Quoted from MiamiRedSkin:Random question that just popped up in my head this evening. Has anyone bartered games for any work around their house? I was thinking of selling games to help offset the cost of some projects, but with such a diverse local collector community, I wanted to see if anyone ever pulled an odd trade like this before? Of course, selling games and paying cash is easier and cleaner, but with the right marriage of skill + game, I can see this working.
I have traded games for everything in the past. It is much tougher now, with pins being in the 3k and up range for something decent. About 18 months ago I was getting an estimate for a new roof. It was just over 6k. I needed to get something from my garage and the person quoting the price, and owner of the company, seen a couple of my pins. We talked about them for a bit and he played a few. He said he would love one. I offered a trade and he thought pins were worth about a grand. I told him the one he liked, CFTBL, was just about an even trade. I would have loved to do a swap but he was shocked and said he couldn't do a deal like that.
I guess if you have a pinhead contractor that understands what games are worth then its possible. To people who don't know a games true value, you come off looking like you are trying to rip them off.