Bastiaan: The Very First Trade

Today, we started. Of course, I couldn't let either of the others get too much of a lead, so I had to get going. Which I knew beforehands, so I really should have bought a paperclip. I didn't, and so I didn't have a paperclip. Luckily, Koen allowed me to start with a safety pin instead. 

I'm not sure whether a safety pin gives me an advantage or a disadvantage compared with a paperclip. As safety pins go, this one was pretty ordinary, so at least that didn't help me much. Then again, the goal was going from ordinary to extraordinary so I guess I can't complain.

What I certainly can't complain about is what I exchanged it for - I immediately managed to trade it for this Stokke Tripp Trapp Children's Chair. Which I thought was pretty cool, and it turns out they're actually worth €150, so I guess I got really lucky on my first try. http://www.stokke.com/nl-nl/highchair/tripp-trapp-product-concept.aspx

Anyone need a Tripp Trapp? I'm willing to trade it for anything.

http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/huis-en-inrichting/stoelen/m691578044-stokke-tripp-trapp-kinderstoel-te-ruil-aangeboden.html

The Trade Challenge

We're Justin, Koen & Bastiaan, three Dutch university students who, for their summer breaks, decided to challenge each other. We're starting with a paperclip and trading it with people to reach some sort of significant object, and we decided to turn it into a competition. The one with the most valuable object wins. So what are we doing that's never been done before? Nothing, really. We're just looking to have some fun. And we'll update everyone through this blog every time we make a trade.

We do want to incorporate readers into our game! Predict the winner and the amount the final object is worth by tweeting. If you tweet #Bastiaan, #Justin or #Koen and the amount in euros you think it'll be, you're automatically participating. Do make sure to include @50daytrade, so we can see it, a link to tradechallenge.blogspot.com and #50daytrade. The winner gets a nice prize, we'll communicate soon what this will be.

We'll be taking 50 days, so the deadline is August 14, 2013. We end at 23:59 GMT+1. 

The game is on.