Bartering....what's your best barter deal struck?

[kbenvironmental]

I'm trading a portion of my net profit on a mid-sized job for 1on1 driving lessons needed towards SCCA/NASA certification. He used to be a big name according to my racing fanatic friends. His current rate is $900/day plus expenses. :eek:
Not the most useful trade but so far the most fun!

[Gene $immons]

I once traded a bill to a customer for $160.00 to get a used Honda dirt bike that he had in a garage sale. The bike works real good, I ride it all the time. I imagine its worth at least 300.00

[AintNoFun]

i once traded a years lawn service for a $4500 jetski.. It was only a $30 a cut yard....

[UNISCAPER]

I traded $500.00 of a $6,500.00 wall job for a 1963 Dodge Dart with a slant 6. The car was dent free, needed an interior. Now has a Ford 9" read cut down with disc brakes, and am putting 18" wide McCreary tires and a four link suspension under it. After we triangulate the frame, a 500cu in 550 HP Hemi crate motor is going in, but that is next years project..

[Acute Cut]

Lawncare for a latte. I mow once a month at a coffee stand that the yard is maybe 10 X 20. Small beds too. If i keep it up i get a free latte every day, any size, for the entire year. No biggie right? My latte i drink plus small tip is 5$ a day. Lawn care takes me 8 minutes a week. (unload time incl. and gawk secretly at the coffee chiks included too.):D

[Gene $immons]

I need to find a small meat market and offer to do the lawn for free. FREE STEAK ALL YEAR woo hoo!!!

[fishman644]

ive traded work for a f-250 and an 81 chevy

[Grassmechanic]

I traded some sprinkler head replacement work for an Echo HC-1500 hedge trimmer that had only been used once.

[grasssin]

Wine store/ meat market. Had about $1200 credit for whatever I want in it, plus $2000 cash for materials and other labor. Not a great deal but it seems like I got drunk and fat for free.

For an irrigation/patio work that I did for her. This was a learning experience though. I gave her a deal would have (SHOULD) have charged her $4000 for the job but because she is letting me advertise in her store I cut her a break.. That was stupid. Although the steaks have been divine.........at least I am fat and poor :p r

[perfectlawncare]

I traded out knowledge from one of my customers. He taught me how to buy and sell homes. He has a $60 yard and I have been doing it for 8 years for free!! But I have made over $500,000 in the real-estate market because of the knowledge he gave me. Remember knowledge is priceless!!!!

Jason

[newleaflandscape]

My best bartering was at wedding time. The flower shop bill was going to come to 3000 bucks and he traded me even up to do his place of business. All I had to do was install a cherry tree and about ten burning bush, and install some bark. The guy had no idea what landscaping cost. On top of that his business was on a main road and I put a sign out there and got a couple jobs off it. Then our photographer bill was 1200 bucks. They had a big 20 thousand dollar job so when i did the estimate i just knocked of a grand for photographs. Got to right off their plants as a loss. So were able to right off the photography bill. Then the place of the reception wanted some pruning done so we got the hall at no charge. On top of that a printing place wanted some stuff done so I traded him even up for invitations. Then the same year I had a bunch of shirts and hats and junk made up. The place just wanted some edging done and some pruning so we traded that even up. The best barter year of my life.

[landscapingpoolguy]

I took about 1500 off an install bill to a customer for a hot tub and a chiminea

Chuck