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Vermont car dealer takes cows, pigs & maple syrup as trade-in

GasBuddy Blog -- There's no Blue Book value for pigs, cows or maple syrup. But Gardner Stone has taken all of those as trade-ins from customers of his Ford and GMC dealership in rural Vermont. No kidding!
He'll take anything in trade and he means it.

"I feel everything is worth something," says Stone, 71. "Lots of times you'll get into the middle of a deal and the customer won't be able to go any further. So we always ask them, 'What else you got that you're not using?'"

According to Automotive News, Stone has been bartering antiques, livestock and other oddities with car and truck shoppers for nearly 50 years. He says such transactions represent about 20 percent of his sales.

Recently, his unique business approach caught...

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Submitted Nov 24, 2012 By: PD

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danmckdude Rookie Author Detroit Posts:43 Points:189,865 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 10:49:26 AM Ignore danmckdude Report Abuse crazy
kuma2000 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,228 Points:675,125 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 28, 2012 3:28:38 AM Ignore kuma2000 Report Abuse how long will this gimmick last
captcarl5 Veteran Author Pennsylvania Posts:411 Points:176,105 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 27, 2012 2:31:19 PM Ignore captcarl5 Report Abuse This is brillaint
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 27, 2012 5:59:23 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Pithy: probably drawing the line at that. :P~
TigerRose Champion Author Illinois Posts:14,899 Points:2,826,385 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Nov 27, 2012 4:11:36 AM Ignore TigerRose Report Abuse Gardner Stone negotiated the money for the mortgage on the cow?
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,215 Points:1,598,520 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:22:40 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse I wonder if he would take my wife in trade?
19sheldon43 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,979 Points:843,010 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:08:53 PM Ignore 19sheldon43 Report Abuse Come on, there has to be newer articles to post. This is so old the cow has come home
GryphonX Champion Author Nevada Posts:6,105 Points:1,589,075 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:07:00 PM Ignore GryphonX Report Abuse A sign of things to come ...
Gascapade Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:3,022 Points:482,680 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:05:37 PM Ignore Gascapade Report Abuse He increased his sales 20% by ingenuity....
DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,823 Points:1,366,305 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:05:17 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse This is the third day I have commented on this article.
REVLAW Champion Author San Antonio Posts:10,445 Points:2,008,445 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:04:53 PM Ignore REVLAW Report Abuse Enough of this cow "crap". Time for this article to disappear.
forteras Veteran Author Kentucky Posts:347 Points:1,914,240 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:03:22 PM Ignore forteras Report Abuse Wives, er a mother-in-laws?
redbeard47229 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:675 Points:43,045 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:02:48 PM Ignore redbeard47229 Report Abuse Sounds like it was when I was a kid and I'm over 60.
oldiesman Champion Author New York Posts:6,437 Points:2,195,760 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:00:56 PM Ignore oldiesman Report Abuse old news!
kiss4afrog Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:421 Points:173,960 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:53:11 PM Ignore kiss4afrog Report Abuse It may work for him in Vermont but for most companies I don't think it's practical. It might be more appropriate for news of the weird.
5Golfer8 Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,143 Points:301,625 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:52:23 PM Ignore 5Golfer8 Report Abuse Ok I would like to trade in 2000 pounds of horse dung.
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IMLURCH Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,189 Points:1,104,155 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:49:31 PM Ignore IMLURCH Report Abuse Old Story
OnEmptyMO Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,992 Points:1,489,510 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:42:20 PM Ignore OnEmptyMO Report Abuse Day 4 for this same article I believe.
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marion1739 All-Star Author Missouri Posts:834 Points:261,335 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:39:43 PM Ignore marion1739 Report Abuse Cow and pig Methane the new auto fuel idea.
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Jayne0952 Rookie Author Phoenix Posts:4 Points:7,485 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:38:35 PM Ignore Jayne0952 Report Abuse It's just good business.
Tamas2evil Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:6,628 Points:1,141,220 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:37:02 PM Ignore Tamas2evil Report Abuse ok... odd but ok.
JimL1 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:8,222 Points:1,243,395 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:36:33 PM Ignore JimL1 Report Abuse After 4 days we no longer care. Who keeps pumping up this garbage? [Edited by: JimL1 at 11/26/2012 1:38:10 PM EST]
satrn38mpg Champion Author Raleigh Posts:5,077 Points:1,054,990 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:34:52 PM Ignore satrn38mpg Report Abuse this story has been on here 4 days >>
bigmace111 Champion Author Albany Posts:2,728 Points:615,575 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:31:26 PM Ignore bigmace111 Report Abuse 4 days for this story. Most of what he took in is probably dead by now.
f4driver Champion Author Maine Posts:2,520 Points:684,320 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:31:23 PM Ignore f4driver Report Abuse Geez, how long is this gonna be here?
Tnerbeel Champion Author Houston Posts:8,835 Points:1,750,785 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:27:25 PM Ignore Tnerbeel Report Abuse Anything he took when this was first posted is now dead.
bowler360 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,980 Points:500,750 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:25:26 PM Ignore bowler360 Report Abuse This is 3 days old. Come on.
Bruno44 Champion Author Texas Posts:7,085 Points:1,770,145 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:22:03 PM Ignore Bruno44 Report Abuse FlyNFool has a very good point: "When the dollars falls in value, those items become more valuable."
USNDVR All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:769 Points:534,405 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:16:35 PM Ignore USNDVR Report Abuse I hope they get a tax credit for the fair market value of their goods
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,249 Points:1,686,175 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:15:50 PM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse When the dollars falls in value, those items become more valuable.
BobbyVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:5,514 Points:1,177,500 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:12:52 PM Ignore BobbyVA Report Abuse Fourth day in a row this has made the top 5 GasBuddy news article. Must be a sad state of affairs new is in with this being one of the top stories. What does this have to do with gas prices?
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:9,191 Points:2,617,255 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:11:14 PM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse No news worthy article again ??
Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,539 Points:1,725,020 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:09:36 PM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse if barter works, then do it.
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