Don't know how it would work in Canada but in the United States I'm pretty sure you would have to pay some sort of taxes otherwise. Otherwise when giving gifts that invoked a tax liability you'd just instead offer it in barter for a red paperclip.

But I could be wrong.

This project would have been infinitely cooler and more interesting if he stuck to real-world items of actual worth.

What a lost opportunity.

Well, when my grandmother who lived in Vegas could no longer drive, I got her car transferred to me in California. I ended up "buying" it for $1, and that allowed us to avoid certain fees and taxes to bring it in from out of state.

Anyone wanna trade me something for a paperclip?

see if you can convince scaeagles that a paperclip is a small appliance

Tis true, all that from a paperclip, wow.

It makes one wonder what could be accomplished if someone started out with something more interesting, like say a piece of deeded property.

Funny you bring that up - I just left that job, and I left Boardwalk and Park Place in the back of the drawer where I found them.

I like to imagine that the next person they hire will need the pieces for their own home set...but more likely, they'll just throw them out.

Ahh too bad you already left. I would have suggested you used them to start your own little "Improve everywhere". Leave them in the drawer but place them in an envelope marked something like "Hold for Villaraigosa" or perhaps "Hold for S. Spielberg". :D

GC IS a small appliance.:D

You've obviously have never seen my DeLonghi. :D

It would never work out between scaeagles and me. It would be too Matalin/Carville-esque. And I don't need to lose any more hair...
:D