At MoBo, our policy has always been that folks can only take parts for projects they are currently working on in the shop. So no parts leave the shop until they&#39;ve been installed on a bike. This seems to have worked well for us over the years.<br>

<br>Policies are important for ensuring fairness and transparency, but remember that it will often take some honest conversation to make sure people are aware of the policy and the underlying goals. People can develop bad habits pretty easily, but addressing the situation openly can often bring them back into the fold.<br>

<br>Dugan Meyer<br>MoBo Bicycle Co-op<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Leslie Peteya <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:lesliepeteya@gmail.com" target="_blank">lesliepeteya@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yes, we have a policy that people can only take parts related to actual bikes they are building up as part of membership or in our Earn a Bike program (usually ~ 2 bikes/year). We restrict the actual selling of parts without relation to a bike or frame, usually limiting this to familiar faces. <div>


<br></div><div>If we notice people taking parts, we track it as part of a trend and address it on a 1:1 basis. <br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Edward Kirkwood <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kirkwoodea@yahoo.com" target="_blank">kirkwoodea@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>


</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>I am curious if any of you have had problems with folks using community bike shops to run their own repair business? We currently have some folks who are abusing the privilege of purchasing parts with sweat equity volunteer time and then selling those parts to folks outside the shop. How does your shop police that?</div>


<div><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;,&#39;new york&#39;,times,serif">Allen Kirkwood</div></div></div><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>



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