CNET reports on a guy from Montreal who, over the course of one year, has traded his way from a single paperclip to a house. The amazing thing is it only took fourteen trades.
Almost makes me wonder what I could get for a paper clip. I have lots of paper clips. Anyone want to trade me something interesting for one?
.....Nah. If I was going to attempt something like this, I'd want to start with something more interesting than a paper clip.