We have a No Go!

I wanted to trade the boat for this sweet ride, a Cadillac Eldorado from 1978 with Vince in Springfield. This allegedly has the longest doors ever put on a passenger car with large scale production. I went down there this weekend with my wife and had a great trip but unfortunately the Cadillac would not have passed inspection, it had a couple of things that needed a little work and I don't want to put any work into anything. So I had to walk away. Vince could not have been nicer about it, he was a really cool guy and said he understood. It wasn't anything either of us did wrong I don't think, because the boat is not perfect either, I just don't want to get into having a car that needs some work and I am afraid that is what the future would hold if I made this trade. So I walked away from Goldenpaperclip #7 and I will keep the boat for another day. (Or more- no hurry, its lots of fun).

The Final Countdown

I think I have made my decision on the next trade. I just need to get to it so I am looking for a ride. I will have details shortly. In the meantime enjoy the worst cover of the Final Countdown ever. Pay special attention to the keyboarder. He is saying, "What am I doing here? Why did I join this group?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjeMDvCdrtc

Also this is a great video of a one man band covering the Final Countdown (with Kazoo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU4PRyPkcmw&feature=related

Still more trade offers...

I am hard at work sifting through the trade offers. Let me know what you think, so far I have an abandoned house in Kansas City, a Ducati motorcycle, a trip for two to Brazil plus a scooter, a trip for two to Hawaii, a day with Denise Richards (allegedly- hopefully not the same one that strung me along with a day with Neil Diamond!), and my new favorite, a 1978 classic Cadillac. If this thing had switches, I would automatically say yes. How good would that look bouncing up and down at the stoplight! Here is the best part- it has shocks in the bumpers. The owner told me that if you hit something doing less than 20mph, it just bounces off. I might need that to park since it is 18 feet long. Watch out parkers of Kansas City!

Trip for Two to Hawaii?

Trade seven offers are rolling in. What should I trade for the boat? Here is a good one, a trip for two to Hawaii, to stay for a week in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort. I like the sound of that! I have also had trade offers for an RV with lot rental, a 33 foot cargo trailer (with air conditioning), a heating and cooling system from Trane and a 1972 Triumph motorcycle. All great trade offers.

Time to put the boat up for trade unfortunately

Alright, I guess I have to do it! I have been having a great time with the boat, Hillsdale Lake, Smithville Lake, Longview Lake (many times) but it is time to put the boat up for trade. Probably better strategy to trade it before the whole summer is gone. The family wants me to stop trading at the boat but I still have a way to go. Miles to go before I sleep, miles to go before I sleep. Robert Frost, I said that poem with my pants unzipped in freshman English class. Welcome back horrible memories! Here is a picture of the boat again glimmering in the sun, I guess I will take trade offers now. The boat comes with the trailer and some skis, lots of life jackets, no Blazer, sorry that blew up but I traded that for some upholstery work so the inside looks better. Send the trade offers to me jason@goldenpaperclip.com.

Fire, Water, and the Olathe Police (Again)

Bad News, the Blazer blew up! Literally. I was taking the Blazer for a ride with my buddy Shawn and after dropping him off he said, "This floor is really hot, check it out, smoke!" So I said, yeah, this old beast runs hot. Then I took off and got just over the railroad tracks and it caught on fire, three foot of fire. The fire department came, the Olathe police, it was chaos. So I was in trouble again with the Olathe Police (see go kart post for last time- apparently they don't allow go karts on College Boulevard in Olathe) and they were not too happy this vehicle was not registered in my name. I had to explain my trading at least eight times but they let me go without handcuffs! So now the Blazer has blown up. I guess that was to be expected, she was pretty old and decrepit. So I would like to trade the Blazer for upholstery work on the boat, anyone want to trade that? Don't worry, the boat is fine, she is a sweet water slicing 17' machine and the trade was still a good one but the Blazer is no more.

Its Official: Golden Paperclip Trade #6

Golden Paperclip Trade #6 is in the books!
Watch the video below to see what I got when I traded Curtis in North Kansas City, MO one year of free rent in a two bedroom apartment.

Golden Paperclip Trade #6 from Jason Friedline on Vimeo.

New Trade Just went down!

Finally, Golden Paperclip Trade #6 went thru! What was the trade? I can't say but it was big. I am putting the pictures and videos together and should have everything done this weekend so check back later on.

Uh Oh! Trade Falls Through

Uh Oh! I had a good trade all lined up, teed up, everything ready to go and now trader is not returning my calls. Thats not good! But maybe it wasn't meant to be. So all I can say is Uh OH! Which is a good excuse to watch a video of one of the greatest uh ohs of all time, who let Carl Lewis sing the national anthem? Here is the video. And send your trade offers to jason@goldenpaperclip.com.

Light at the End of the Tunnel/New Radio Interview

Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel! Pretty sure I am getting out from under the apartment lease soon so that will be good, I have been stuck for awhile but I ran into Mark from the American Exchange Network. You should know that Mark used to be the chauffeur for Wilt Chamberlain so he has some great stories. He does all kind of trading: merchandise, vehicles, even Super Bowl tickets. There are some professional traders there, I had no idea. I even traded some concert tickets for hotels stays. Check them out at http://www.americanexchange.net/ They should be able to help me broker this trade so I will be able to keep moving. There was a rumor of an ultralight airplane but I would probably kill myself in that so we are going to see what else we can come up with. Stay tuned.

In unrelated news, I did a radio interview this month that I have been meaning to get on here, check out the interview (takes a minute to load so give it time). Jason

Help! I am stuck!

So I am second guessing myself on the apartment lease. It seemed like a good deal at the time and the face value says $7,000 but no one that needs a place to stay has anything good to offer! I think I should have thought about my target audience a little more. I have worked with a couple organizations like the Livestrong Foundation which would like to put up those in need with cancer in the apartment while they are in KC for treatmet and COPP Care of Poor People that would like to put a family in need in the apartment to get them off the street. The problem is that neither has been able to come up with an afternoon with a celebrity, which would be really cool. So the offers of the truck and the van stand but they are older vehicles, I was looking for something crazy on this trade to make a big splash. I guess it is not easy, or else everybody would try this. If anyone knows a celebrity (come on Neil Diamond!) to spend an afternoon with or a someone that needs an apartment for a year that has something good to trade, let me know because right now I am absolutely stuck. My email is jason@goldenpaperclip.com or you can call me at 816918-7118. Help me out!

Tattoo This Man and Woman!

I received one of my most unique offers this weekend from Alex, who says we can tattoo his shoulder and his wife's belly. A real tattoo! Well, on Alex at least, I think the pregnant belly tattoo would have to be a temporary one or airbrush or something. I don't know, I am no doctor but I am excited about the possibility of tattooing something on someone's shoulder. What would I say if I got to pick out what someone else had permanently tattooed on their body for the rest of their life? On me, that would be a scary proposition but on others it sounds pretty fun. What about this tattoo: "Jason Friedline, Half Man, Half Amazing!" It would be a lousy tattoo on me but on someone else it just says, "This guy knows how to have a good time." Which would also be a cool tattoo. Maybe this one, "Tattoos are chic magnets. Feel the force" But then Alex already has a woman. Maybe a protest tattoo: "Down with Vegetarians! Plants have feelings too" that would be cool. The possibilities are endless with a tattoo on someone else's body. I am not sure how it would help me trade up so if you can think of something, let me know.

New Years Resolution: Get Back on the Project!

Okay, Okay I have been slacking the last month. No trade for a month, I know! I was trying to do a deal with a local dealership where they would get me a new Honda and the apartment would be donated to a family in need but that fell through. Plus there was the holidays, okay I am ready to go! And just in time, a newspaper article came out about me this weekend in the Examiner, which is a great paper. Here is the article: http://www.examiner.net/business/x2094349572/Trading-way-up-starting-with-a-paper-clip

So I am back on track. Email your trade offers to jason@goldenpaperclip.com or text 816-918-7118. I would really like to have a day with a celebrity. Neil Diamond and Mario Lopez have been offered with somewhat sketchy details but I don't know if either of them will happen. You can't tease me with A.C. Slater! The next trader would go crazy over that, I could move up to a vehicle for sure! Can someone out there trade a day with Reese Witherspoon or Janet Jackson (Miss Jackson if you're nasty!) How about Tony Braxton? Now we are talking! How about a walk on roll in a tv show or movie? A recording contract? Any of those would work, give me some good options, the wilder the better.