Exactly as the title says Wow! I started this venture at approx 3am today by posting on probably the best paddling forum around (UK Rivers Guide Book) and then when I went to work I mentioned it to a few colleagues and to a couple of mates via email.
Almost immediately a work colleague swapped me a pen for the paperclip and then, whilst driving home for my lunch a former workmate rang me and said he would swap the pen for a limited edition corporate gift watch he had, which I duly accepted.

I was planning to add a blog to my 3 Peaks Challenge website that I run, but, due to the speed and responses I have had already, I thought it would be prudent for me to put the blog on WordPress.
At this rate I might even get my new Burn before the month is out

I didn’t manage to get a photo of the pen as it all happened so quickly but I will try and get one later, just so you can join in my fun.
Not that it matters though, as the important thing is that I now have available to swap, a very elegant looking corporate gift watch, emblazoned on the face with the name of a major European transport company that I used to work for (Roadferry).
I know the history of these watches and that there were only a small amount of them made, I will try and find out just how many.