Comments on: Teen Trades up on Craigslist from Phone to Porsche in 2 Years

By: Marvin

Marvin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:13:26 +0000

He should’ve bartered for a driveway cause apparently he can only park his car on the lawn.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:36:37 +0000

So many haters filled with negativity and jealousy.. but that aint going to lessen his achievements.. so keep on sickening yourselves with hate.

hahaha sorry ass haters.

By: Jaymonds

Jaymonds — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:06:29 +0000

I can’t believe everybody’s giving him credit for this.

By: Dr Evil

Dr Evil — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:42:18 +0000

Holy crap that awesome! I have 3 old phones, craigslist here I come!

By: aaron arch

aaron arch — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:56:35 +0000

In that photo you can see the left headlight smashed up.

By: Bry

Bry — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:03:02 +0000

@Emme The insurance on a car is nowhere near what you might think – I pay less for my Boxster than I do for my Volvo station wagon.
Maintaining a Porsche car, on the other hand, isn’t cheap. Dealership prices are near $1500 for an oil change, so I hope he has a good independent shop nearby or is good with a wrench. They don’t need much attention if you keep it in good shape, though, and the manual only calls for those oil changes every 1500 miles.

I wish him well, this kid has the drive and patience to succeed

By: dwindle

dwindle — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:59:53 +0000

he owes sales tax on every single item he bartered from the very beginning, which is probably worth more than the car.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:20:39 +0000

I’m doing the same thing with a twist. I’m starting with an iPhone and trying to pay off my debts. I started a blog and twitter to document it all. I’ll be letting readers help evaluate my trade offers and interact along the way. Check it out: http://www.craigstrade.com http://www.twitter.com/craigstrade

By: Jaclyn

Jaclyn — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:50:23 +0000

I can’t believe everybody’s giving him credit for this. One Red Paperclip rip off, and One Red Paperclip was so much better anyways. A Paperclip to a house is crazy.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:45:52 +0000

I find it amazing that the first thing Citizen thinks of is “he better pay taxes” sigh. “Gift taxes” are ridiculous.

I bet you support the estate tax as well. Your parents save their whole lives to be able to hand something over to you when they die and the Government taxes it. Not to mention that income that was saved over their lifetime has been taxed to death already, gotta get em one more time on the way out. Estate taxes hurt the middle class more than anyone. Let’s say the average house is around $100,000 and you inherit that when your parents die.

“For amounts over $100,000 but not over $150,000, the tentative tax is $23,800 plus 30% of the excess over $100,000.”

The average middle class American who inherits the family home owes the Government nearly 24 thousand dollars for their trouble. One quarter of your inheritance… insane.