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One red paperclip is a website created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who traded his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year.^[1] MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game Bigger, Better. His site received a considerable amount of notice for tracking the transactions. "A lot of people have been asking how I've stirred up so much publicity around the project, and my simple answer is: 'I have no idea'", he told the BBC.^[2] The story has inspired countless copycats, who have attempted to trade their way up from a paperclip (or other small items) to something expensive, with varying degrees of success.^[3]

Trading timeline

MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. He reached his goal of trading up to a house with the fourteenth transaction, trading a movie role for a house. This is the list of all transactions MacDonald made:^[2]

On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen.
He then traded the pen the same day for a hand-sculpted doorknob from Seattle, Washington.
On July 25, 2005, he travelled to Amherst, Massachusetts, with a friend to trade the doorknob for a Coleman camp stove (with fuel).
On September 24, 2005, he went to California, and traded the camp stove for a Honda generator.
On November 16, 2005, he traveled to Maspeth, Queens and traded the generator for an "instant party": an empty keg, an IOU for filling the keg with the beer of the bearer's choice, and a neon Budweiser sign. This was his second attempt to make the trade; his first resulted in the generator being temporarily confiscated by the New York City Fire Department.^{[citation needed]}
On December 8, 2005, he traded the "instant party" to Quebec comedian and radio personality Michel Barrette for a Ski-Doo snowmobile.
Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to Yahk, British Columbia, scheduled for February 2006.
On or about January 7, 2006, he traded the second spot on the Yahk trip for a box truck.
On or about February 22, 2006, he traded the box truck for a recording contract with Metalworks in Mississauga, Ontario.
On or about April 11, 2006, he traded the contract to Jody Gnant for a year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona.
On or about April 26, 2006, he traded the year's rent in Phoenix for one afternoon with Alice Cooper.
On or about May 26, 2006, he traded the afternoon with Cooper for a KISS motorized snow globe.
On or about June 2, 2006, he traded the snow globe to Corbin Bernsen for a role in the film Donna on Demand.^[4]
On or about July 5, 2006, he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan.

References

^ "From paper-clip to house, in 14 trades – Canada – CBC News". Cbc.ca. July 7, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Man turns paper clip into house". BBC News. July 11, 2006.
^ Free, Cathy (August 20, 2020). "A guy once swapped a paper clip to get a house. This woman is trying to do the same". The Washington Post.
^ ATS #41 – The New Marketing Podcast with guest Corbin Bernsen Archived July 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Across the Sound (July 1, 2006)

External links

"One Red Paperclip Website" Red Paperclip Official site.
Red Paperclip Story at the Kipling website

[1] "From paper-clip to house, in 14 trades – Canada – CBC News". Cbc.ca. July 7, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2013.

[bbc-2] "Man turns paper clip into house". BBC News. July 11, 2006.

[3] Free, Cathy (August 20, 2020). "A guy once swapped a paper clip to get a house. This woman is trying to do the same". The Washington Post.

[4] ATS #41 – The New Marketing Podcast with guest Corbin Bernsen Archived July 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Across the Sound (July 1, 2006)

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+{{Short description|Website tracking a series of trades}}
-[[Image:One red paperclip.jpg|thumb|right|The paperclip that Kyle MacDonald traded for a house.]]
+{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}}
-The website '''One red paperclip''' was created by Kyle MacDonald, a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[blog]]ger who [[barter]]ed his way from a single [[paperclip]] to a house in a series of online trades spanning exactly one year.
+{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2013}}
-==History==
+{{about|the website|the restaurant|Red Paper Clip}}
-Macdonald began by establishing that humans are stupid.
+{{refimprove|date=August 2024}}
-MacDonald began with one red paper clip on [[July 12]], [[2005]]. By [[July 5]], [[2006]], a chain of bartering had ultimately led to trading a movie role for a two-story farmhouse in [[Kipling, Saskatchewan]]. On [[July 12]], [[2006]]—one year after MacDonald began his experiment—the deed to the house was signed. In the following September, at the housewarming party where 12 of the 14 traders were present, he proposed to his girlfriend and she accepted. The [[engagement ring]] was made from the original red paperclip he got back from the first woman to have agreed to trade with him.<ref name=ctv>[http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20060903/paperclip_party_060903?hub=TorontoHome Red paper clip blogger throws party in new home] CTV Toronto (Sept. 3, 2006)</ref>
+[[File:One red paperclip.jpg|thumb|right|The paperclip that Kyle MacDonald used to start the series of trades by which eventually he traded for a house.]]
+'''One red paperclip''' is a website created by Canadian [[blog]]ger Kyle MacDonald, who traded his way from a single red [[paperclip]] to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/from-paper-clip-to-house-in-14-trades-1.573973 |title=From paper-clip to house, in 14 trades – Canada – CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=July 7, 2006 |access-date=April 20, 2013}}</ref> MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game ''Bigger, Better''. His site received a considerable amount of notice for tracking the transactions. "A lot of people have been asking how I've stirred up so much publicity around the project, and my simple answer is: 'I have no idea{{'"}}, he told the BBC.<ref name="bbc" /> The story has inspired countless copycats, who have attempted to trade their way up from a paperclip (or other small items) to something expensive, with varying degrees of success.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/08/20/guy-once-swapped-paperclip-house-this-woman-is-trying-do-same//|title=A guy once swapped a paper clip to get a house. This woman is trying to do the same.|first=Cathy|last=Free|date=August 20, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
-MacDonald got the idea for ''one red paperclip'' from a childhood game called "Bigger and Better," and announced his quest on [[July 12]], [[2005]] with a post on [[Craigslist]].<ref name=ctv/><ref>[http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060416/060416_paperclip_vmed_6p.widec.jpg Kyle MacDonald Trades One Red Paperclip for a House] Quick Online Tips (July 7, 2006)</ref>
-The website was followed by nearly a thousand people, according to bookmarking data provided by [[del.icio.us]].<ref>[http://del.icio.us/url/85ef47f5928fa10ff230387f9351f0c7 del.icio.us history for http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/]</ref> Several of the trades were covered by news channels like [[CNN]], [[ABC News]],<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1849375 Man Trading Up From Paper Clip to House] ABC News (April 17, 2006)</ref> and the [[BBC]],<ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5167388.stm Man turns paper clip into house] BBC News (July 11, 2006)</ref> among others.
-''[[CBC News: The Hour|The Hour]]'' on [[CBC Newsworld]] in particular followed the trading with some interest, especially when MacDonald remarked that he would not go to [[Yahk, British Columbia]] for a trade. The village protested and MacDonald said that ''The Hour'' would have to broadcast a show there before he would make a trade. In February 2006, the show took the challenge and had a special episode shot there which covered MacDonald's latest trade.<ref>[http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/2005/12/one-trip-to-yahk.html one trip to yahk] ''one red paperclip'' blog (Dec. 11, 2005)</ref>
-Kyle's book ''One Red Paperclip'' was published in the UK by Ebury Press on 28 June 2007 and by [[Three Rivers Press]] in the USA on Aug 21, 2007.<ref>[http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307353160 One Red Paperclip by Kyle MacDonald - Books - Random House<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> MacDonald now holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for the Most Successful Internet Trade.<ref>Guinness World Records 2008 edition, p. 161</ref>
-Kyle is currently in the process of trying to trade the house. <ref>[http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com]"one red paperclip blog" (Aug. 19, 2009)</ref>
 == Trading timeline ==
+[[File:Red-paperclip-news-1.jpg|thumb|right| Kyle MacDonald's house]]
-Timeline, based on the website and as summarized by the [[BBC]]:<ref name="bbc" />
+[[File:Bell Park paperclip IMG 5203 (14616044776).jpg|thumb|right|This red paper clip sculpture was installed in 2007 at Bell Park in [[Kipling, Saskatchewan|Kipling]] as a monument to the series of trades made by MacDonald. At the time, it was the world's largest paper clip.]]
-* On [[July 14]], [[2005]], he went to [[Vancouver]] and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped [[pen]].
+MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005.  He reached his goal of trading up to a house with the fourteenth transaction, trading a movie role for a house.  This is the list of all transactions MacDonald made:<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5167388.stm|title=Man turns paper clip into house|publisher=BBC News|date=July 11, 2006}}</ref>
-* He then traded the pen the same day for a [[sculpture|hand-sculpted]] [[doorknob]] from [[Seattle, Washington]], which he nicknamed "Knob-T".
-* On [[July 25]] [[2005]], he traveled to [[Amherst, Massachusetts]], with a friend to trade the Knob-T for a [[Coleman Company|Coleman]] [[Portable stove|camp stove]] (with fuel).
+# On July 14, 2005, he went to [[Vancouver]] and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped [[pen]].
+# He then traded the pen the same day for a [[sculpture|hand-sculpted]] [[doorknob]] from [[Seattle, Washington]].
-* On [[September 24]] [[2005]], he went to [[San Clemente, California]], and traded the camp stove for a [[Honda]] [[Electrical generator|generator]].
+# On July 25, 2005, he travelled to [[Amherst, Massachusetts]], with a friend to trade the doorknob for a [[Coleman Company|Coleman]] [[Portable stove|camp stove]] (with fuel).
-* On [[November 16]] [[2005]], he made a second (and successful) attempt (after having the generator confiscated by the [[New York City Fire Department]]) in [[Maspeth, Queens]], to trade the generator for an "instant party": an empty [[keg]], an IOU for filling the keg with the [[beer]] of the holder's choice, and a neon [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] [[neon sign|sign]].
-* On [[December 8]] [[2005]], he traded the "instant party" to [[Quebec]] comedian and [[radio]] personality [[Michel Barrette]] for a Ski-doo [[snowmobile]].
+# On September 24, 2005, he went to [[California]], and traded the camp stove for a [[Honda]] [[Electrical generator|generator]].
+# On November 16, 2005, he traveled to [[Maspeth, Queens]] and traded the generator for an "instant party": an empty [[keg]], an [[IOU]] for filling the keg with the [[beer]] of the bearer's choice, and a neon [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] [[neon sign|sign]]. This was his second attempt to make the trade; his first resulted in the generator being temporarily confiscated by the [[New York City Fire Department]].{{fact|date=January 2022}}
-* Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to [[Yahk, British Columbia]], in February 2006.
+# On December 8, 2005, he traded the "instant party" to [[Quebec]] comedian and [[radio]] personality [[Michel Barrette]] for a [[Ski-Doo]] [[snowmobiles|snowmobile]].
-* On or about [[January 7]], [[2006]], the second person on the trip to Yahk traded Kyle a [[Box truck|cube van]] for the privilege.
-* On or about [[February 22]] [[2006]], he traded the cube van for a [[recording contract]] with Metal Works in [[Toronto]].
+# Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to [[Yahk, British Columbia]], scheduled for February 2006.
-* On or about [[April 11]] [[2006]], he traded the recording contract to [[Jody Marie Gnant|Jody Gnant]] for a year's rent in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].
+# On or about January 7, 2006, he traded the second spot on the Yahk trip for a [[box truck]].
-* On or about [[April 26]] [[2006]], he traded the one year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona, for one afternoon with [[Alice Cooper]].
+# On or about February 22, 2006, he traded the box truck for a [[recording contract]] with [[Metalworks Studios|Metalworks]] in [[Mississauga, Ontario]].
-* On or about [[May 26]] [[2006]], he traded the one afternoon with Alice Cooper for a [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] motorized [[snow globe]].
+# On or about April 11, 2006, he traded the contract to [[Jody Marie Gnant|Jody Gnant]] for a year's rent in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].
+# On or about April 26, 2006, he traded the year's rent in Phoenix for one afternoon with [[Alice Cooper]].
-* On or about [[June 2]] [[2006]], he traded the KISS motorized snow globe to [[Corbin Bernsen]] for a [[Role (performing arts)|role]] in the film ''Donna on Demand''.<ref>[http://www.acrossthesound.net/2006/07/ats_41_the_new_.html ATS #41 - The New Marketing Podcast with guest Corbin Bernsen] Across the Sound (July 1, 2006)</ref>
-* On or about [[July 5]] [[2006]], he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in [[Kipling, Saskatchewan]].
+# On or about May 26, 2006, he traded the afternoon with Cooper for a [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] motorized [[snow globe]].
+# On or about June 2, 2006, he traded the snow globe to [[Corbin Bernsen]] for a [[Role (performing arts)|role]] in the film ''[[Donna on Demand]]''.<ref>[http://www.acrossthesound.net/2006/07/ats_41_the_new_.html ATS #41{{spaced ndash}}The New Marketing Podcast with guest Corbin Bernsen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716203507/http://www.acrossthesound.net/2006/07/ats_41_the_new_.html |date=July 16, 2006 }} Across the Sound (July 1, 2006)</ref>
+# On or about July 5, 2006, he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in [[Kipling, Saskatchewan]].
-== Background on MacDonald ==
+== See also ==
+* [[Gudbrand on the Hill-side]]
-[[File:Kylemacd.jpg|thumb|right|100px]]
+* [[Hans in Luck]]
-MacDonald (born [[October 3]], [[1979]]) is a Canadian citizen from [[Belcarra, British Columbia]]. He has a [[Bachelor of Science|bachelor's degree]] in Geography from the [[University of British Columbia]].
+* [[Straw Millionaire]]
+* [[Wheat and chessboard problem]]
+== References ==
-MacDonald has travelled to over 30 countries, on every continent. Some of his travel adventures include delivering [[pizza]] by scooter in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]; [[shepherd|sheep herding]] by dirt bike in [[Western Australia]]; modeling as an [[Italian people|Italian]] soccer player in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]; firing a machine gun in [[Cambodia]]; [[squid]] jigging in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]; delivering several hundred post cards at one time to the [[Galápagos Islands]];<ref>[http://portmoodystationmuseum.blogspot.com/2005/08/message-in-barrel.html Message in a Barrel] The Port Moody Station Museum Blog (Aug. 29, 2005)</ref> and moving to [[Yellowknife, Northwest Territories|Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]], for three days just so he could get [[:Image:Northwest Territories License Plate.jpg|NWT polar-bear-shaped license plates]] for his car. His mom still cuts his hair.
+{{Reflist}}
+== Further reading ==
-==Bibliography==
+{{refbegin}}
 * {{cite book
- | date  = 28 June 2007
+ | date  = June 28, 2007
  | title = One Red Paperclip: How a Small Piece of Stationery Turned into a Great Big Adventure
  | last = Macdonald
  | first = Kyle
  | publisher = [[Ebury Press]]
- | isbn = 9780091914523
+ | isbn = 978-0-09-191452-3
  }}
+* {{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=What if you could trade a paperclip for a house? {{!}} Kyle MacDonald {{!}} TEDxVienna|date=2015-11-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s3bdVxuFBs|access-date=2018-06-26}}
+{{refend}}
-== References ==
-{{reflist|2}}
 == External links ==
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-* [http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/ one red paperclip] blog <!-- also at oneredpaperclip.com -->
+* [http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/ ''"One Red Paperclip Website"''] Red Paperclip Official site.
+* [https://townofkipling.ca/visitors/red-paperclip-story/ Red Paperclip Story] at the [[Kipling, Saskatchewan|Kipling]] website
-* [http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/minisites/oneredpaperclip/ One Red Paperclip book site]
-* {{MySpace|id=oneredpaperclip}}
-* [http://www.the-questionnaire.com/2008/12/02/kyle-macdonald/ The Questionnaire With Kyle MacDonald]
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