But if people are "playing", then what is the point? I thought the whole idea is that you are engaging in a series of arms length transactions to turn essentially nothing into something super valuable. You can probably convince people to give you much more than they ordinarily would if they think you're playing some type of game here and they think they are getting some exposure or other benefit. I'm not seeing the challenge in that and I also don't see why anyone would really care to hear about it. Why not just play the game in secret while documenting it privately and then reveal the final outcome at the end?

Quote Originally Posted by furcointalk View Post
i think the key is getting maxim exposure so that is a large group of people willing to play.

i already got three offers. which should i take.
1- silver half dollar
2- 17 issues of game informer
3- a game boy advance sp

to the naysayers, all i can say is that paperclip trades are ongoing with coins and comics collectors. the threads are about two years old at this time. trade values started off under 1 dollar, but they are currently 300 to 400 dollars worth in value. sometimes it takes weeks before someone new is willing to pick up the trade and move the chain.