oneredpaperclip.com

**ian** · 07-23-2006, 11:28 AM

Only just saw this story on Australian sixty minutes, but have seen various links to the blog on different sites.
http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/
I wonder if he will keep trading from the house? And if he can do any better?

**[tab]** · 07-23-2006, 12:12 PM

From the number of hits he'll get on his website this weekend he'll probably be able to buy a second house from the advertising revenue alone...

You've gotta admire someone who comes up with such a simple idea that leads to such big things... and nobody got hurt in the process. Bravo!

**ian** · 07-23-2006, 12:17 PM

He seemed like a cool dude as well, so I reckon he deserves his success.
I reckon someone like the gambling site goldenpalace should offer him a trade up to a brand new house in a better area, that mob pays mega bucks for that kind of exposure and advertising.

**dragon2309** · 07-23-2006, 12:31 PM

Australia is a bit behind here, this is fairly old now. Still brilliant none the less. Respect to the guy for doing it.

dragon

**ian** · 07-23-2006, 12:36 PM

yeah, we'll probaly hear about the milliondollarhomepage guy on tv in a few months from now...

**ceewi1** · 07-23-2006, 12:43 PM

According to the site he only made the final trade two weeks ago, it can't be that old.

I missed the article on 60 minutes, but good luck to the guy. No doubt we'll find about 100 people trying to do the same after that.

Calibretto · 07-23-2006, 02:08 PM

ya this is pretty old. I heard about this last year. It's still cool though! Makes me want to do that.

bigsaucybob · 07-23-2006, 02:53 PM

O yea I saw this on G4TV. It seems really cool.

elmarcorulz · 07-23-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Calibretto

ya this is pretty old. I heard about this last year.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Website

It's "official." I traded one movie role for one house with the town of Kipling Saskatchewan on July 12, 2006.

You live in the future

bigsaucybob · 07-23-2006, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elmarcorulz

You live in the future

I think that was his last trade, he has been doing it for a while I beleive. I remember seeing it on TV a pretty long time back as well

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneredpaperclip.com

I started with one red paperclip on July 12 2005

Like I said.

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