ODD TRADE PROPOSALS

[ALDABRAMAN]

For many of us, trading is part of the tortoise community. Today i had a new first, a couple wanted to trade me an old camper for a baby aldabra. It is rare that i trade for anything, unless it is for other aldabras. Thought i would share, please feel free to share your trade offers, etc.

 

[leigti]

Did you take the trade?

 

[pepsiandjac]

Did you take the trade?

i was gonna ask that too,cos i 'm sure I got an old camper around here somewhere lol

 

[Yvonne G]

My husband would always offer to trade his wife and kids for whatever - a motorcycle, a boat, etc.

 

[dmmj]

I've got a couple of computer sitting in my shed first flight to Florida here I come. the problem with trading is most people think what their trading is a far more value than what it actually is. I've been looking into selling my motorcycle since I've been sick you should see the trade offers I get. the motorcycle is a 1994 Honda Shadow 650 cc VLX very nice motorcycle. people basically want to trade junk for it.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I got offered a lot of money for a red-headed girlfriend in Tunisia once.
Wish i'd accepted now.

 

[bouaboua]

The old camper can be a collectible.

 

[wellington]

The title scared me on what someone might have offered you
I would trade my bull terrier, she's a big money pit and a pain in the ***
Oops, I mean she is very smart well trained and doesn't chew anything

 

[DawnH]

Hmmmm. Never thought of this.

Anyone want a kid for a tort? Actually... anyone just want a kid??

 

[Odin's Gma]

Yeah, I have a teenage son and a husband who have about worn out their welcome....

 

[hfdesignworks]

There are old campers and then there are vintage makes like airstreams that go for a lot of money. I was selling a camera once and had a guy ask if I would trade for roller skates, some VHS tapes, and a few other random things.

 

[keepergale]

I have swapped snakes for tortoises several times.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

~ I had a neighbor offer to trade a lifetime of yard maintenance for Cowboy, lol.

 

[dmmj]

1 trade I had offered for my motorcycle was a bunch of baseball cards this was like 2 years ago

 

[AnimalLady]

Neh, not yet, i'm too new.

Are Aldabras super expensive or something? Cant they just buy one? Sorry if I sound ignorant! loL!

 

[Yvonne G]

Neh, not yet, i'm too new.

Are Aldabras super expensive or something? Cant they just buy one? Sorry if I sound ignorant! loL!

Super expensive! Not everyone can afford the price.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Did you take the trade?

~ No, we decline almost all trades, unless other aldabras are involved.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I once got a car. A 1981 Toyota Starlet for a PIZZA. Even trade! I put 366,000 miles on that car!
Two years ago I traded a $16,000 new motorcycle for a $25,000 1972 motorcycle.
I'm still very pleased about it.
I also traded two juvenile Redfoot tortoises for one adult male. Not bad. Not great.