trading in Alaska
I like to barter on places like Craigslist. Would there be any special items I may want to buy from the lower 48 to barter or trade?
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As mentioned above; Trailers, Fan-cooled sno-gos, and 22 LR ammo will all be good barter items. Also (in my experience) good, used 4WD vehicles are good barter items in AK.
Depending on the cost and how one travels, you may or may not make enough on the sale of a trailer to pay for a specific trip down to pick them up, but you WILL make money on trailers in AK. I've sold 4 trailers that I purchased Outside (Seattle, Spokane, Great Falls, and Ewe-Stun) that I didn't need, but purchased since I was going to AK......made anywhere between 25 - 40% of the purchase price back in profit.
Same thing on 4WD vehicles.....don't bother with either the new end or the beater end of vehicles (those market segments are covered in AK), but for a nice used vehicle (particularly with high highway miles) with 4WD, there is a very strong market in AK (particularly in September/October depending on location).
Depending on the cost and how one travels, you may or may not make enough on the sale of a trailer to pay for a specific trip down to pick them up, but you WILL make money on trailers in AK. I've sold 4 trailers that I purchased Outside (Seattle, Spokane, Great Falls, and Ewe-Stun) that I didn't need, but purchased since I was going to AK......made anywhere between 25 - 40% of the purchase price back in profit.
Same thing on 4WD vehicles.....don't bother with either the new end or the beater end of vehicles (those market segments are covered in AK), but for a nice used vehicle (particularly with high highway miles) with 4WD, there is a very strong market in AK (particularly in September/October depending on location).
