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Jul 17th, 2009, 08:45
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goods to barter
Not sure if I'm in the right spot here. Many years ago I went to India and everyone took various things to barter and sell to well off Indians .e.g. baseball caps , old denim jeans, alchohol, watches, that sort of thing . Is all that a thing of the past or is that culture still alive ? If so, what is good to take nowadays. Sorry if I sound like a fossil. When I was there you really could live on a dollar a day.
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Jul 17th, 2009, 10:42
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Jul 17th, 2009, 11:05
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i wouldnt bother. no one is going to pay for quality goods. such is case in most of asia.
india has opened up markedly. just type "indian shopping malls" into google. |
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Jul 17th, 2009, 11:17
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Black market opportunities for selling cassette recorders .... oops, sorry ... must be having a flashback ...
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Jul 17th, 2009, 11:38
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Thanks for the info. I shall take it onboard. Actually I was there in 1972,and yes , they did go bonkers over baseball caps.And yes , I did stay for $1 a day
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Jul 17th, 2009, 13:23
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Oh, b.t.w, I guess that applies to duty free alchohol too ?
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Jul 17th, 2009, 14:01
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That time is over now !!!
I don't think you'll get customers for duty from alcohal too ! It's all available in India now !
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