"you can ONLY buy the good parts with labor"
That's interesting. At UBP we have almost a surplus of un-skilled labor already, so work-trade actually takes skilled volunteer away from more skilled tasks to supervise. That's why we don't really do it anymore and would rather have the cash for rent, especially from the nice stuff. We have bikes starting at $5 which take more time/parts to fix, and are subsidized by us getting money from the fancy stuff.
Brian
(the tax/paying mechanic replies were spot on, thanks!)
Urban Bike Project of Wilmington -a 501(c)3 non-profit bike shop- 1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building) Wilmington, DE 19802
Hours: Thursday 6:30-9:00 Saturday 1:00-4:00
Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Joshua Goran joshuagoran@gmail.com wrote:
I know that the co-op I am most familiar with, Ohio City Bike Co-op in Cleveland, OH has a showcase(s) or bin that the good parts go in, and it is used along with work-trading so that you can ONLY buy the good parts with labor, so that people can't just come in, flash money, and take all the goods that could be used as incentive for volunteers. That system makes the most sense to me. Josh
On May 12, 2009, at 4:08 PM, thethinktank-request@bikecollectives.orgwrote:
What to do with the nice stuff?
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