Goldie is Gone

 I finally quit procrastinating and made an ad for Goldie, the minivan.  I bought her last August with the grand plan of using her to haul the furniture to the grandkids.  And it was quite a fiasco.  The furniture did make it to the kids, but the minivan never left the cul-de-sac after I had her loaded and stopped for snacks. I was done putting good money after bad.  

I believe I learned a very valuable lesson.  Maybe more than one.  Home for an extended stay meant I had time to get rid of it.  She was just sitting out there reminding me all the time that I did not do a good deal there.  So I posted an ad last week.  Marketplace tells you how many clicks you get.  Way over 300 and yet I only had a few messages.  No clue what that means.  After a frustrating day, a guy came the next day and bought it.  He was such a liar.  Guess he thought he was getting away with something.  Me, I just wanted it gone.  He bought it for next to nothing.  After he left, I realized I needed his address for the transfer of vehicle to make sure I never pay for anything else having to do with the minivan. I texted him and he texted back with a cross street.  No address.  Stupid.  Looking it up, it is a business and no homes/apartments nearby. So, I reverse looked up his phone number and lo and behold he runs a used auto sales business.  I used that address and called it good.  Kept my plates also.  

And now my reminder is gone.  I'm happy.  It was a costly lesson, but I think I'm still ahead in the game.  And now on to the next project.  There is always a next project.