Guidelines
Follow these six rules when you trade on BarterLocal.
- No money. Members do not pay each other in cash, by card or with gift cards. Trade goods and services, and use credits to even things out.
- Trade as a neighbour. Offer what you have or what you can do yourself. Do not advertise a business, and do not post the same offer again and again.
- Be honest. Describe things as they are. Agree the credits before you trade, and confirm only trades that happened.
- Be respectful. No harassment, threats or hate. If someone says no, accept it.
- Stay safe. Meet in a public place and share contact details only when you are ready. Never send money.
- Keep it legal. Do not offer or ask for anything on the list below.
Not allowed
- Weapons, weapon parts and fireworks
- Alcohol, tobacco and vapes
- Medicines, drugs and drug equipment
- Live animals
- Stolen, counterfeit or recalled goods
- Hazardous chemicals
- Adult services or adult content
- Work that needs a licence, such as electrical, plumbing, gas and licensed building work, childcare, and medical, legal, financial or migration advice
- Money, gift cards and cryptocurrency
Safety
Stay safe: meet in public, share contact details only when you're ready, and never send money.
To tell us about a problem, use Report on a profile, a listing, a chat or a rating. To stop a member contacting you, use Block.
Tax
If you trade goods or services as part of a business, the ATO can count a barter as income. If you are not sure, ask the ATO or a tax adviser.
If someone breaks a rule
An admin reads every report. An admin can remove a listing, hide a rating comment, undo a trade's credits or suspend an account.