Barter, which started with 100 won, has a used car worth 5 million won in 42 days
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According to local media such as MS News, Singapore content creator Michael Collins (26) started with just 10 Singapore cents (about 100 won) and started a barter project.
His first deal was a half pocket tissue handed over by a girl on the street. Since then, it has gradually expanded its transaction to tennis balls, umbrellas, perfumes, used watches, speakers, cameras, tablets, luxury bags, and iPhones 17, and eventually secured a value worth about 2,500 Singapore dollars (about 2.8 million won) by getting rare 'One Piece Trading Card' and drones.
He then found a red car registered at S$4,500 (about 5.1 million won) after searching for a sale on a used car site. He negotiated with the seller and offered the terms of the transaction worth S$3,000 and agreed by explaining the purpose of the challenge to barter instead of cash. After 17 barter exchanges in 42 days, 100 won was changed to 5 million won worth.
He added "Sometimes it takes a boldness, but anyone can challenge it""Singapore should have more creative attempts like this as well" he said. Describing the project as a 'game of numbers', he stressed that "Ask 100 people, there will eventually be someone who will make the deal you want."
He then said he planned to sell the vehicle he finally got for 10 cents, signaling another reversal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
