He set up awebsiteand offered his red paperclip for trade, promising to visit whoever made an offer.
I knew it was possible, hesaidon a BBC radio show.
it’s possible for you to do anything if you put your mind to it.
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His first trade was for a fish-shaped pen, offered up by someone in Vancouver.
The same day, he traded the pen for a hand-sculpted doorknob in Seattle.
He then traveled across the country to Massachusetts to complete a trade for a Coleman camping stove with fuel.
This seemed like a risk to some, and many fans commented their disappointment on his site.
But MacDonald knew that someone would find the snow globe valuable, and he was correct.
And just like that, in July 2006, he managed to get the ultimate trade.
MacDonald and his girlfriend moved into the house, but they eventually traded it to a restaurant owner.
