Scooter swap: 8yo Brisbane boy searches for the perfect deal.

By Jessica Hinchliffe

An eight-year-old Brisbane boy with an entrepreneurial streak hopes an online ad will help him swap his much-loved vintage scooter for something else.

Samuel put the ad up on Gumtree a week ago after convincing his dad it had more value than a trip to the tip.

“We were having a yard clean-up after Santa upgraded Samuel’s scooter,” his father Clay said.

“I wanted to retire it but Samuel convinced me to look through Gumtree to sell when he realised the value in it.

“He did some research on a trade swap and he got me to put an ad in.”

The ad, which Samuel wrote himself, describes the scooter as “tried and tested”.

“If you’re after a one-of-a-kind Stunt Scooter that has been tried and tested through all weather conditions, has performed numerous and sometimes very dangerous stunts by a celebrity at our local skate bowl — this is the scooter for you.”

Samuel admitted he was the celebrity at the local skate bowl park listed in the ad.

"I've had the scooter for about a year," he told ABC Radio Brisbane

"I would like people to offer me what they want to trade for it.

"I'm not sure what exactly I want but I hope people will offer me what they think it's worth."

He has already had one written offer.

"My friend Jim the builder, who is doing renovations on our house at the moment, has given me an offer," Samuel said.

"He offered me a cordless power saw, a grinder, snake light, leather tool belt, tape measure, Stanley knife and earplugs ... I am tempted with it.

"He has kids and I guess he would give it [the scooter] to them so they can ride around with it."

Samuel has told his family he would also accept a Lamborghini if offered.

He hopes to have swapped the scooter by Friday.

This post originally appeared on ABC News.