Three cars, a motor home, and a
bulldozer. For not owning any of those five items, I seem to have
developed a talent for selling them.
Who knew?
We've now sold Loraine's “old” car,
that five year old vehicle with 9,000 miles on. Didn't take very
long, either; four days after the first person looked at it that
person walked away with the keys and the title. So that's one less
thing we have to worry about. And that started me thinking, which,
as we all know, can be a dangerous thing--
In the past seven years I've listed six
things for sale on Craigslist (), and five of those things have sold
with no problem whatsoever. I mean, technically, I didn't actually
own any of those things I sold, but that's not TOO big of a deal, is
it?
I've sold Loraine's “old” car, and
the two cars she owned before that—the dark green one and the blue
one (showing, of course, how much I know about cars, that's how
they're referred to). I've also helped my parents sell a motor home,
and a bulldozer they had lying around (what—your parents don't have
pieces of construction equipment sitting around?). So through the
site I've sold five big pieces of metal (pieces of metal I didn't
own) with a minimal amount of effort.
Then why does no one want to buy a bike
we have listed?
I personally think it's kind of funny.
I've been able to sell five big “toys”, stuff that I wouldn't be
caught dead with. Yet the one thing I WOULD be proud to say I
owned—Loraine's classic Trek mountain bike—hasn't had so much as
a nibble. Cars, motor homes, and bulldozers, no problems. But a
bike? The official vehicle of the city of Marquette?
Nope.
Admittedly, I tried selling the bike in
the middle of winter, probably not the best time to sell a bike, even
in Marquette. And admittedly, a new bike costs a lot less than a new
car, a new motor home, or a new bulldozer, so people might not be in
the market for a used one. But still, it's a classic Trek mountain
bike. You'd think someone would want it, even if just to use as the
“beater” version of a bike, the same way people have “beater”
cars.
But nope. So far, no one's taken the
bait.
So if you know anyone's who's looking
for a classic Trek mountain bike, send 'em my way. It doesn't cost a
lot; we just wanna get rid of it. And, if it also extends my streak
of perfect sales on Craigslist, so much the better.
After all, if I can get a bulldozer I
didn't own sold, a bike (in Marquette) should be a piece of cake,
right?
8-)
Have a great weekend...
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