taravb, I LOVE your idea of the informal trading amongst ourselves.... however, it may be difficult to be worthwhile or even prohibitive for Spaniards IN Spain to send things abroad. Not only are post offices not as accessible as they are here in the USA, but shipping/postal rates are VERY VERY high (as I understand it). A better option might be to "mule" (bad word, I know) desireable items back to the US from our trips and then ship them via USPS to others here as I did with the Osborne Sherry black bull stickers this last time. I've even asked some travelers to buy 10 Madrid keychains in exchange for my Madrid/Sevilla Video and it seemed to work out well for everyone.

Anyone want Goya brand anchovy stuffed green olives from Spain or Inca Kola (popular, yellow soft drink from Perú) ??

[ 02-05-2002: Message edited by: MadridMan ]