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The website one red paperclip was created by Kyle MacDonald, a Canadian Blog ger who Barter ed his way from a single Paperclip to a house in a series of trades spanning almost one year. HISTORY MacDonald began with one red paper clip on July 14 , 2005 . By July 5 , 2006 , a chain of bartering had ultimately led to trading a movie role for a two-storey farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan . On July 7 , 2006 — almost exactly 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 Wedding Ring was made from the original red paperclip he got back from the first woman to have agreed to trade with him. Red paper clip blogger throws party in new home CTV Toronto (Sept. 3, 2006) 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 . Kyle MacDonald Trades One Red Paperclip for a House Quick Online Tips (July 7, 2006) The website was followed online by nearly a thousand people, according to bookmarking data provided by Man turns paper clip into house BBC News (July 11, 2006), among others. '''' 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. one trip to yahk ''one red paperclip'' blog (Dec. 11, 2005) Kyle's book ''One Red Paperclip'' was published in the UK by Ebury Press on 28th June 2007 www.rbooks.co.uk and by Three Rivers Press in the USA on Aug 21, 2007.[http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307353160] TRADING TIMELINE Timeline, based on the website and as summarized by the BBC :
BACKGROUND ON MACDONALD MacDonald (born October 3 , 1979 ) is a Canadian citizen from Belcarra, British Columbia . He has a Bachelor's Degree in Geography from the University Of British Columbia . MacDonald has traveled to over 40 countries, on every continent but for his car. BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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