Barter System: What Is the Exchange of Goods and Services?
1. Barter is economy in action.
When you pay for advertising, products, or services with what you already have — your own goods or services — you save real money. You also increase your competitiveness and improve profit margins.
Even if your production costs are higher, you don’t need to allocate additional cash.
If your warehouse or shop is full of unsold inventory, you can use our platform to turn that stock into direct payments — where and when you need them most.
2. Barter is personal experience.
Once you try it — or if you already have — you’ll develop your own approach and philosophy. Barter opens a different way of thinking about value, money, and trade.
3. Barter is direct value exchange — but smarter through our platform.
Barter means trading goods or services without using cash.
With our system, however, you gain access to indirect exchange through a clearing-based barter mechanism. This means you don’t need to know your buyer personally, or even be in the same location.
For example:
Sell something to a user on the platform, and use the earned C&B EUR balance to send value to a friend in London — or to buy something from a UK member offering international shipping or a virtual service: a consultation, booking, hotel, or taxi when you land in the city.
4. Barter has always existed — especially in hard times.
In small communities or times of monetary crisis (inflation, devaluation, or currency shortages), barter often replaces money. It becomes a default exchange method.
Our platform brings this ancient system into the digital age — giving it the transparency, scale, and tools it needs to function reliably.
5. Clearing barter — smarter, fairer trade.
Clearing barter allows people to trade without money.
The more value you can offer — the more you can get in return.
In our system, money isn’t the only currency. You earn, exchange, and spend based on what you already have and what others need.
6. What is clearing in trade?
In commerce, clearing exists because trade moves faster than traditional payments can settle. In barter, it's even more necessary.
Clearing solves the biggest problems of direct barter:
a) Unequal value exchange (the classic “horse for a chicken” problem)
b) Risk to the first party, who sends their product hoping they’ll receive fair value
c) Indivisible value — if you barter a bicycle, but need just a haircut or a ride, you risk overpaying or negotiating multi-use deals that may never materialize.
With our clearing system, that’s no longer an issue.
Here’s how it works:
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You receive the full value of your bicycle in C&B EUR
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You can split that value into parts and spend gradually
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Sellers can’t access the funds until you confirm the transaction is complete and you’re satisfied — ensuring quality and trust
This protection doesn’t exist in traditional barter — where you give first and just hope for the best.
You also gain flexibility:
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Buy only what you actually need
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If you want something more expensive than your item (e.g. a laptop instead of a bike), simply add more value — by offering another item or service
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Or, if you’re in a hurry, pay part of the amount in real money
Just mention in your offer that part of the price is in C&B EUR and the rest in cash — many sellers are open to hybrid deals.
And don’t forget — we can also buy your product or service directly, if you don’t want to wait.
We don’t encourage relying entirely on us, but we certainly don’t prevent smart, flexible trading between members.
Bonus tip:
Use the platform’s search tool to see what other members are looking for. Match your offer with their demand — and watch your balance grow.