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Sunday Snippets 2009-07-05

Well, I no longer have a paperclip. I have traded it for a pen. I am emailing someone about a possible trade, but I am open to other possibilities if someone else is interested in a very ordinary pen from a very extraordinary company.
Are there any Washington Trust Company fans out there that want to [...]

Happy 4th of July: First Paperclip trade scheduled!

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Leo and I will trade a pen for the paperclip on Sunday and I am emailing Sean about meeting soon after that to trade the pen for a painting.
We are off to a great start, thanks to the generousity of Rhode Islanders.
So enjoy the Fourth, and watch for a picture of [...]

My Red Paperclip Now on Craigslist: Let’s Trade!

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It just occured to me that there is a barter section on Craigslist, so I posted my paperclip there and then did a little more research on the original paperclip. I did not realize until after I posted that Kyle (the original paperclip guy) posted his trades on Craigslist too.
I also learned that [...]

Can the Red Paperclip Trade Work Again?

We are about to find out.
I have a red paper clip.
I would like to trade it for a house.
Now, no one in their right mind (or likely their left mind either) would trade a paper-clip for a house.
But they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and through a series of 14 trades one [...]