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Columbia Barter

Columbia Barter. The Idea. A barter based transaction for Columbia students by Columbia students . “A useful tool to get what you wants in exchange for something you have”. What. Tangible Goods Class related material Gadgets Household/Dorm goods Services

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Columbia Barter

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  1. Columbia Barter

  2. The Idea • A barter based transaction for Columbia students by Columbia students. “A useful tool to get what you wants in exchange for somethingyouhave”.

  3. What • Tangible Goods • Class related material • Gadgets • Household/Dorm goods • Services • You’re good at something – make use of it!! • Tutoring • Cooking for a few people, bartending, DJ’ing.

  4. What

  5. How • Internet Portal aimed at enabling an exchange • Butterfly model • Simple Interactive UI • Use of tags/categories to match needs

  6. Why • Social Interaction between barterers • No commission (compared to E-bay, Amazon) • Strengthen underlying trust in the university community • Fosters efficient, inexpensive, easy transactions • Social Experiment – Personal Goal • Extracting value of a product through reuse

  7. Challenges • Critical mass essential to becoming an established application • System can be abused (no guarantee on quality/value of products) -> weaken trust in community • Associating value to a product – how ?

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