One Red Paperclip
Internet junkies will have undoubtably seen one red paperclip, the internet bartering story of a man who started with the titular item and has “traded up” in his quest for a house. When I last checked in, one red paperclip guy had half of a duplex rent-free for a year. Not bad for starting with a paperclip.
Of course, the story is rife with slightly questionable trades and people looking to cash in on the fame castoffs (the Coleman grill for the doorknob is the most egregious bad trade), but they’ve always been in favor of ORP guy (whose real name is Kyle).
I was a little disappointed to see Kyle trade the duplex deal in for an afternoon for Alice Cooper. WTF, mate? The current offers section shows what’s being offered in exchange for golfing with the “School’s out for summer!” singer. None of them, in my opinion, have any real potential.
We’ll see how Kyle gets out of this jam. My advice: take the country music radio promotion.
May 9th, 2006 at 11:17 am
I can trade you an afternoon with a man named Alice too, but I don’t think it would be legal.