A South American Experience on Bartering: The Case of Tradaq in Brazil

José E. Rivero García ()
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José E. Rivero García: Tradaq Ltda

Chapter 8 in The Book of Payments, 2016, pp 75-82 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Barter has been present in society for thousands of years. The advent of the commercial Internet in the 1990s enabled the rising of electronic barter trade networks and a new generation of entrepreneurs who invested in the concept. Tradaq was one of these networks born in Brazil during the so-called “dotcom bubble”. Using the example of Tradaq, this chapter analyses the benefits as well as obstacles involved in implementing an electronic barter trade network and points out lessons learned through the process, such as the lack of interregional economies of scale; frustrated expectations over the Internet potential for industry; members’ high churn rate; and trade overpricing practices.

Keywords: Business Model; Small Business Owner; Perishable Inventory; Small Business Sector; Barter Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-60231-2_8

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