Brian,<br><br>Were you asking about when someone donates a fancy bike or if someone comes in asking for help to fix up a fancy bike?<br><br>1.) Donation of a fancy bike...<br><br>We usually don&#39;t sell anything for more than $150-175, we&#39;ve gotten some really nice stuff in and some people have gotten some really good deals.  to stop cherry picking of bikes by volunteers (which was a problem, not to mention the fact when someone donates a bike and people gathered round like....&quot;oooo, this would probably fit me&quot;) we put a 2 week waiting period before volunteers can purchase any donated bike.  volunteers collectively price bikes.  someone recently said &quot;i want to donate a bike that was $1,000 in 1980-something, maybe you could raffle it off or something&quot; and we may do that, depending on what it is.<br>
<br>2.) Someone wanting help fixing a very nice bike...<br><br>We help anyone, if someone comes in with some really shine-fancy stuff we will certainly help out, though none of us are particularly well-versed in working with road brifters.  Usually (but not always) people with fancy stuff tend to give us a larger donation than our average clientele.  Everyone gets the same treatment (please be patient, there&#39;s only 3 of us here tonight) and uses the same collection of dirty rags and well-used tools, hehe.<br>
<br>brian<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Brian <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:brian@slobikekitchen.org">brian@slobikekitchen.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi everybody.  What policies do you have or not have concerning work/help with expensive equipment.  For example, what are the scenarios in your shop when a full carbon Campy Record bike walks in the door?  I could be more specific with questions, but perhaps you could just comment on what discussions you&#39;ve had among your organizations.<div>


<div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>Brian</div><div>SLO Bike Kitchen Co-Founder</div><div><a href="http://www.slobikekitchen.org" target="_blank">www.slobikekitchen.org</a></div></font></div>

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