I Can Find $3,000 In Your Home
| Introduced: 2024 |
| Retired: N/A |
| Shortcut: GB3000 (FFZ) |
| Source: Joke from BattleBots Update |
I Can Find $3,000 In Your Home is a reality TV miniseries produced in 2016 by ABC that was available on their digital streaming network ABCdigital until its closure. It is hosted by Linda Lightmann who is billed as a "self made millionaire" after running a successful online business where she sold secondhand designer clothes on eBay. In a given episode of $3,000, Linda would visit the home of a featured person and help them go through their clutter to find "52 things worth $3,000 or more". Unlike American Pickers, a similar slice-of-life reality show where the hosts do much of the same things, Linda does not make an offer to purchase anything from the people featured in the show. It is assumed that with Linda's advice and guidance the people from each episode will follow Linda's original path to wealth and sell the items online themselves. Like many of the miniseries featured on ABCdigital it is assumed that $3,000 is "advertainment", a thinly veiled advertisement for something that is presented in such a way as to make it appear as if it were a normal show. The product being advertised here is, of course, eBay.
The show became an inside joke among the fan community surrounding BattleBots when Draco included a snarky retelling of the first episode in a 2016 article on BattleBots Update titled "ABC's 'Shows More Popular Than BattleBots'". The episode Draco focused on, "Big Dreams, Big Debt" (S01E01), followed Jaz and her mother Aliti. Aliti, whom Draco politely referred to as "unfortunately sized", stole the show with her exaggerated reactions and excitement during the episode. The article was capped with a parody of the old "Hackers? In my PC?" meme that featured Aliti smiling with the phrasing changed to "$3,000? In my home?".
The photo of Aliti used in the meme was later cut out and juxtaposed next to bold golden text reading "$3,000" to make a rectangular emote for the Gatorbox channel (GB3000). The emote was added in July 2024 in celebration of The Best & Worst of BattleBots Update as the blog came to a close. The emoticon is generally used in reaction to moments where Draco collects a lot of money or loot in a game, such as winning a jackpot in a casino game or getting a rare item drop.