I’d Like To Trade My Paperclip for a House, Please!

Kyle started with one red paperclip and a website, offering to begin trading with people as long as they traded up in value. One year and fourteen trades later, Kyle has accomplished his goal of trading for a house.

July 12, 2006 Jason Zahariades

Fascinating website showing the one-year journey of Kyle MacDonald. Kyle started with one red paperclip and a website, offering to begin trading with people as long as they traded up in value. One year and fourteen trades later, Kyle has accomplished his goal of trading for a house.

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