

Back when I was selling my Roadshow I was offered two sleeves of tattoos and any body piercings i wanted...

The problem with a trading a car for a pin is that most modern cars are easy to get and can be found simply by using craigslist, ebay autotrader etc.

Pins on the other hand take quite a bit of effort to find what you want and acquire at a fair price.

A rare car for a pin/pins? I can see it, but a 97 m3 is not rare, nor is it really that great.

I traded a car ('78 280z) for my players quality IJ on Craigslist. Put in my car ad that I wanted cash or a IJ.. And oddly I got a bite on the IJ before cash. Worked out well for me, got the impression the other guy may not of really known what he was getting into (that old = hobby).. Imagine he sold it shortly after

Depending on the miles it's about a 6k car, so I don't know why he wasn't more aggressive, would've been a steal for him.

Some guy just called me yesterday asking if I wanted to trade my Tron and AC/DC for a whirlpool hot tub. Couldn't get off the phone fast enough.

I will gladly trade you a cheeseburger today for your Shadow tomorrow.

I've received 20 emails offering me vacation rentals for games over the years.

Someone offered to trade me a sixties mustang for my transformers yesterday. Not only did I think it was a scam I am not huge mustang guy. Got a chuckle out of it.

I've never got any wild trade offers, but I'm always amazed when people come over or hear how many I have they ask "which ones are for sale", as if there must be some I would sell. It's like a shocker every time for each of them when the answer is none.

A guy had offered me his mail order bride for two machines.

He didn't think she was picking up the language as quickly as she should and her parents wouldn't take her back.

Was she attractive?

I once got a offer to trade a game for a car that did look like a hot dog... (He did call and suggested this trade!)
He did also offer a tintin red spaceship to have in the garden... (huge!)

Well he was a artist.

And no i didnt do the trade !

Get the f out?! How is that even possible, would you have to instantly marry her?

God I feel bad for girls in these countries.... reduced to the value of two pins...

Some jackass came into my shop one time and offered a bunch of autographed sports memorabilia for games. As I kept turning him down, his story got more and more involved (I live next to this guy, I watch this guy's kid). After turning him down like 5 times, he said something to the effect of "ok, last chance," to which I said "ok bye!"

-Mike

I was offered a broken ATV or 80's truck for my waterworld....

same guy that now has his mustang on our local CL for trade for an AC/DC?

Also had a mattress offered.....

Was it HUO? Any mods?

For some reason everyone on CL likes to try to trade guns for my pinballs.

No thanks dude, I don't want your murder weapon.

I did trade a bunch of sports memorabilia for a minty No Fear. We were both very happy with the trade.

That damned red paperclip stunt is responsible for all of this, mark my words!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip

Not too shabby.

Hey, wait a minute. One machine was a perfect 2007 SM tastefully modded with SR side rails. That is nothing to sneeze at.

There are some women that I would not accept for free unless two A titles were included with them.

I wouldn't have been totally against it, but this guy smelled of cheesy leather backed books and rich mahogany the whole way. I didn't want to do any kind of business with him.

No interest in his first edition Balzac?

Always put "Interesting trades considered" in your ads.

Some trade offers from CL on my JP a year back. Copied and pasted directly from the emails.

1. open to any gutiar trades?
2. Hi, I would love to tattoo you for it my name is (Censored) and I own (Censored) TATTOO STUDIO ---PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOMETHING SOON LOOKING AT OTHER ALSO!
3. I have some WWII items I am looking to sell or willing to trade I have four WWII japanese katanas, a japanese silk prayer flag and a couple of WWII military Waltham watches. Please let me know if you are interested.
4. I am a dentist and was wanting to know if you would be willing to trade for dental services.

Number 4 is my favorite. Not making fun of these people, simply interesting offers.

fattrain, you are in the wrong part of the country. Guns can be a great trade. Here in rural PA guns are like cash. Also many people are trying to trade old family guns they have had forever (or inherited so it cost them nothing and has little value to them). Some are worth far more than the pinball game I am trying to sell/trade.

After you burn out on moving pins it is a treat be able to just move a gun.

Also most guns have a very established value and grading system. If you are at all familiar with them you can figure out what the market value is very accurately. Far less debatable compared to a pin.

Don't be dumb about the trade, go through a gun dealer and pay to have the transfer done. You don't want a stolen gun.

Thats ridiculous! lol