I do remember college days...if it didn't fit in my pickup,
it was dumpster bound. Many of these kids buy too much throughout the year and realize they need to completely vacate their dorm within a week of finals, no time to sell anything...and the market is flooded with crap from like minded students so they can't get a decent price anyways. The best place and time to dumpster dive is after finals week at your local college.
Originally Posted by
TourDeHood
From where I stand, this has lots to do with the transient nature of college life in my area as well as milineal culture.
College kids here treat bikes like there Ikea furniture, post on craigslist and hope for the best. If not, they head back home and leave it on the curb. In some ways, I get it. Shipping a bike back to your hometown for the summer is a PITA and more expensive frankly than just leaving it locked to a pole and starting over again in the fall.