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Bizarre Human BehaviorMay 15, 2026

Phone to Porsche

Phone to Porsche Steven Ortiz started with a used cell phone. He was 17 and bored in Glendora, California. Fourteen Craigslist trades later, he had a Porsche. The 2000 Boxster S was worth about $10,000. The whole chain took two years, ending in July 2010. He traded up at lunch breaks.

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