There are very few ventures that Serve Our Willing Warriors has yet to dive into in order to raise money. In this past year alone, we have dabbled in everything from golf tournaments, to yard sales, wine events and more! There is very little we wouldn't do to support our troops.
So believe me when I say some members of SOWW took on the role as car salesmen this past weekend.
Stop us if we've gone too far...
What follows is a short story of our adventure in the realm of sales / automobiles.
Our efforts seemed hopeless. It was all too much to take in. A kind couple donated a 1999 Buick to SOWW in the hope that we would be able to make a decent amount of money on the sale. We gladly accepted the car and took it to an organization that buys and sells used cars.
They informed us they would give us $300 for the vehicle. With no real experience on how to persuade the car salesman to reconsider, we were told take it or leave it.
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President Shirley Dominick with the couple who donated the 1999 Buick to SOWW |
They informed us they would give us $300 for the vehicle. With no real experience on how to persuade the car salesman to reconsider, we were told take it or leave it.
So, we left it.
And onwards we went to find someone willing to give our little Buick a chance at another life among the highway.
Until, just then the answer appeared to us! It was square! It was bright! It was . . . The Craigslist website!
After doing research online, we estimated that the Buick would sell for about $2,200. Since we hadn’t done it before, it took us a while to figure out how to post anything on Craigslist, but when all was said and done, we posted the car for $1,600 knowing that someone may possibly bargain us down to $1,500. In any case, we were confident we could get more than the $300 we were quoted.
We clicked the button and simply hoped for the best. The car sold in only 30 MINUTES! Can you say Wow? ...
When the man buying the car realized the cause the money was going towards, he paid the full amount of $1,600 in cash!
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Shirley getting the car ready for the sale |
When the man buying the car realized the cause the money was going towards, he paid the full amount of $1,600 in cash!
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Officially handing the keys off to the new owner! |
When we told the original owners of the car the great news they were so overcome with joy that tears welled up in their eyes. And I would be lying if I didn't say that tears were also welling up in our eyes!
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SOWW team member, Debbie Shifflette, delivering good news to the donating couple |
Another day, another opportunity to help our courageous troops.
God bless USA!
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