The only thing I can remember trading purely on a barter value (not having to buy it myself in exchange for someone picking me something up on their way over to my place) would have been our lunches in the school yard.
Having some European background, the lunches I would get would usually garner quite a bit in return and I’d often halve what I had and got back twice as much in volume. I would usually choose one savoury from someone for one half and a couple of sweet/snacks for the other half.