Dr. Feelgood Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 (edited) http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/07/22/teen.barter.cell.porsche/index.html In a nut shell, a 17 year old kid got a free phone from his buddy. He put it on Craig's List in the barter section. It soon landed him an iPod Touch. He traded the iPod Touch for a dirt bike. Traded the dirt bike for a Macbook Pro laptop. You would think that being able to get a Macbook Pro would be good enough for just a phone for this kid, but he kept going. He traded it for a Toyota 4Runner. Then got a classic Ford Bronco SUV. And finally, that landed him a Porsche Convertible. For the tl;dr... PhoneiPod TouchDirt bikeMacbook ProToyota 4RunnerFord Bronco SUVPorsche Convertible Edited July 24, 2010 by Dr. Feelgood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 lol what a fuggin genius. how'd he go from a four runner to a ford bronco to a porsche though LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I bet the guy with the Bronco who could have had a Porsche instead of a 4runner is kicking himself lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 wtf, what a bunch of idiots. First off who would trade a dirt bike for an Ipod, and how does someone trade a bike for a laptop? That is bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 wtf, what a bunch of idiots. First off who would trade a dirt bike for an Ipod, and how does someone trade a bike for a laptop? That is bizarre.someone really wanted an ipod? It was probably like a 32 gig, then someone really wanted a dirk bike, just finding the right people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I have an Ipod, and no matter how hard I try, no one would give me something better for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 It coulda been an old dirtbike or something, ya know? It's all about how well you sell your [expletive] on other people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 The most confusing trade to me was the Macbook Pro for the 4runner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesus Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 The most confusing trade to me was the Macbook Pro for the 4runner... MacBooks, aren't cheap. Toyota trucks, rust out really easy. Chances are, the owner of the 4-Runner knew something in it was going bad, and he didn't want to have to pay any kind of bills to get it repaired, so he traded it off while it still had some value. The guy that traded him the Bronco, traded him an older Bronco. I believe it was like a 1975? The guy that traded him the Porsche, probably had the money to blow to supe up a Ford Bronco. He could have been a 4x4 enthusiast, or just wanted cheaper insurance bills for all we know. See what I'm saying? He played everything out right. Most people that will trade something for lesser value, usually knows there is a problem with it. I bet the kid had no clue about any kind of automotive knowledge. The 4-Runner was a good trade though, Toyota makes a sturdy little truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Ford Bronco for a Porsche? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 MacBooks, aren't cheap. Toyota trucks, rust out really easy. Chances are, the owner of the 4-Runner knew something in it was going bad, and he didn't want to have to pay any kind of bills to get it repaired, so he traded it off while it still had some value. The guy that traded him the Bronco, traded him an older Bronco. I believe it was like a 1975? The guy that traded him the Porsche, probably had the money to blow to supe up a Ford Bronco. He could have been a 4x4 enthusiast, or just wanted cheaper insurance bills for all we know. See what I'm saying? He played everything out right. Most people that will trade something for lesser value, usually knows there is a problem with it. I bet the kid had no clue about any kind of automotive knowledge. The 4-Runner was a good trade though, Toyota makes a sturdy little truck.The 4runner was an 87, and the guy was starting up a band, needed the macbook pro for his music, and had the 4runner as an extra truck just laying around...it was probably valued at like 1500-2000 just like a macbook would be.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesus Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 The 4runner was an 87, and the guy was starting up a band, needed the macbook pro for his music, and had the 4runner as an extra truck just laying around...it was probably valued at like 1500-2000 just like a macbook would be.. Didn't read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Didn't read that. It was in the video haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenIverson#1fan Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 :o What a genius.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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