One red paperclip
This is an interesting story about a guy who started with a red paperclip and traded it up to a year's free rent. His ultimate goal is a house, so he's still bartering. The link takes you to the first entry and you can go from there.
posted by RWBB @ 4/19/2006 01:10:00 PM
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3 Comments:
Isn't he from Canadia?
indeed.
I thought it was going to take like 100 trades to get up to 1 year's rent, but it took him less than 10. This means the idea itself is getting him trades, not the things he's trading, which is cool for him, but less repeatable for the next guy to try it.
Obviously he's getting things in return that aren't commensurate with what he's offering. He says up front that he wants something better than what he's offering.
I guess what I'm getting at is: neat story, but a system of money is still probably best.
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