In a stunning display of negotiation skills that left onlookers scratching their heads, local man Kevin Thompson reportedly traded his beloved 2007 hatchback for a single bag of navy beans at the Saturday swap meet. When asked about the incident, Kevin confidently stated, “It was a fair deal. Who needs a car when you’ve got beans?”
The confusion began early Saturday morning when Kevin arrived at the busy swap meet hoping to trade his somewhat tired vehicle for something “a bit more exciting.” Eyewitnesses say Kevin was seen enthusiastically pointing at his car and then at a variety of items, including a garden gnome, a collection of vintage spoons, and finally, a seemingly modest bag of dry beans.
According to the only other participant involved — a vendor known as Jim — Kevin insisted that the beans were “very special beans,” capable of “powering a small village” with energy and, curiously, cost “exactly the same” as the car.
When the deal was finally struck, bystanders claim that Kevin handed over the keys to his faithful yet over-tired hatchback and walked away clutching the sack of beans, smiling as if he’d just won the lottery. Attempts to reason with him afterward were met with insistence that the trade was “a smart investment.”
A nearby child pointed out that Kevin “forgot to check the beans for wheels, which seemed fair because the car didn’t have much left either,” while a swap meet official quietly suggested that Kevin may have been experiencing temporary confusion, noting it wasn’t the first time someone had made a “creative” trade on the premises.
In a surprising twist, Kevin later reported that he plans to plant the beans to “grow a fleet of bean-powered vehicles” before admitting he’ll likely rely on his bicycle for the foreseeable future. When pressed about his transportation plans, he winked and said, “I’m just ahead of my time.”
The swap meet organizers have advised attendees to check and double-check their trades moving forward, particularly when beans are involved. Meanwhile, Kevin’s neighbors remain baffled, though some say they’ve never seen him happier, albeit a bit more hungry.