How is a MultiParty trade different from a two party trade?
From your perspective as a trader the difference is not very significant between a two party trade and a MultiParty trade between you and two or more trading partners. The BarterQuest Matching engine facilitates multi-party trades in order to increase both the probability and quality of attractive trading alternatives. The most significant differences are that (1) in a MultiParty trade you will receive the item you want from one trading partner and send your item to another (remember, a multi-party trade consists of several users who “close a loop,” that is, I have what you want, you have what another user wants, and that user has what I want), and (2) a MultiParty trade is essentially an “as is” opportunity to Accept an exchange of items (the Confirmation of a MultiParty trade requires that all of the parties Accept within the same 72 hour period).
