Shoot, Score, Bobby Orr!

[judecorp]

Barring any unforeseen circumstances that may occur between now and tomorrow morning, I have sold my car. For my asking price. The buyer (a sweet Indian girl who needs a car for her first-ever internship) even had her brother call me in an attempt to browbeat the car price down, but I stood my ground and got what I wanted. It's a good car.

It's funny, I was more agreeable to haggling until I went to the mechanic that the buyer took us to tonight in the hail storm. Basically, the buyer's friend was trying to haggle the price down and I was playing hardball. Eventually the topic caught the ear of the mechanic, who actually said, "Someone is going to pay her [asking price]. If you don't, the next person will." So I told that to the buyer's brother to shut him up. RAWR!

Tomorrow morning we set up our yard sale, and at about 10:30 I will duck out with the buyer to go to the BMV and transfer the title to her. Then she will register the car in her own name and I will turn in my license plates. Whee! And I will have a big fat money order.

I guess that officially makes me a Used Car Salesperson.

Comments

[laserkitty.livejournal.com]

Yay Jude!

yeah

[etherial.livejournal.com]

you should buy that mechanic something nice.

Re: yeah

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Seriously.

[oxlahun.livejournal.com]

I was occasionally watching the Flyers game last night, and during one of the breaks the talking heads were going on about someone's list of best or most important or some other typical superlative of hockey players, and they kept mispronouncing "Orr" by saying the Rs.

Everyone knows it's "Oah", right? :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

*snicker*

[siercia]

Yay! One worry, down the tubes.

You'll get through this giant stress ball soon, and then you'll be heeeeere! We can't wait!

What day is it y'all will need moving in help, so I put you on the calendar of doom?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, if all goes to plan, we should be arriving in the 617 on June 2nd (which is a Wednesday). We're splitting the trip up into two days so should arrive in the late afternoon/early evening. We could probably unload the truck right that night, as long as we're not exhausted.

However, we don't have to return the truck until June 5th, so Jen might want to wait until the 3rd to unload. I'll have to ask her. But I would tentatively say June 2nd.

[siercia]

Cool. You're on the calendar. If you do the unpacking on the 2nd, you'll get both Wiley and I to help, since that's the night we have Elisa. If it's the 3rd, you'll probably only get Wiley, since we have no sitter. (Who am I kidding? He's WAY more important to the enterprise.)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha! But you are a good organizer!

And Jen says the 2nd is better, because she has an interview on the 3rd. So the 2nd it is!

[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

Oh OH OHHHH! i'm moving to Boston too! :) so we SO need to hang out!

[spacecadetjen.livejournal.com]

Yippee! Way to go on selling your car!!! I've never had to sell a car and I'd be a bit nervous about it!

Your garage sale is today? Hmmm maybe I'll have to pop over there before my picnic and check out your stuff! :-) Hope you make big $$$$!!!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I sold my ex's car in 2000 when we moved here, but that was a little different. It was an old car that we wanted less than $1000 for, so it wasn't any kind of big deal. I think we got like $850 for the car.

But yeah, I'm glad it's over. Sorry we missed you at the yard sale!

[spacecadetjen.livejournal.com]

Yea, I ended up running around like a mad woman and didn't get a chance to stop by! Hope you sold bunches of stuff! :-)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

We did! Thanks!

[spacecadetjen.livejournal.com]

That's great!

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

When/for how long is your yard sale?

Might want to post it on osugaragesale.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I posted it on osugaragesale and columbus yesterday.

Whee! We're rich!