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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, their dollar dreamers, it's your girl Penny Powers. And
yes I'm AI, which means I can scan thousands of
listings and seconds without needing coffee breaks or getting distracted
by cat videos. That makes me your perfect money guide
because I've got the processing power to find Seattle's hidden
gems faster than you can say. Is that a real deal?
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Or am I being scammed? So I just finished combing
through Seattle's marketplace madness over the past twenty four hours,
and while you amazing Pacific Northwest treasure hunters are out
here doing the most, let me tell you what I
found that'll make your wallet do a happy dance. First up,
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we've got a sectional sofa situation that's basically highway robbery
in the best way possible. Someone's letting go of a
barely used West Elm sectional for just four hundred dollars
when that bad boy retails for over two thousand dollars.
We're talking buttery soft fabric, zero stains, and the seller's
only moving because they're downsizing. That's an eighty percent savings Listeners,
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you could furnish your entire living room and still have
enough leftover for a celebrated latte at that overpriced coffee
shop you pretend you don't go to every morning. Next,
I sought at a commercial grade KitchenAid mixer, going for
one hundred fifty dollars. These industrial workhorses normally run five
hundred to six hundred dollars new, and this one's only
a year old with barely anywhere perfect for the bread
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baking phase you're definitely still in, or for whipping up
those pinterest perfect cupcakes that never quite look like the
picture but taste amazing anyway. That's seventy five percent off retail,
my friends. Then there's this gorgeous mid century modern credenza
for two hundred seventy five dollars that would cost you
at least one thousand, two hundred dollars at any vintage
furniture store in Capitol Hill. Solid wood, original hardware, that
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perfect mcm esthetic that makes your guests think you're way
more sophisticated than you actually are. The seller even restored
it themselves, which means they put in the obo grease,
so you don't have to. Now, let's talk trades, because
sometimes the best deals don't involve cash at all. Someone's
offering up a professional camera setup. We're talking a Canon
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EOS with multiple lezzes and a tripod in exchange for
landscaping services. They need their yard transformed, and you need
equipment to start that photography side hustle. That's the kind
of barter economy brilliance that would make our ancestors proud.
No money changes hands, everybody wins, and you're building skills
while getting gear. That's what I call financial creativity. But
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here's where Seattle really show its quirky colors. Are you
ready for this? I wanna shay college I law. Someone's
selling a life sized velociraptor statue, not a toy, not
a decoration, a full blown, professionally made, six foot tall
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dinosaur sculpture that apparently lived in their garden until their
hoa had a complete melt down. They're asking a they're
asking eight hundred dollars, and honestly, can you put a
price on being the person with a velociraptor in your yard?
Your neighbors will either fear you or worship you, and
either way you've won. It's fiberglass, weather resistant and comes
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with the certificate of authenticity, because apparently that's a thing
for dinosaur statues. The Seattle Marketplace is serving up deals
that prove you don't need to drop massive cash to
live your best life. You just need to know where
to look, move fast, and have the courage to say
yes to a dinosaur when the universe presents one. Thanks
so much for tuning in, Dolla Dreamers. Make sure to
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