1. Story of the Red Paper Clip How to trade a Red Paper Clip for a House

2. How it all began …  On July 12, 2005, while living in Montreal, Kyle Macdonald launched an unlikely sequence of online trades which would earn both him and the town of Kipling Saskatchewan Canada places in the Guinness Book of World Records. This is Kyle Macdonald

3. Starting with …  a single red paper clip, the young entrepreneur began “trading up” This is Kyle’s red paper clip

4. Kyle traded …  the paper clip for a fish-shaped pen This is Kyle’s fish-shaped pen

5. The fish shaped pen for a …  unique door knob This is Kyle’s unique door knob July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

6. The door knob for a …  camp stove This is Kyle’s camp stove July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

7. The camp stove for a …  generator This is Kyle’s generator July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

8. Which was traded for a …  keg party ! This is Kyle’s keg party July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

9. Other trades were for …  a snowmobile, and a snowmobiling adventure to Yahk British Columbia Canada This is Kyle’s snomobile adventure July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

10. And it continues …  A cube van, a recording contract, a year’s condo rental in Phoenix, Arizona USA This is Kyle’s cube van, and recording studio and condo July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

11. And then …  for a day with Alice Cooper ! This is Kyle and Alice Cooper July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

12. Next …  The entrepreneur arranged for a double switch with Actor-Director Corbin Bernsen, an avid collector, who agreed to accept a “KISS” snow globe in exchange for a role in an upcoming Hollywood movie This is Kyle and Corbin with the snow globe July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

13. An offer …  The movie role was offered online and Bert Roach, who was Kipling ’s Economic Development Officer at the time, proposed to Council that an offer be made. This is Kipling Saskatchewan Canada July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

14. The Final Trade …  After some negotiation, Kipling traded the house at 503 Main Street in exchange for the movie role. That final trade was made on July 12, 2006, one year to the day after Kyle Macdonald had begun his world record trade sequence with a single paper clip. The house itself is now most often referred to as “The Red Paper Clip House”. July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

15. With terms …  As a part of the terms of the trade, Kipling also erected the World’s Largest Red Paper Clip, which was unveiled July 12, 2007. July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski

16. See Kipling’s Story …  In.ppt format by Pauline Jaworski entitled “Kipling Saskatchewan and the Red Paper Clip” and find out how a small town grew and grew because of one man, Kyle Macdonald. July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski This is Kyle and his paper clip

17. And that is the Story of the Red Paper Clip July 29, 2013 by Pauline Jaworski