question content area top part 1 from paper-clip to house, in 14 trades a 26-year-old montreal man appears to have succeeded in his quest to barter a single, red paperclip all the way up to a house. it took almost a year and 14 trades. source: cbc news, july 7, 2006 is barter a means of payment? is it just as efficient as money when trading on e-bay? explain.
