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  2. One red paperclip - Wikipedia

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    MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. He reached his goal of trading up to a house with the fourteenth transaction, trading a movie role for a house. This is the list of all transactions MacDonald made: [2] On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen.

  3. White elephant gift exchange - Wikipedia

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    A man "steals" a gift in a white elephant gift exchange, while its previous owner is reluctant to relinquish it. A white elephant gift exchange, [1] Yankee swap[2] or Dirty Santa[3][nb 1] is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged during festivities. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers ...

  4. Barter - Wikipedia

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    Social and cultural anthropology. v. t. e. In trade, barter (derived from baretor[1]) is a system of exchange in which participants in a transaction directly exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. [2]

  5. Flea market - Wikipedia

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    A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (second-hand) goods. [1][2] This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' and 'casual' markets [3] which divides a fixed-style market (formal) with long-term leases and a ...

  6. Columbian exchange - Wikipedia

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    The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, in the late 15th and following centuries. [1]

  7. Trade - Wikipedia

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    Trade. Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. Traders generally negotiate through a medium of credit or exchange, such as money.

  8. Native American trade - Wikipedia

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    Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841. The Native American trade refers to the historic trade between the Indigenous people of North America and European settlers. The period begins before the colonial period, continuing through the 19th century and declining around 1937. The term Native American Trade in this context describes the people ...

  9. Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in ...

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    August 1, 2024 at 9:31 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations ...