GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In about a year's time, one man with a paperclip shaped like a dog bone was able to trade his way into a new truck, and a new business venture. To pull all the dramatics out of ...

Got something interesting to barter with? The blogger who achieved fame and a house by trading up from a single paper clip wants to hear from you. Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where ...