Wait!......what?!....soaps count? I just replenished my summer soap stock. That counts? I thought it was just hardware?!!!!
I may have set my own rules but what will the jury's vote be on selling an item privately and then buying something new at a vendor for equal or less than the "income" from the sale?
It depends on your goals. If you goal is not to spend any additional money on shaving items this year (that was my goal) then the scenario you outlined doesn't violate that. I really don't see that as any different than a trade, as long as shipping isn't ignored. Just my opinion.
Okay I am gonna be the curmudgeon here, I say that if you "buy" instead of "trade", you are GUILTY. (But in the grand scheme of things, NB16 is really more of a personal journey/goal and there is no penalty should you fudge a bit)
Oh and by they way...... STILL IN! I felt like a recovering alcoholic on a booze cruise at the Big Shave event yesterday.... But I made it! I didn't drop any Dinero, not even at the "50% off table"
My goal is/was to not get anything at all due to 1. I have so much and 2. I was sick of searching and looking for the next best thing and 3. it was too expensive. I may have failed no.2 because I have not stopped searching and reading, but only out of curiosity. So I figure if I trade/sell more than I get and I don't spend any extra money, then no. 1 and 3 aint violated. But I know, it's a long shot. I think I'd find myself guilty I tend to agree with you there. Guilty as charged. Well not yet... maybe never... but perhaps.
IMHO, any form of barter is merely substituting money for something else of value. Still, games of semantics can be fun to play if you are a politician. Still purchase free, barter free, PIF free, and present free since May, 2015.
Semantics or Syntax? I always got those confused. Might be why I defected from software and ended up in hardware design.
If I got bored.. I'd experiment with new TSD scents... Ultimate loophole, multiple birds, one stone. Store has blades too... Just saying... Soldier on.
