Red Paper Clip

[Caraccioli]

Kyle MacDonald posted the red clip on the barter section of Craig's List and was offered a fish-shaped pen.

Kyle traded that for a ceramic doorknob, which he swapped for a camping stove. Then came a generator, which he exchanged for a beer keg and Budweiser sign. The 26-year-old bartered them for a snowmobile which led to a holiday, a truck and a record deal.

A wannabe singer took the contract, offering in exchange a year's rent in a flat in Phoenix, Arizona. Kyle swapped that for an afternoon with rocker Alice Cooper which was traded for a Kiss snow globe. Incredibly, LA Law star Corbin Bernsen, a collector, traded a film role for the item.

Locals in Kipling, Saskatchewan gave Kyle a three-bed house for the role. They have also pledged to build him a giant red paperclip monument.

"It's the most unbelievable offer," said the odd-job man. He now hopes to get a job in a grocery store in the town.

(It's almost like piracy.)

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/07/1...e.ap/index.html

[PyratePhil]

That is awesome!

...and gives me hope that my Liberace collection will finally be the ticket to that Ferrari...

[Rumba Rue]

Yup, I heard about that guy and his paperclip. Bet he could out talk any car salesman!