I’m also one of those kids who traded Pokémon cards 
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I used to trade matchbox toy cars with my friends when I was little, I remember a particular trade that I made with a younger friend who had a rare model of an austin mini. I really wanted that one so I had to trade two of my cars for his mini, but it was definitely worth it at the time!
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As a kid I traded various toys and action figures. As a teen I traded Magic: the gathering cards.
The value was based on your “want” for the toy or card. Generally the trade would only happen if both parties were happy. I would consider those trades as fair, because both parties were happy with what they received.
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I grew up in an extended family environment where I was the youngest among all my cousins who were much older than me. I was often the center of attention especially when I impersonated a famous actors or comedians. So I used my “entertainment” talent to barter in exchange for a tangible good that any kid would desire - a Happy Meal or a toy. Not a bad deal considering that it didn’t cost me a dime for my performance. Those were good times.
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ok, well i guess everyone as a child has used the primary barter system at some point even with out realizing it, as the two things i remember,(as if it were earlier today)were both used by it seems like everyone else.
- I remember bartering my homemade lunch for snacks… a warm grilled cheese sandwich for cookies and chips; i felt like i gained more for what i gave up , however this is purely perceptive based on needs of the situation at that time. 2. doubles of hockey cards for ones that were needed, i always would suggest one they needed for two i needed, but it would come down to the perception of which cards were more valuable or more preferred, to determine if i would get two cards in the trade or just one.
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I was actually 10 or 11 and we played a game called POGS… I traded a bunch of cool looking POGS that I had for an even amount of holographic ones. Problem was after the trade all holographic POGS were the same, none of them had different designs or anything. Totally got shafted in that one 
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Describe a barter transaction that you’ve been a part either as a child or adult.
List the two items in the barter transaction and, looking back, did you think it was a fair exchange and why?
Oh man, what wasn’t I wiling to exchange as a kid. I remember when I was 12, I would trade video games with my cousin. We always got games we both wanted and we would trade once we were done. The list would go on from video games to pokemon cards, or even actual pokemon’s on my gameboy advance. Even till this day I catch myself making barter transactions with the online video games I play now. 
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As a kid we used to collect basketball cards to swap for a Michael Jordan u would have to either have another Michael Jordan or swap a range of other cards for one of his
Michael Jordan was the Bitcoin so it was always worth the trade
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It is easy to see how bartering became the first method of commerce. Children do it all the time when playing games or playing with toys. We teach our kids to make a trade with each other instead of snatching a toy. A lot of grief has been prevented this way.
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When I was a kid I would barter candy all the time for coins especially Nickels! Because being a small kid I thought that was a bid coin. Two Jolly ranchers for a Nickle!
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Activity Lesson 1
1: Describe a barter transaction that you’ve been a part either as a child or adult.
As childs we exchanged videogames for the Gameboy or even videogames accross different plattforms like Nintendo, SEGA etc.
2: List the two items in the barter transaction and, looking back, did you think it was a fair exchange and why?
Sometimes the exchange rate was more than 1 to 1 because a videogame was so popular that one would be willing to exchange e.g. two games for that one. This could be conisdered as unfair because two games are usually worth more than one.
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trading card games like for example pokemon or yugioh were a big part when I was younger. I’ve ripped some people off before but it has happened to me as well. there is always that risk. or making a trade and then receiving that card in a new pack you bought afterwards.
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When I was a child I recall trading pokemon cards. Looking back I think it was a fair exchange because I needed/wanted what the other party wanted and the other party needed/wanted what I had
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When I was a child we traded football player cards, I recall I had Italian footballer Robert Baggio’s card and my friends would offer me multiple players cards in return for it, but I held on to it.
It wasn’t really a fair exchange system as every child would have a favourite footballer so there wasnt a standard.
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While I was in Arch school. I had difficulty in Art History. I Bartered with a fellow Student Privet tutoring in exchange for a Hand Drawing assignment.
At the time (Early 2000’s) we were on the brake of Computer drawing integration. The work was done by hand with Radiographs and it required Special unique qualities to do it well.
Both of us were Very knowledgeable and Proficient in dose subjects.
What was exchange was actually Knowledge, but it was valued with Time.
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When I was about 7, I found this huge toad. An acquaintance from school admired my toad greatly. He asks if we could switch animals for one night. He had a six link skink. I reluctantly agreed. The next day he did not have my told and said it died. I was very angry with him. The little lizard had a claw at the end of each finger and a serpent tongue that it would flick. He just needed wings to look like a little dragon. It was very well tempered. I took it everywhere. I would leave my hand elevated and he would sit on my finger and seemed to enjoy himself. Everyone really liked him. I let him go one day and always kicked myself afterwards for doing so. I was reluctant, but in the end, I feel I benefitted a lot from that trade.
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In the 1960’s I collected postage stamps and traded these with school buddies for stamps that I need to complete a set. These transactions were very uncertain because no one knew what a realistic value was for any item so Uncertainty was high.
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A collectible card for a large sandwich. 
I remember vividly. equal value from the perspective of both parties. totally worth it!
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During the recent harvest I bartered Rhubarb and Horseradish for Assortment of chile peppers. At the time I had an over abundance of the two items and lacked Chile peppers. Through this trade I was able to gain chile peppers to make hot sauce which I still consider to be well worth it.
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I certainly did exchange Marbles as a kid. The steel marbles were worth the most. Its funny because we knew metal was worth more than glass. Plus they used to travel a bit quicker and stronger. I actually hoarded my steelies unless I was confident of a win in competition. They were worth to much to me.
I also sold all my Goosebumps books when I was a kid. I exchanged a number of them at a discounted price with my cousin. I was happy to have cash and she was happy to get them cheap.
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