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August 18, 2023
Student turns free finds into extra cash VINCE MARTELLACCI Correspondent
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From his Clayton kitchen, Matteo Mitchell scans websites like Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist in search of free items he can resell.
in the living room, took some videos of it and I put it up for sale,” recalls Mitchell, who ended up making $400 on the sale. After seeing the potential of reselling in action, Mitchell went all in. “When I wake up, pretty much the first thing I do is check Facebook Marketplace.” He shares a little about his process: “I search free, and I have a 15- to 20-miles radius around that distance, and I just scroll until I find something that I think is undervalued.” If the person with the item says he can pick it up, “I’m out the door in the next few minutes.”
He keeps at it all day. “I go to Craigslist, and then I go to OfferUp. I check those in the morning, and then if there’s nothing on there, I check it later in the day and then I check it at night.” Mitchell has gone as far as Oakland, where he picked up a drum set that earned him $200. He jokes that he is addicted to the thrill. Clearly, finding a way to earn more than he would at a traditional job without having to physically clock in has awoken the entrepreneur in him. Already in school for a business degree, Mitchell is well on his way to a bright and bold future.
Obituary
Carol D. Siegel April 18, 1938-July 28, 2023
Carol D. Siegel, a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully at her Dana Hills home on July 28 at the age of 85. Carol was the daughter of Greek immigrants who came to the United States from the beautiful island of Skyros, Greece, in 1929. She was born in 1938 and grew up in Roselle, N.J., where she met and married Frederick J. Siegel. They moved to Clayton in 1971 where they lived for more than 50 years until their passing. The Siegels were one of the very first, if not the first, families to move into the
Dana Hills neighborhood in Clayton. Their house was the third one built in the neighborhood. During their time in Clayton, Carol and Fred owned and operated Mountaire Garden Supply, a full-service landscape and garden center on Clayton Road for 15 years. Carol also worked for 27 years as a legal secretary until she retired in 2008 from Archer Norris law firm in Walnut Creek. Carol was a beautiful, bright, kind, fun-loving and strong person who had many dear friends and a family whom she cherished and who loved her dearly.
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She is survived by her two daughters, Virginia and Mary Ellen; son Fred; grandchildren John, Lucas, Alex and Claire; and great-grandchildren Riley and James. Carol’s funeral service and celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1092 Alberta Way, Concord. Reception will follow.
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Clayton Valley Charter High School is known for putting out exceptional graduates, and Matteo Mitchell can certainly be counted among them. The hammer-throwing college sophomore just wrapped up his first year as a USC athlete and has found a way to use his summer at home in Clayton to raise money for his education. Mitchell resells items he finds on platforms like Nextdoor and Facebook Marketplace – everything from workout equipment to furniture, most of which he obtained for free by staying active on these apps. He has earned more than $3,000 this summer and is contributing it to his household to ease the burden of paying for school. Mitchell’s older brother graduated from UCLA just before Mitchell started at USC, so Mitchell is fully aware that back-to-back college educations are a considerable financial strain. “USC is an expensive school, and things aren’t getting any cheaper,” Mitchell notes. “If I could help as much as possible to ease the burden on them, that’s kind of my goal.” Mitchell had done a bit of selling on Facebook Marketplace for $10 or $20 here and there, but upon returning home from school he started looking around Marketplace with an entrepreneurial eye. It all kicked off in a big way when Mitchell borrowed his father’s truck to pick up a new elliptical machine someone was giving away for free. “I set it up
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