First of all, I needed to post today when I realized that my post-count was at 666. That just will not do.
But I was going to post anyway, cause I'm excited to say that as of tomorrow, I will have FINALLY sold my old car! When I bought my new car in January, they were only going to offer me $800 for it. However, when my husband and I looked at the Blue Book value of it, it was $3400. Um, yeah, so the trade-in did NOT happen. We got a "for sale" sign on it a little bit after that, and then the phone calls came flooding in. And then the following conversation kept happening between my husband and the, um, how shall I put this?...um...broke-ass folks who kept calling.
"How much do you want for it?"
"I'm looking for around $3200, but that's negotiable."
"Oh, gee, I thought it was only going to be like $1200. Nevermind." *Click*
"How much are you looking for?"
"Um, $3200."
"Whoa, seriously? I thought you were going to say $1000! That's just too much."
"I'll give you a flat $1500 for it."
"Um, it's worth at least $3200."
"Yeah, but I'll take it as is for $1500."
"Yeah, but I'm selling it as is for $3200!"
"Well, just keep my name and number if you change your mind."
We didn't change our minds.
Anyway, one of my dad's friends (who also happened to be my 6th grade science teacher) was looking for a car for his daughter because hers got totaled. We've known this for a couple of months now, but we were waiting to see how much insurance would give for her car to see if she could afford it.
Well, my dad took them both for a test drive in it yesterday, and by 9 PM-ish last night, I got the call from, first my mom, and then my dad, informing me to get the paperwork ready cause my dad was going to take it down to the bowling alley tonight and have it be a done deal. (They have bowled on the same league together for years!)
So once I get the kid all packed up in her carseat, we'll be out the door to bring the paperwork to my dad.
Damn, I got 1/2 my thank you notes for my daugther's baptism done today, AND sold my car.
Just keep checking things right off that "to do" list!
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