Commercial Barter Facts:

• Commercial barter may also be referred to as "Retail Barter"
  
  
• A Commercial Barter Exchange is defined as a company that
  performs as a third party record keeper to facilitate transactions
  among members of the exchange using a non-cash currency
  called a trade credit. The barter company may be a member of
  the exchange, using the exchange currency to buy and sell
  goods and services on its own account.
  
  
• Commercial barter exchanges typically employ trade brokers.
  Trade brokers communicate information between members to
  facilitate trades. For example, a broker will put a member who
  is looking to purchase auto repair in touch with a member who
  they know provides auto repair.