Re: [TheThinkTank] Fancy Parts

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@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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