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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Chris_ on July 25, 2010, 04:50:04 PM
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Starting with an old cell phone a friend gave him, 17-year-old Steven Ortiz of Glendora, CA, used Craigslist to trade up 14 times over two years and eventually end up with a Porsche Boxster. Here's how he did it.
Starting with an old cell phone that was given to him for free by a friend, Steven used the "barter" section of Craigslist to move up to a better phone. He then traded the phone for an iPod Touch, the iPod Touch for a dirtbike — which was turned around several times for other, better dirtbikes — and then a MacBook Pro arrived, which opened the door to vehicles.
The MacBook Pro was traded for a Toyota 4Runner, which was then bartered for a custom off-road golf cart. Keep in mind that Steven was only 15 at the time, so even if he'd kept that 4Runner, he couldn't drive it anywhere.
more... (http://jalopnik.com/5591644/how-a-17+year+old-craigslist+swapped-an-old-phone-for-a-porsche?skyline=true&s=i)
Anyone got an old phone I can borrow? :lmao:
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more... (http://jalopnik.com/5591644/how-a-17+year+old-craigslist+swapped-an-old-phone-for-a-porsche?skyline=true&s=i)
Anyone got an old phone I can borrow? :lmao:
I have a couple of old cell phones... This could work nicely :evillaugh:
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crafty kid! We heard about this on the radio in the car and my son grinned at me. Oh the things he's probably already plotting. :rotf:
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if he can pull it off, he deserves the car. :-)
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if he can pull it off, he deserves the car. :-)
+1 :cheersmate:
By his own account, he spends hours each day browsing for just the right deals. Pretty crappy though, that some of his own family members don't grasp what he's doing, and think he's a crook. :whatever: