
Grindin it out, one bike at a time!

Triathlon bikes sell best while it's snowing
That's the only logical conclusion, I guess. This Quintana Roo Kilo road bike is designed for triathlons. I picked it up for $300 a couple weeks ago. Like the other bikes, it would sell for 20% or so more in the summer, but I was satisfied to settle for the $550 I was offered today. That's a profit of $250 bringing the new total to $1,275. Starting to take some big steps!
Who buys bikes in the winter??
Space is rare these days. The last time I checked I had 8 bikes sitting in the spare bedroom. Any overnight guests are surrounded by expensive mountain bikes. Sounds good to me! I will continue to try to get rid of bikes throughout the winter, but for now am happy with holding on to the remaining 7 or 8 until summer.
Not what I had planned, but I take em as they come!

Things are slowing down! This winter could be a great time to gather up some good deals here and there and sit on them until the Spring bike fever hits. Unfortunately until then, the selling will be minimal. However, here and there I'm sure I will be able to get rid of a bike or two and slowly move towards the goal.
Last week I picked up this Trek 4100 off craigslist. Someone had it in their basement and hadn't ridden it in years. It needed a tune-up and a new chain. She only wanted $60 for it. If she hadn't lived 5 minutes from me I definitely wouldn't have gotten it as many people called her within 10 minutes of listing the bike.
I had aspirations of fixing it up and selling it, but eventually decided to sell it as another project. Someone decided it was worth $150 to them just as I bought it, and that they would put the work in to it. Not what I had in mind, but a quick $90 none the less, bringing out new total to $925. I should be to my first thousand soon!
The Gary Fisher Connection
3rd time's a charm!
Anyways, a few hours later my wife showed up to unlock my car. If it weren't for such a great deal I might have been upset, but considering I also walked away with a lamp and a snowboard for only $10 more, how could I be upset?
So after cleaning up the bike and replacing the front and rear tubes it was ready to go back on the market. I was able to get $500 for it for a profit of $420. This brought the new total to $605; about enough for one masters credit! We still have a long ways to go, but we're moving in the right direction for sure!
Take 2- off to a good start
While checking out garage sales this weekend I found this little BMX bike for $35. It looked brand new, as was confirmed by the seller. She said they bought it for their son a few years ago and he hardly ever rode it. After communicating with 4 different people, a couple met me half way to get it for $140 for their son. Looks like we're up to $185 after 2 transactions. There's a long ways to go but we're moving in the right direction!
Here we go!!
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