New category for trades?

Sounds like a great idea to me. Inevitably, I'm trying to sell my current piece in the hope that my sale will finalize and I'll have all my funds to buy the new one. When I buy it's usually from someone going to the next level so it might be difficult to move up in a component line or area if you're trying to arrange a trade. Not too many people trade down, but it does happen occasionally. Who knows, if we at least don't attempt to try something different, who's to say what's possible. As any other transaction here on Audiogon requires honesty and integrity, so too will trading equipment. I'll be a player if you'all can make it come to fruition.

Trading might be workable between two 'certified' members (if that idea ever gets off the ground). Otherwise, unless both parties have accumulated a reasonable quantity of verifiable feedback, I'd be very hesitant to try something like that in light of recent multiple scammers surfacing here. Used to be you could trust just about any member here, but obviously those days are gone..

Excellent idea--I'll vote for that!

Might best be first tried locally in metro areas where both items can be auditioned. I personally have bought only in local D.C. area using geenbacks, and probably will sell only the same way.

Locally is a good beginning. I have sold many things in the Greater New York area, including Connecticut, New Jersey,Long island and Upstate N.Y. (Almost sounds like the Billy Joel song). Surely there must be some ways that a trade can be worked out long distance. Perhaps Audiogon might step up to the plate here and offer some input.