[TheThinkTank] Fancy Parts

[james blesdoe]

HECK NO!!!
   
  You sell them as you see fit.  Nonprofit means you can't enrich your self, but your organization is supposed to make a profit   In this economy that is becoming easier all the time -at least at the Bicycle Kitchen  that is the case.
   
  roll on 
   
  Jim

Erik Stockmeier <estockme at gmail.com> wrote:
    Question!
   
  What the heck does everybody's shop do with fancy items of special worth to collectors?  For example... perhaps you come upon a donation of half a dozen 70s unused campi sidepull break sets.  Your stock of breaks is full, so throwing them in the bin or selling them for 5$ or shlepping them on a Roadmaster seems like a waste.  Is it ethically ok for a non-profit to occasionally indulge collectors as a source of surplus income?  What about legally for a 501c3?  Is it necessary to launder them through a "buyer" who sells them at profit and donates the difference?  
   
  Erik
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