fixed the bike up and just flipped it today for $180.

ran into a pretty rude customer today though.
she called me over the phone and told me straight up that she would do it for $100. I told her I could only do $150 at the lowest because of what I put into it. she then wanted me to meet half way at $130, but I told her that the price is pretty firm so she agrees.

Then we meet up and she brings a friend along. together they pretend to inspect the bike and then she turns to me and says that she only brought $100 and that's the best she can do it for because of the shape the bike is in. i told her politely that the bike is in great shape and $150 is actually a steal for her. she insists on the $100 because she says that's all she brought. this is when i start to get irritated. I told her we AGREED over the phone to do $150, but she only brings along $100? Clearly she was expecting to con me out of my bike. She then tells me, and I kid you not, word for word, "I didn't agree to ***** over the phone." Now I'm really irritated. I tell her, "Excuse me? You're CURSING at me now?" Wow, who the hell does she think she is. We just met, we're complete strangers, she's the one who wants the bike from me, and she finds it appropriate to curse at me? Seriously, people these days are incredible... I tell he firmly, $150 is the best I can do. She then turns to her friend and asks for some money and she says that she can do $130. I say no, I can't do it for $130. She then pretends to inspect the bike again and she says the tires are bad and need to be replaced, the derailleur is bad and needs to be replaced. I tell her she's wrong, and explain to her the bike is in great shape and is a really nice bike. I tell her and her friend that it's decent quality stuff, and that Tange 900 double butted chromium-molybdenum makes a nice light frame. Then her friend turns to me and says "DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?" Oh... now I'm really irritated. I give him a lecture about how I DO know what the means, and that I'm in medical school and can probably tell him a lot more about molybdenum and metal alloys and how they act on a molecular level. I bet he couldn't even find molybdenum on a periodic table if I asked him to. He pretends he knows a lot about bikes and says that $100 is all the bike is worth and he's doing me a favor by taking it off my hands for $130 and that my original asking price of $180 was ridiculous. I tell them I don't even want to sell the bike to them anymore even if they did offer me $150. So I take the bike and ride away. And then I hear them start laughing behind me.

Wow. kids these days. I ended up selling it to a guy who's really going to appreciate it. He was a really nice guy. He inspected the bike, told me straight up, and correctly what he thought about it. I even stayed around and talked to him about bikes and C&V for an extra 20 minutes even after we made the transaction. Told me he rode his Fuji Del Ray 56 miles this morning. Really nice guy, knows his stuff, and I might not even minded selling it to him for $130 if he asked me.

I realized that being a nice person goes a LONG way these days. Really sets you apart for the other people you meet.