Copy and sales

The boxes have been pulled out and the packing has begun. We sold off the tandem bike we have had for years, bought as an anniversary present while we still lived in Colorado. It went to a couple--who surprised me when I walked out and saw the woman to be quite pregnant--who were thrilled at the potential of a tandem bike.  You could practically see their visions of Sunday Parkways, trips to the farmer's market and Saturday Market, riverfront rides, and all with a Burley in tow, dancing in their eyes. We sold the Land Rover last month just before Father's Day to a young family who already had plans to take it camping and to the river and up to Mt. Hood.  Admittedly, these visions were carefully crafted, drawn up on Craigslist and sold to them.

With our work in advertising, we write some pretty banging copy. Target those families, young adults, campers/outdoorsy types. Scott writes the foundation; I add the panache and polish. It works very well, and nothing stays around for long once it is posted. Fingers crossed this continues to be the pattern.

We promise fun, but all of our goods are in great shape, too. Scott restores the items, particularly items like the vehicle and bike, on the standard that it shouldn't break down or endanger a mother with her children in the car. It's a good policy, really, and it finds its way into each blurb we write up.

Price it to sell; make it move itself. We won't have a garage sale--at least I don't think we will--but the small sales have been working. Chairs, the couch, the dining set, these are the things to go next. The less we can move, the better from what we have been reading and researching. The move is long, and we will be the ones hauling it this time, which is quite different from the move to Portland when we stored the house for three months and then had it shipped to us. This time, it will all be following along with us, packed into the U-Haul truck with the car, carefully covered and bound, in tow.