WishTrades Barterers Targeted During Bi-Coastal Soft Launch

PRLog (Press Release) - Dec. 3, 2012 - SAN FRANCISCO -- (WISHTRADES.com), an online service to enable cash-free trading of goods and services, announced its plans to target barterers on the east and west coasts.  Strategically targeting San Francisco and New York in its soft launch, WISHTRADES intends to capitalize on the mecca for start-ups and the largest and most densely populated city in the U.S.

Home to Ebay, Craigslist, Google, Pinterest, and a plethora of online startups, the San Francisco Bay Area provides a launchpad for WISHTRADES’ success while New York meets the demand for a wide variety of tradeable goods and services for users to “trade up”. With its robust design, WISHTRADES facilitates and streamlines these transactions online.

People awe at the success stories of individuals who have “traded up,” gradually acquiring more and more valuable items after starting with virtually nothing. Shaahin Ataabaki, co-founder of WISHTRADES cites the example of the Southern California teenager who started “trading” possessions online, and after fourteen trades, landed a Porsche Boxster from an outdated cell phone. He also cites the example of the “One Red Paperclip,” the powerful story of a young man from Montreal, Canada who trades a red paperclip for bigger and better things until he reached his goal of obtaining a house. “The possibilities are endless when it comes to trading online. WISHTRADES gives users the opportunity to explore these possibilities,” Ataabaki explains.

WISHTRADES is the first online marketplace designed exclusively for cash-free barter or trade of goods and services, allowing users to browse available goods and services in their area easily with the click of a mouse. WISHTRADES’ interface enables users to not only search for what they want but to search by what they own - provided uniquely by the second search engine on www.wishtrades.com. “As our economy toughens, there is no better time to launch an online trading interface like Wishtrades than right now,” explains co-founder, Steven Brown. Forbes recently called bartering in the United States a $6 billion industry.

About WISHTRADES:
WISHTRADES is an online service to enable cash-free trading of goods and services. The online user-friendly interface allows users to login and begin trading instantly using their Facebook, Google or Yahoo accounts. The service is provided at no cost to users and, allows users to post items and explore trading options. WISHTRADES, a Bay Area company was founded by Shaahin Ataabaki, Steven Brown and their team. For more information, visit www.wishtrades.com.