Although I knew things would be slow throughout the winter, that hasn't stopped me from at least trying! My key is this: don't be afraid to list bikes in the winter, but don't let them go for less than they'll likely go in the summer. I don't mind if none of them sell right now, I just don't want to minimize my profit margin just to get rid of them. These three bikes were exceptions to the usually slow winter. The first, a Bianchi San Jose single speed road/trackbike wasbeautiful! If it were a little smaller, I would have been tempted to keep it! Ipicked it up down in Colorado Springs for $250 and listed it for $500. I was surprised to 
an email from someone in Topeka, Kansas that wanted to buy it. He said his dad would be in Denver the next week and would come by with $500 cash, and he did!
The second bike was an older Trek 6000 that my friend, Evan, found at Goodwill. He called me and told me about it. For $50, I liked it enough to have him buy it for me. I brought it home, gave it some TLC and put it on craigslist. A few days later a nice Indian gentleman talked me down to $150 for it. I was happy with the 3x profit and he was happy with a good bike for only $150!
The third bike was a Trek 4900 that I picked up a few months ago for $100 expecting to hold on to it until summer came. This was a steal for this bike since I thought I could get between $250 and $300 easily for it. In a weak and compassionate moment, though, a nice middle eastern man, who had just moved to downtown Denver, asked if I would take $250 for it. He was thrilled to get it and I was happy to give him something to commute on. That brought the total of these three winter sales to $900, or a $500 profit. The new total of the college fund is up to $2,300! The sun is starting to come out and we're almost 25% of the way there! An update of a different nature is that I found out a few days ago that I was accepted in to the grad program of the school that I would like to attend; the University of Northern Colorado! Now I just have to pay for it! Only $7,700 to go!!
