am I making prudent business decisions or what? :P

[floatingleaf]

Almost sold the car today. A guy came over, poked at it for a while and asked me what my lowest price would be. I told him about the other guy who had offered me $700. He said he'd pay the same, but he didn't seem 100% sure, so I told him to think about it and call me back on Monday (I'll be going to visit my parents for Easter this weekend, and I'd prefer to use the car while I still have it, instead of begging my sister & brother-in-law to pick me up on their way there and being dependent on their schedule). But then he said he could pay me right now if I'd take $600, since that was all he could obtain on a Friday evening, with the banks being closed already etc. I he could have given me $700, I probably would have just said yes and gotten it over with, and THEN started to worry about how I am going to get to my parents' place - but since the other guy might still be interested, I didn't want to sell it for less than that. And now, for all I know, they might both change their minds by Monday.:/ The funny thing is, when I first told Mike (see previous post) that I was planning to sell the car - back in January, I think - he mentioned that his mom was looking for a used one, and that she could pay about $850. And I thought that wasn't enough. Or rather I wasn't really sure, but I mentioned this to my parents and they both sounded almost outraged that I would sell it so cheaply. *sigh* So that's when I decided to put it up on Craigslist for $1,500. Now I really wish I had taken Mike's mom up on her offer, because since then she has changed her mind and bought another junk car for $600.:/ So I guess the most I can get right now is $700... if even that. Of course my parents will try to persuade me to wait till someone offers more - but at this point I really don't think I should listen to them, because the most likely result of this will be turning away all potential buyers. And I can't really afford to wait that much longer, since my current insurance policy expires on June 4th. I pay auto insurance twice a year, and it's almost $300 each time - so if I don't sell the car by the end of May, it will make more sense to just deliver it to the closest Nissan dealer and let him have it for a song than to dish out for the next 6 months of insurance. So I might end up getting rid of it for $300 or so, just to avoid that. And how stupid would that be?... *sigh* Sometimes I think my parents are hopeless idealists - each in their own way. They just don't seem to see reality for what it is. And that's kind of unsettling, because I've always thought the opposite - namely, that I was the idealist, and they were helpfully trying to pull me down to the ground.;) Maybe they - or life itself - were simply too good at that, and now my expectations are next to non-existant. Which, incidentally, also means I don't get disappointed much anymore...

So, we'll see what happens on Monday. I am going to call the other guy first (the one who saw the car on Wednesday), to see if he's still interested, since I sort of liked him better; and if not, I'll call the one from today. Hopefully either one will show up and hand me some cash.:) Otherwise, I'll put up the Craigslist ad again (it's expiring tomorrow), this time for $1,000. And I won't let my parents make me think I'm a failure for not being able to get $2,000 for a car that's worth less than half of that. *nods*

Comments

[pattyp53.livejournal.com]

Good luck on selling the car! I hope it all goes well.

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)