For Sale

One day we received a letter says "No parking other than designated bicycles at bicycle parking lot" in our apartment. Oops. They found us. We had a tricycle and a kid's bicycle with supporting wheels parked on the corner, not on the bicycle stands which we already use up with our daughter's regular bicycle. Well, we have to figure out what to do with those extra two rides. Since my kids can ride bicycles without supporting wheels, no point of keeping them here. So, decided to sell them. We've used Yahoo auction to sell some of our stuff before but such rides are hard to package and ship, so decided to put an add at supermarkets - Nisshin and National Azabu. I found out it was free to post such ads as long as you ask them to stamp on the poster. So, I made a simple flayer with photos of those rides and took them to those supermarkets on Fri afternoon, hoping someone will be coming for weekend shopping and check out.

No calls on the weekend.

Mon morning around 11, I got a first call, asking for the tricycle. Yes! They happen to live in the neighborhood, so they drove by, checked out the size and condition, and took it with JPY500! One more to go.

Wondering what to do with the kid's bicycle if no one would take it, I got another call, asking for it. The guy says he's also in the neighborhood, coming by after work. Yeah! In early evening, he drove by with his scooter, and put the bicycle on it and left!

I honestly didn't count on such a quick sale. Maybe a beginner's luck?