Sales of used goods by private sellers are reported to the tax office if they exceed 35 sales or €300 in revenue per year. What about barter transactions?

ByRosenmary

Sales of used goods by private sellers are reported to the tax office if there are 35 sales or a total of approximately €300 (I don't have the exact amount at hand) per year. The platform on which you sell, be it eBay, classifieds, Vinted…, automatically reports to the tax office if the amount or…

The first money owners?

BySirDe

How did the first private owners of money, in the sense of coins, not pure "exchange currencies," actually obtain this money? I can imagine that the government forgave loans and entered into barter deals back then, but are these ideas realistic and were there other methods?