WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU HEAR, "SWAPPING?"
SUNDAY! Okay, we're finally out of bed after sleeping 12 straight hours. Folks, we had to get up in the middle of the night yesterday (7am) to participate in an opportunity to make SERIOUS money. Sure, sure, you're thinking we hosted another Tupperware party, or signed up three more levels of sales "opportunities" under our Amway distributorship - but that's not it at all! Nope, we cleaned out the three metal storage containers we have in back of our trailer, hauled all the sh_t to the other end of the Valley and set up a booth at the Valley V-Twin Swap Meet!
First, let's be clear about this whole "swapping thing." We knew we had to bring motorcycle parts to trade or sell, but we thought that "swapping" had a whole different meaning. Let's just say that we pissed a few couples off until we finally figured it out. Once we were clear about the concept, we settled in behind our folding picnic table, spread out a bunch of greasy, dented pieces of chrome and prepared to rake in the big bucks. We were joined by our friend Mike (the future California State Insurance Commissioner) who split the cost of our 10' x 10' space (it was free) and added to the pile of rusting junk for sale.
So here's the deal - between us we made almost $100 bucks, our garage and storage containers are clean and we got to sit in the desert sun for six hours telling lies to potential buyers. Our lines went something like, "...of course this will fit your bike - it's a universal fit, it's brand new and if you bought it retail it would run at least $300 dollars." After this, they would usually offer us $5 bucks, we'd counter at $4 and settle for $3 (we're not really good at negotiating). The good news is that we figure the $100 bucks we made will go a long way towards buying beer, there was free coffee and donuts all day and before we figured out the whole "swapping thing" we got one couple's hotel room number along with a date and a time...
Stacy handled all the paperwork while Kevin & Mike set up. Ok, we had a different idea about this "swapping thing."
Kevin & Mike had their sales pitch down cold! It's too bad they were set up in another parking lot!
First, let's be clear about this whole "swapping thing." We knew we had to bring motorcycle parts to trade or sell, but we thought that "swapping" had a whole different meaning. Let's just say that we pissed a few couples off until we finally figured it out. Once we were clear about the concept, we settled in behind our folding picnic table, spread out a bunch of greasy, dented pieces of chrome and prepared to rake in the big bucks. We were joined by our friend Mike (the future California State Insurance Commissioner) who split the cost of our 10' x 10' space (it was free) and added to the pile of rusting junk for sale.
So here's the deal - between us we made almost $100 bucks, our garage and storage containers are clean and we got to sit in the desert sun for six hours telling lies to potential buyers. Our lines went something like, "...of course this will fit your bike - it's a universal fit, it's brand new and if you bought it retail it would run at least $300 dollars." After this, they would usually offer us $5 bucks, we'd counter at $4 and settle for $3 (we're not really good at negotiating). The good news is that we figure the $100 bucks we made will go a long way towards buying beer, there was free coffee and donuts all day and before we figured out the whole "swapping thing" we got one couple's hotel room number along with a date and a time...
Stacy handled all the paperwork while Kevin & Mike set up. Ok, we had a different idea about this "swapping thing."
Kevin & Mike had their sales pitch down cold! It's too bad they were set up in another parking lot!
HEY A-Hole!
That part you said would fit my 2004 Harley isn't even close! I took it to a motorcycle shop and they said it's not even from a Harley - IT'S FROM AN F'ING HONDA! If I knew how to find you (other than on this stupid website) I'd kick your ass and take my 50 cents back!
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