"One Red Paperclip" - Never Let Naysayers Get You Down

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I found out about this guy last year because of the person he inspired. "One Red Paperclip" was a project started in 2005 by a guy in Canada that lasted around a year. From what I learned of it, the creator was unemployed and got tired of not being able to financially contribute to his relationship with his girlfriend. Inspired by a childhood game called Trade Even Trade Up (I think that's what it's called), he looked around on his desk and spotted a single red paper. From there, he posted an ad on Craig's List with a link to his blog making the offer for a trade and that he would travel anywhere in North America. His one red paperclip eventually led him to getting..... A two story house! Another man inspired by that, he started with an old cellphone from a friend and eventually traded to a Porche. You read that right, a cellphone eventually led to a Porche. This one I heard on the news one night and was how I found out about "One Red Paperclip". With the ORP, I love reading and rereading the journey on his blog (Google it, it won't be hard to find). It's pretty inspirational I think. I even want to try this out myself once I find something I want to start with. Anyone know about this as well? Did you ever try something like this yourself? Maybe not for something so big, but still?