I experienced my first Craigslist sale yesterday! I finally got around to posting E’s bike on Thursday evening and Friday got an e-mail from a woman asking about it. It took a few e-mails for us to reach a convenient time and location to meet, but we finally settled on 7 pm in the parking lot of the church where Joe and I were going to be playing Bingo with some friends.
The timing could not have been more perfect. Just as Joe was taking the bike out of the trunk, the woman pulled up in a minivan and two of her four kids jumped out to look at it. The boy she was buying it for was so excited, it was so sweet! He was jumping up and down asking if he could ride it and even put the helmet on. His sister was just as excited for him and it made me feel good that such a nice family was getting a good deal. I really hope that boy gets a lot of enjoyment out of his new bike.
Seeing how successful that transaction was inspired Joe to want to post his motorcycle on Craigslist. We were going to sell it to a dealership but would probably get less money for it. He even found a nice contract online that he had his notary friend take a look at so no possible legal issues could arise from the sale. Better to be safe than sorry.
Apparently we’re the last ones in the family to get into this whole Craigslist stuff because I found out yesterday while chatting with my niece that not only has she sold stuff on there but Joe’s mother has too. Once my niece explained to her that it’s the equivalent of an online garage sale, there was no holding her back.
The icing on the cake last night? Joe won $80 at Bingo! Since we had paid $20 at the Chinese buffet for dinner and about $40 at the Bingo hall, we came out ahead by $20. Not a bad way to spend a Friday night with friends.