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Hoopde for sale. Starting price - $500. Winning bid - $226,521.

Posted 3 days 5 hours ago by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Making Extra Cash, Cars and Transportation

I love stories like this. It gives me hope that one day, something “worthless” sitting in my garage will instantly fill up my daughters’ college funds. In this case, the seemingly worthless item was a rusty bucket of bolts called a 1963 Pontiac Le Mans Tempest. When I saw the pictures, I was surprised at the high starting bid of $500. Imagine how the owner felt when it netted him almost a quarter of a million dollars.

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They're turning Paris Hilton's trash into cash.

Posted 1 year 18 weeks ago by Paul Michael

Entrepreneurship

There's a new website in town folks, and this one is literally scraping the bottom of the barrel. HollywoodStarTrash.com has hit upon an idea that turns dumpster diving into something quite, well, distasteful. They rummage through the garbage cans of Hollywood biggest stars and sell what they find. And as always, the infamous Paris Hilton tops the list of star junk. What's on sale, I hear you ask? The list is quite disturbing. For $50 (starting price) you can get yourself this used Paris Hilton deodorant. Mmmm.

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