Trading a paper clip for a house in 14 easy steps - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

opus · 03-06-2024, 01:57 AM

One red paperclip is a website created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who traded his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year.

On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen.

He then traded the pen the same day for a hand-sculpted doorknob from Seattle, Washington.

On July 25, 2005, he travelled to Amherst, Massachusetts, with a friend to trade the doorknob for a Coleman camp stove (with fuel).

On September 24, 2005, he went to California, and traded the camp stove for a Honda generator.

On November 16, 2005, he traveled to Maspeth, Queens and traded the generator for an "instant party": an empty keg, an IOU for filling the keg with the beer of the bearer's choice, and a neon Budweiser sign. This was his second attempt to make the trade; his first resulted in the generator being temporarily confiscated by the New York City Fire Department.

On December 8, 2005, he traded the "instant party" to Quebec comedian and radio personality Michel Barrette for a Ski-Doo snowmobile.

Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to Yahk, British Columbia, scheduled for February 2006.

On or about January 7, 2006, he traded the second spot on the Yahk trip for a box truck.

On or about February 22, 2006, he traded the box truck for a recording contract with Metalworks in Mississauga, Ontario.

On or about April 11, 2006, he traded the contract to Jody Gnant for a year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona.

On or about April 26, 2006, he traded the year's rent in Phoenix for one afternoon with Alice Cooper.

On or about May 26, 2006, he traded the afternoon with Cooper for a KISS motorized snow globe.

On or about June 2, 2006, he traded the snow globe to Corbin Bernsen for a role in the film Donna on Demand.

On or about July 5, 2006, he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip

Foggy · 03-06-2024, 02:27 PM

Maybe easy for Kyle MacDonald, but difficult for me!

Caroline13 · 03-06-2024, 02:51 PM

I could skip saying anything, but knowing myself, I say a weird post...

opus · 03-06-2024, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foggy

Maybe easy for Kyle MacDonald, but difficult for me!

You should trade a kumquat for a 1995 used Hyundai. That only takes 8 steps.

03-06-2024, 01:57 AM	#1
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,660	Trading a paper clip for a house in 14 easy steps One red paperclip is a website created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who traded his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year. On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen. He then traded the pen the same day for a hand-sculpted doorknob from Seattle, Washington. On July 25, 2005, he travelled to Amherst, Massachusetts, with a friend to trade the doorknob for a Coleman camp stove (with fuel). On September 24, 2005, he went to California, and traded the camp stove for a Honda generator. On November 16, 2005, he traveled to Maspeth, Queens and traded the generator for an "instant party": an empty keg, an IOU for filling the keg with the beer of the bearer's choice, and a neon Budweiser sign. This was his second attempt to make the trade; his first resulted in the generator being temporarily confiscated by the New York City Fire Department. On December 8, 2005, he traded the "instant party" to Quebec comedian and radio personality Michel Barrette for a Ski-Doo snowmobile. Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to Yahk, British Columbia, scheduled for February 2006. On or about January 7, 2006, he traded the second spot on the Yahk trip for a box truck. On or about February 22, 2006, he traded the box truck for a recording contract with Metalworks in Mississauga, Ontario. On or about April 11, 2006, he traded the contract to Jody Gnant for a year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona. On or about April 26, 2006, he traded the year's rent in Phoenix for one afternoon with Alice Cooper. On or about May 26, 2006, he traded the afternoon with Cooper for a KISS motorized snow globe. On or about June 2, 2006, he traded the snow globe to Corbin Bernsen for a role in the film Donna on Demand. On or about July 5, 2006, he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip

03-06-2024, 02:51 PM	#3
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03-06-2024, 02:27 PM	#2
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