"Barter Kings" follows Steve McHugh and Antonio Palazzola, two of the best barterers in the business, as they level up low-value items into big-ticket wins in the thriving subculture of cashless trading.
Steve wants a speed boat for his family. He starts with Elvis gold records and hopes he can trade up to it before his family goes to the lake on the weekend. Antonio's determined to out trade Steve, so he picks a laptop as a starting item.
Antonio is determined to trade-up for a horse to surprise his daughter for her birthday. Steve's tired of walking the golf course and decides to trade for an over-the-top custom golf cart.
Steve's 18-year anniversary of his first date with his wife is coming up, and he hopes to trade-up to an amazing diamond as a surprise. Antonio decides to barter-up to a pair of jet skis for some family fun on the lake.
Antonio wants to trade up for a car for his son, Antonio Jr., but he has to find a giant rock to do it. Steve wants something he can use to relax at work and decides to go for a pool table for the warehouse.
Steve's wife Cindy is going let him get a motorcycle, but he has to trade up to get it. Antonio wants a way to relax at work, so he decides to barter up for a hot tub!
Steve and Antonio want to trade all the way up to a motorhome as a surprise for long time customer. Meanwhile, Antonio plans to trades sky-high and cash out big for the shop.
Steve decides it s time his kids had their own all-terrain vehicles and sets his sights on trading up to a pair of kiddie quads. Antonio wants to trade to a valuable item he ll ultimately sell for profit, and he starts his bartering up.
Steve and Antonio have some big bills due soon, so they divide and conquer with individual trade strings hoping to maximize their profit by the end of the week.