[TheThinkTank] Fancy Parts

[Rich Points]

Yes sell the stuff!  And sell it at market value.  Use the money to make 
your shop better.

Rich
Community Cycles

james blesdoe wrote:
> 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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Rich Points
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