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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:47 PM
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Teen makes series of trades, over 2 years, starts with cell phone, ends with Porsche

Glendora Teen Trades Old Cell Phone, Ends up with Porsche
The teen made a series of swaps online over a period of two years.

Steven Ortiz made a series of online trades, starting with a cell phone, and ended up with this Porsche. (Pasadena Star-News / July

He kept trading up, acquiring dirt bikes, a MacBook Pro, a 1987 Toyota 4Runner, and eventually a 1975 Ford Bronco.

The Bronco, considered a collectible, scored him the Porsche.

Ortiz says he doesn't just make a casual trade -- he does his research first, searching the web for good deals.

"I get so many people who say, `Can you trade my phone for a car?' I just say, `Yeah. It's not that easy,"' he told the Pasadena Star-News

Ortiz's father says in this economy, many people don't have the money and are more willing to trade belongings for something they need but can't necessarily afford.

http://www.latimes.com/features/odd-news/ktla-glendora-teen-cell-phone-porsche,0,4347733.story
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Oregone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:49 PM
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1. Breaking: Teen works summer job for two years, buys a Porsche
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:52 PM
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4. "$2000 a month allowance played no part."
:think:
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:51 PM
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2. -
Edited on Tue Jul-20-10 02:55 PM by RUMMYisFROSTED
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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:52 PM
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3. For some reason the kid that traded his porche for a cell phone never makes the paper, nt
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:54 PM
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5. He never does.
:cry:
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:58 PM
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6. 10 year old Porsche? More like "ends hopeless and broke."
Even the little Boxster is expensive to maintain, especially if it has miles on it. Still makes for a great story.
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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 03:01 PM
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8. Crap the Lokey dealership just quoted me 780 bucks to fix a trunk latch on a new beetle
Its a convertible was their excuse.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 03:06 PM
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10. Lokey VW in Clearwater?
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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 03:16 PM
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11. Yup north of the Countryside mall. nt
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 03:21 PM
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13. Well, hello neighbor!
:hi:
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SunnySong Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 03:26 PM
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14. Hello
:hi:
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JonLP24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 03:04 PM
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9. The article says
That he is looking for a different car because the routine maintenance on it is too expensive.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 02:59 PM
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7. and why a 1975 Ford Bronco is considered collectible
is the real mystery.



:shrug:
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 03:20 PM
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12. I've known several people over the years who were looking to give a way their boats>
Boats=money pit.

Unless you have endless amounts of time to maintain them yourself.
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