The End

Thanks everyone for watching and trading. I've decided to suspend this trading project. Right now I have way too much going on. Even though this has been great and lots of fun, I've got to say goodbye for now. I'm selling all my items, and putting that cash towards my mortgage, should be close to 6% or $9500! Not bad!

Thanks again,

Brad

Trade #60

Wednesday, April 17th, I made my 60th trade!!! I traded Kenny his Canon Rebel XTi for my DPA headsets. Kenny bought this camera thinking he would get into it, but found it overwhelming and too much for his need, he bought a pocket camera instead and was looking to get rid of the Rebel. It also happens he is the singer in a couple small bands, which is why he wanted the microphones!

Thank you Kenny!








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Trade #59

7:00PM, Tuesday, February 5th, I made my 59th trade. My good friend Sarah met Jared Starbucks in Indiana. I traded my Lou Gehrig baseball for his Babe Ruth autograph. He's been searching a while for a ball like this, and has a Ruth ball also, so he could part with the autograph.



Thank you Jared & Sarah!








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Trade #58

11:00AM, Wednesday, January 28th, I made my 58th trade. I traded Allen his Nintendo DS for my Attic Ladder & Parking Meter. Allen is getting rid of things his son didn't take to college, and really needed an attic ladder for one of his attics, and of course wanted the parking meter for his basement. Allen lives a bit out of town and makes occasional Craigslist tours, he comes into Columbus and makes 3 or 4 Craigslist transactions to make it worth it. Awesome!



Thank you Allen!




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Trade #57

7:30PM, Tuesday, January 15, I made my 57th trade. Chris met me to trade my Harley Helmet for his attic ladder. Chris cleans out vacant properties and sometimes finds odd things like this.



Thank you Chris!







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The Baseball's Authentic!

The baseball authentication from James Spence Authentication came back with good results!

Click on the image to view details or go to the JSA website and enter the JSA # B47333





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Columbus Dispatch Round 2

Once again my favorite newspaper The Columbus Dispatch and my favorite reporter Kristy Eckert did a great story on my trading. This time it was just a recap of what I've been doing. Check it out:

Columbus Dispatch Article

Thank you Kristy & The Columbus Dispatch.

Trade #56

4:30PM, Thursday, December 13, I made my 56th trade. I traded Tim his 1993 Coleman Sequoia Pop-Up Camper for my diamond ring. Tim needed to get rid of his camper, they won't be able to use the camper for a few years, and he has a friend who is low on cash and needs a ring. I think Tim is going to set up a trade with him.



Thank you Tim!







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Trade #55

5:52PM, Wednesday, December 5, I made my 55th trade. I traded Chris his 1937 Yankees Autograph Baseball for my Hammond Organ. Chris has been looking for a Hammond Organ like this for months. 15 years ago his grandpa gave him this baseball and Chris knows what it could be worth, but to him the organ is worth more than the ball, and he wants to see my project succeed. Him and I both took a risk on this trade though, the organ needs to be fixed, and the ball had the chance of being a fake, both costing a couple hundred dollars each (getting the baseball certified and getting the organ to perfect working condition.) However I'm fairly certain the ball is real, at least the most important signature is, Lou Gehrig. I'll be getting it authenticated in the next few weeks (hopefully to have authentication by mid-January). And Chris is sure he can get the organ working how he likes.

Chris is in several bands, one of which is "The Sun" check out his website and music:
http://www.myspace.com/thesun



I had alot of fun with Chris researching this trade, he's a cool guy and I wish him luck with the organ. He plans to get it working and play shows in Columbus, I hope to attend when he does!



Thank you Chris!







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I also had to sell the Wireless Card, Smoker, Comic Books, & NovoPhones to pay for the authentication (which I hope will arrive in mid-January):

Trade #54

1:30PM, Friday, December 7, I made my 54th trade. I traded Ben his DPA Headsets for my Ibanez Bass. Ben really wanted a bass, this bass. He decided to offer me his 2 theatre DPA headset microphones... that's right, Britney Spears style. Ben acquired these mics through a previous job and didn't really need them.



Thank you Ben!







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Hammond Organ

The Organ has been traded....details coming in a few weeks, it's cool. Other trades in the works also!

Part-Time Stay-at-Home-Dad

Over 1 year has passed since I began this project.

For the past few months you may have noticed I've been relatively absent from trading. As fall rolled around and school started, my wife went back to work, and I started staying home during the day with Sofia, our daughter. However, since the house isn't paid off I am still needed to work part time in my free time at my old job, and any other ways we can make ends meet. So trading had been put on the back burner for a while, at least until I got into a routine. But now I'm going to start putting more effort into trading again and see how it works with our schedules. I want to keep trading until the house is paid off or we run out of savings!

1 Year Numbers:
Since I started, October 5, 2007:

• 53 trades (averaging 1.01 trade per week!)
• Nearly 29,000 visitors to the site
• More than 48,000 page views
• 3,860 legitimate emails
• 659 Craigslist postings
• at least 91 emails from Craigslist scammers
• About 4.8% of my way to paying off my mortgage
• Only 20.8 years until I pay it off through trading at this rate!
  

Trade #53

1:42PM, Friday, October 5th, I made my 53rd trade. I traded Art his Stereo and Helmet for my Orange County Chopper. Art only wanted the helmet to take the test for his license, and never used this car stereo. However he needed a bike for his son.



Thank you Art!









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Trade #52

4:30PM, Monday, October 1st, I made my 52nd trade. I traded Jake his Wi-Fi card for my red laser pointer. Jake's old laptop crashed, and when he bought a new one it had internal Wi-Fi, so he no longer needed this one. He wanted the laser pointer for his upcoming presentations, Jake is an OSU grad student and has a minor in Geography. I graduated with a major in Geography, so we had a lot in common.



Thank you Jake!







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Trade #51

6:00PM, Saturday, September 22nd, I made my 51st trade. I traded a guy his Irving Kaye Pool Table for my Bosch Tool set. This guy would like to stay anonymous, but also brought a helper (pictured below). The pool table is one piece slate, usually pool tables are 2 or 3 pieces, so it's heavy. He had acquired the pool table, but did not have a good place for it, but could use the tools. He even rented a moving truck to deliver it. This is one of the neatest pool tables I've seen, has lots of character.



Thank you...you know who you are!







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Trade #50

1:55PM, Sunday, September 9th, I made my 50th trade. I traded Ray his Jet Ski for my MacBook. Ray said he was done with the Jet ski, he had gotten plenty of use out of it and was ready to move on. There were also a few things wrong with the electronics, but I had a friend who was happy to help me out. Works great now.



Thank you Ray!







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MacBook has been traded!

Details coming soon. It floats...

Trade #49

3:30PM, Sunday, August 26th, I made my 49th trade. I traded John his Red Laser Pointer & Brinkmann Smoker for my Green Laser Pointer. John has a side business trimming trees, he'll use the green laser pointer for pointing out limbs. He bought the red one to do this, but was unaware that the green ones are much much better for that, especially during the day time. Also his smoker, he used it once a few years ago, decided it took too long...



Thank you John!




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The MacBook

First of all, thanks for all the great offers. Keep them coming. So far I have received nearly 400 offers for this MacBook! So if I haven't written back to you please understand.

Second of all, I am still waiting for that perfect offer, I would hope to trade for something of equal interest, which may be a very difficult task!

Here are some of the more interesting offers I've received so far.

• One day Music Workshop (this is cool) check their site:
• http://www.myspace.com/thesoundexperienceworkshops
• A Custom made guitar - Fender Style
  
• http://www.myspace.com/thehotellobyincident
  
• Wedding Photography package
• www.photosbyyanni.com
• Private Magic or Martial Arts classes
• http://www.myspace.com/the_threeofclubs
  
• A Private Concert with Red Umbrella
  
• http://www.myspace.com/redumbrella
  
• 1984 Toyota Supra
• Alpa Prisma Reflex Camera
• Gauntlet Dark Legends arcade game
• 1982 Honda 750 Magna Motorcyle
• 1972 Seeburg Jukebox, the FC1 Regency
• 1980 Suzuki GS550
• 1985 Honda XR350R
• My freezer full of meat
  
• ...and many many more.
  

Trade #48

5:30PM, Wednesday, July 25th, I made my 48th trade. I traded Eddie his Bosch Tool Set for my Ipod & Camera. Eddie gets some perks at work, and trades them for thing he wants.



Thank you Eddie!




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Trade #47

10:00AM, Sunday, July 22, I made my 47th trade. My dad has been wanting a digital camera for a long time now, so he really wanted this camera. He traded me his old parking meter that was collecting dust in his basement.



Thank you Dad!





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Trade #46

3:00PM, Saturday, July 14th, I made my 46th trade. I traded Julia and Dave my Bowflex for their Ibanez EDB-700 Bass Guitar & Fuji Finepix A330 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera. Dave bought this Bass Guitar in 2006 and played it maybe 10 times, but didn't have the time to keep it, and also bought a new digital camera. They have been looking for a Bowflex for a while now.



Thank you Julia & Dave!




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Trade #45

3:00PM, Saturday, July 7th, I made my 45th trade. Marc and I arranged to trade several items. I traded him my Dunkin Donuts gift cards, Carico Pots & Pans, and Panasonic e-wear for his MacBook. He got this MacBook as a gift and didn't really need it, but wanted to help me out.

Thank you Marc!





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Trade #44

12:30PM, Tuesday, July 30, I made my 44th trade. I met Nick and traded my PSP for his 8GB Ipod Nano. Nick got this Ipod as a reward at work, Blockbuster, his store won an award so everyone who worked there got one of these Ipods! It has the Blockbuster logo engraved on the back of it, kind of cool.



Thank you Nick!





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Trade #43

12:30PM, Saturday, June 30, I made my 43rd trade. I met Matt from Cincinnati, Ohio, and traded my woodworking saws for his Hammond Organ. Matt has gotten into woodworking lately, and didn't have the time to enjoy this organ. Matt is also a musician and plays in the Cincinnati area, check out his website and go see him play www.mattmartinirocks.com.



Thank you Matt!





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Trade #42

9:00AM, Saturday, June 30, I made my 42nd trade. I met Mike in Marysville, Ohio, and traded my Star Wars Collection for his Bowflex XTL. Mike is going to decorate his son's room with the Star Wars Collection. Wasn't using the Bowflex anymore, he got a membership to a gym.



Thank you Mike!





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Trade #41

5:30PM, Thursday , June 28, I made my 41st trade. I traded Mark my emergency kit for his digital camera. Mark used to work with me, and has been trying to find something to trade with me. He won this camera at work, and didn't need a third digital camera, but could use the emergency kit for his car.


That's Mark on a 4 Wheeler!

Thank you Mark!





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Trade #40

5:20PM, Monday , May 21, I made my 40th trade. I traded Jay my Canon Digital Camera for his Dunkin Donuts gift cards. Jay got the cards as a left over from a work event, and needed a camera. Also, I had my college roommate Eric meet him in NY to make the swap.



Thank you Jay...and Eric!





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Trade #39

10:00AM, Tuesday, June 4, I made my 39th trade. I traded Pamela & Sonny my Condo Vacation for their Wood-working saws. Pamela & Sonny didn't need the saws anymore, but needed to go Hilton Head for vacation.



Thank you Pamela & Sonny! Have fun in Hilton Head.







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Trade #38

Tuesday, June 4, I made my 38th trade. I traded Jake & Sharon my boat & Rotisserie for a PSP & Game. Sharon is going to fix up the boat and take it out with her kids.

Thank you Jake & Sharon!






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Trade 36 & 37

12:01PM, Tuesday, May 29, I made my 36th & 37th trade. I met Jeff to make 2 trades.

#36 I traded Jeff my Audiovox Headrests for his Star Wars Collection
#37 I traded Jeff my Beatles Zippo Lighter for his Indian Jones Comic Book Collection

Jeff was into Star Wars and lots of other similar kinds of things as a kid. He saved most of his toys with the hopes of giving them to his kids. However, his daughters want nothing to do with them. When he heard about my project he thought it was awesome and wanted to do what he could to see me succeed.




Thank you for everything Jeff!

















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Upcoming Trades

There are 4 potential trades coming.

1. I am trading the Condo Vacation for some large woodworking saws. That should take place this weekend if everything goes as planned.
2. The Canon Digital camera is going to New York City to be traded. That will take a few weeks, I'm having a friend who lives in New York help me make the trade, more details when that happens.
3. There is someone interested in the Diamond Ring, I'm trying to make it work, she has a car to offer, but lives a bit out of town, so it's tricky.
4. Headrests, I've said before that I have a trade planned for the headrests. They are being traded in a few weeks...hopefully, for a Star Wars collection. It's a done deal, we're just waiting to meet up, he is out of town as well.

I've got some other ideas for replacing non-moving older items, that will probably happen soon. As well as some changes to the website, let me know if you have any suggestions or comments. I've got lots of plans and little time right now.

Trade 35

5:30PM, Wednesday, April 25, I made my 35th trade! I met Ms. Trade 35 (she wants to stay anonymous) to trade my Ipod Mini & Rug for her Canon Digital Camera (SEALED in box). She just won the camera as a door prize from a raffle, and already has a similar model she really loves, the perfect scenario for trading. She needed a nice rug for her house, and her old mp3 player broke. Another win-win trade.



Thank you Ms. Trade 35!



Details:

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS ELPH

• Brand New in Box, SEALED!!!
• 7.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
• 3.8x image-stabilized wide zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
• 9-point AiAF, single point AF, Flexizone AF, and Face-priority AF
• Stores images on SD cards; powered by Lithium-ion rechargeable battery NB-5L
• Now supports SDHC cards (Secure Digital cards with over 2 GB capacity)
• Click here for more technical details
  

Sofia

On April 5, 2007, Sofia, my daughter, was born. She is awesome!



Trading will continue.

Trade 34

5:50PM, Sunday, March 25, I made my 34th trade! I met Dan to trade my desk for his Ipod Mini & Green Laser Pointer. Dan just got a newer Ipod from work, and no longer had a need for the laser pointer, but he did need a desk. It took Dan, his girlfriend, and I 45 minutes to put the desk back together! Another win-win trade.



Thank you Dan!



Details:

Ipod Mini:

• 4GB size
• Green
• Battery holds decent charge
• Comes with
  
• Earpiece headphones (never used)
• Armband carrying case
• Ipod Software
• USB attachment cord

Green Laser Pointer:

• Very bright green laser at 532 nm wavelength
• Output power of <5mw>
• Range of approximately 9,000 ft (2600 m) in darkness
• 1.1 mm beam diameter at source
• Momentary push button switch
• Solid, heavy duty construction
• Constant wave output (as opposed to pulse output)
• Takes 2 "AAA" batteries (included)
• Can be used for skypointing, projection on low clouds, signalling, detecting explosives
• Dimensions: 5.6" x .5" dia
• Originally from Thinkgeek.com
  

The Columbus Dispatch gave me permission to use their photo for my new logo. My friend Tim tweaked it a bit and added the cool text.



Thank you Columbus Dispatch & Tim!

Break

If you haven't noticed the trading has been slow lately. I have not been as focused on my trading as before, this has been due to the upcoming baby. The baby is due at the end of March, so I assume the trading will be even less for the next month or so. However, I promise to be back in full soon. I actually have a nice trade lined up for sometime in April for the headrests. Stay tuned...

In the meantime, do you remember Bob (he gave me the Pearl Jam prints), he has a great new project called FeedYourShelf, check it out if you love to read!!!

Trade 33

5:50PM, Sunday, March 4, I made my 33rd trade! Alex met me to trade his table for my painting. Alex wanted to get rid of this desk, he bought a new one that is more out of reach from his child. Another win-win trade.



Thank you Alex!

Trade 32

6:30PM, Monday, February 26, I made my 32nd trade! Jason met me at my local Dairy Queen (of course I had to get a blizzard!) Jason traded his 1993 Matthew Gray Palmer painting for my skateboards...yes the skateboards, finally. Jason is an artist and uses the skateboard trucks as part of his work, check out his myspace page myspace.com/tankdoneone. Another win-win trade.



Thank you Jason!



Painting details:

• Artist - Matthew Gray Palmer Painting
• http://matthewgraypalmer.com
• Matthew Gray Palmer was an apprentice of Jason's former boss, Jason aquired the painting through that connection
• Painted in roughly 1993
• 34.5" x 34.5" (including the frame)
  
• More photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stayathomebrad/
  

Trade 31

5:45PM, Monday, February 12, I made my 31st trade! John met me in Columbus to trade his Scwinn Bike for my laptop. John's son has more interest in video games than bikes right now, so it wasn't being used, and he was looking for a laptop for his girlfriend to use. Another win-win trade.



Thank you John!


Bike details:

• Schwinn - Sting Ray - Orange County Choppers Edition
  
• Green!
• More photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stayathomebrad/
  

Trade 30

4:00PM, Saturday, February 10, I made my 30th trade! I met Lisa near my favorite Office Max in Cleveland. She traded me her rug for my photograph. Lisa is remodeling their house with colors different than the ones in the rug, and she loved the photograph. Another win-win trade.


(15°F in Cleveland)

Thank you Lisa!



Rug details:

• Surya Carpet Incorporated - House of Indian Hand Made Rugs
• Collection: Naya
• 100% Wool
• Hand-tufted Metro Brick Wool Rug (5' x 8')

Stay-at-Home-Brad on FOX 45/ABC 22 - Dayton, Ohio

Enjoy!

Ask the Mob

OK, I need some help again. I have an interesting offer for the video Headrests.

The offer is for a large collection of vintage Star Wars toys, cards, & more. I don't know the extent of the collection yet, more details are coming, but...Included in that offer is a potentially special lamp. The lamp is of R2-D2, with the initials "KB" on the bottom. Supposedly the lamp was made for Kenny Baker (KB), the man who played R2-D2. I don't know how I would prove this or how to even put a value on it, but I can't find another lamp like this anywhere online, maybe you can. So I need your help, ask your Star Wars friends what they think about this lamp and post a comment. Here are some pictures:

Trade 29

3:00PM, Saturday, February 3, I made my 29th trade...trade-by-mail again! I traded Stephen his Audiovox Headrest Monitors for my Pearl Jam Posters. He had an extra set of these headrests that he didn't have a need for. Stephen went to the Pearl Jam concert in 1998 at Blossom Music Center, and used to have that poster, it was destroyed in a flood, so he was determined to get a replacement. Another win-win trade.

Thank you Stephen!



Here are the Headrest details:

• 2 Headrest Monitors (7" LCD Screens) with separate DVD players
  
• 2 Infrared Wireless headphones
• 1 Game Controller (7 Games built in)
• 1 Universal Remote
• Wireless Interface Box, all cables & hardware necessary for installation
• Will fit most vehicles - Color is black, leather

Trade 28
5:30PM, Friday, February 2, I made my 28th trade, a trade-by-mail! I traded Bailey a Beatles Zippo Lighter for my Record Bowls. Bailey trades alot on Craigslist and was eager to make a trade with me for the bowls, and had little use for the lighter. Another win-win trade.

Thank you Bailey!



Lighter details:

• Official Zippo Lighter
  
• 1996 Apple Corps Limited - A Beatles Product
  
• Just add lighter fluid
  

FOX 45/ABC 22

About two weeks ago my favorite news station interviewed us for story, Seth Bauguess & Justin from FOX 45/ABC 22. So watch this Friday night for my first TV interview, on Fox 45 in Dayton, Ohio.

• Friday, February 2nd, 1