From a Paperclip to A House... Again

Charles Moffat is trying to duplicate the results of Kyle MacDonald's "One Red Paperclip". On his blog, MacDonald had announced that he wanted people to offer trades for his red paperclip. He wanted people to give him offers for objects that were a little bit better than the item he had. In the course of a year, he traded the paperclip for a pen, which he traded for a doorknob, which he traded for a camp stove, which he traded for a generator, which he traded for an "instant party", which he traded for a Ski-doo, which he traded for a trip to Yahk, which he traded for a cube van, which he traded for a recording contract, which he traded for a year's rent, which he traded for an afternoon with Alice Cooper, which he traded for a KISS motorized snowglobe, which he traded for a role in a film, which he traded for a house. Now, Moffat is attempting to achieve similar results by trading a toy car for various items. He is hoping to end up with a condo in Toronto. He currently is trying to find a trade for a retro bicycle.

• • http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/08/qa-from-toy-car-to-toronto-condo-charles-moffat-tries-to-make-the-trade/