How to get rid of a bunch of cool stuff???

[mdd0127]

If I can get rid of all of this stuff, my plan was to go up to portland for the summer. I was up there for a few weeks a few years ago and really dug the culture. I figured I could meet some cool new people up there and have a decent time. Camp Verde, AZ is still stuck in the eighties and is admittedly a terrible place for someone like me to be but I really haven't made enough money here to leave yet. I came here because a friend offered me a free parking spot and some work and I didn't have any other options at the time. In one way it's definitely cool because I've been able to help him catch up on a lot of projects and am actually building a chase truck and vintage motorcycle to race in the mexican 1000 but in other ways, I feel totally trapped, alone, and bored. The race is April 28th-May2nd and if things go well, I'll get to go down there for it but I really need to sort some of this stuff out and raise some funds first!

To E-racer,
Maybe Justin would sell you a case for cheap? Or you could build a custom one??? Just a thought.

I've considered moving to Canada but given heavier thought to Mexico. I don't know what I'd do to survive in either place though and winters are tough for a guy in a van. Really it's all overwhelming. I know that I can camp for cheap to free in the US and can still find odd jobs here and there so that's the only plan I have right now. I'm pretty much open to anything though.

The only rc drive I have left is on the test bike. If I end up parting it out, I'll post a thread in the for sale section. He should just buy the whole bike and go ride it!

I have to go get some food and a beer. I haven't had a beer in weeks! Sounds just right for tonight!

 

[Trackman417]

The secret sure sounds good but once you've actually tried to live it for a while, it's just another smack in the face. Other people are trying to use the secret too and if it conflicts with yours, neither dream becomes reality.

Can't bame a guy for trying

 

[hydro-one]

In canada you can live on crown land for i think two weeks per campsite for free , honestly no one would even know your there its pretty isolated. I got two buddies living in a van so you would fit right in up here . Honestly Im sacred to even go to the states with all the idiots , it might be contagious and wouldnt you rather be the minority?? if i was one of the idiots id want to kill myself, but as it is I like being different and you should too. MINORITY RULEZ

detail me the bike and ill pass it on, he has the money and is looking for another bike/rc style

 

[mdd0127]

I just got back, opened my beer, took a sip, read your post, and dang near ruined my laptop!

I don't think it's contagious but sometimes I wonder!

I'll definitely have to visit for sure!

I have the bike posted in for sale used if you'd like to direct your friend to the ad.
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=15233&start=495#p551507

Thanks!

 

[biohazardman]

Ouch, sounds rough for you at the moment. Bigmoose has it together with what he says and as far as the rest of your troubles go, although you are spot on with most of it, you may want to do a 180 on the way you are looking at the world. Look for the good around you disregard most of the rest. Be an example to those in your circle of influence and try your best to forgive everyone of everything as quickly as you can. Find peace for yourself and let the insanity of the world and many around you pass you by and take it's natural course. I find this neccesary as I don't seem able to keep up with much of it these days. People will learn in their own way and timeframe not much you can change about that. Many of us are in lots of pain, physical and otherwise, just remember it's only there to validate your existence and teach you some kind of something. ;^) Hang in there and I wish you best of luck.
If you need a camera I have one of those inexpensive keychain type 808 #3 cameras not a Gopro but does reasonably well. PM me about it.

 

[Dauntless]

Thanks for the advice Bigmoose.
My main problem is that I've literally worked my body to shambles

Ah, know this one well. In my case it all started with a violently abusive mother and growing up with no great concern for pain because it had always been like that. Basically what led Dad to dubbing me "Dauntless." Took to practicing jumping off the roof when I was like 10, just in case I ever needed to save the world or something by jumping off the roof. Then there was all the falling off during bike races and just getting back on, etc. I got to hurting pretty good by the time I started high school.

I have blown out shoulders,

If you take a trip to Boulder, Colorado, a place much like the Cicely, Alaska of the old 'Northern Exposure' TV series, they have this school where I understand they need volunteers for the students to fix. I had mine done right close to home, but of course that meant I had to pay for it. Boulder, a place where they love bicycles, the outdoors, a Shangri-La in many ways. Shoulders may well be the area they have the greatest success with. Doesn't even take much swelling in crucial places. http://rolf.org/ Oh, your body was designed for the labor, but once there's problems people do things that make it worse.

exploded knees, and an upper cervical spine issue that gives me headaches

My knee trouble wasn't the knee at all, it was just that the joint was under pressure from the problems nearby. Another pricey but effective solution, spinal decompression. Also worked wonders. Compressed discs cease to be compressed.

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I have this damn brain that sees how things are going in the world, knows how to fix a lot of it, but just doesn't have the influence(read money) to do anything about anything.

I'll just say one thing I DON'T have sympathy for is someone being determined to be their own worst enemy. I have so much of my own I could keep letting loose about, such as---well. . . .

I wanted to be around to see this BS world come crashing down on everyone so I can laugh as the zombies overtake me but I don't think that I can just shut up and put up with everything for that long.

Mom? Is that YOU???? If so, I have bad news for you. I have actually quelled the Zombie Uprising 3 times, once I actually stopped them at your doorstop. Geez, I'll never get over people wanting to see the end of the world and laugh at others dying, as my Mother talks about so much. If THAT is your "how to fix a lot of it" I'll keep you and Mom both from gaining the influence to do something about it.

I've drastically lowered the prices on everything I have and will either be taking the first offers I get, donating the stuff, or throwing it away. Amberwolf is about to make out like a bandit!!! :wink:

So I go to a garage sale and someone has some busted up electric or gas bike/scooter/moped, etc. Usually I listen to a bunch of nonsense about how valuable the dang thing is and walk away, with the guy becoming irate. I long ago decided the way to tell who is wrong is to watch who becomes irate.

But I do wind up buying some of these for more than they're worth, when it's just not so painfully ridiculous. So I spend how much time and money on it to fix it, then put it up for sale. I won't sell it for less than I paid for it, but it's not a money making activity so I'm not even asking what I'm seeing others for. I STILL listen to all this nonsense about what it ISN'T worth, with the fool being determined to berate me until I give it to him for less than he wants. Boy does HE become irate when he doesn't get it. When something sits around and you can't sell it, it's because you put it on Craigslist.

So I find myself thinking maybe i should buy the Astroflight for SoSauty, to see if he can get one of those through a race without burning up. I'm trying to learn from EVERYONE ELSE'S mistakes first, maybe I can get out of some of them.

 

[mdd0127]

Thanks for the tips Dauntless.

I'm still looking for info on auction houses/consignment shops, etc that might help me liquidate all of my stuff. I'd be willing to travel pretty far if I could just drop everything off with someone trustworthy so they could sell it all for me. Any recommendations?

 

[marty]

Looked at eBay completed listings for box trucks that sold. Not a lot for sale. If there is a large truck blue book, I don't know where to find it. Some one who deals in used trucks would know a lot more about this then I do.

Here are all the eBay completed listings for:
eBay Motors > Buy > Other Vehicles & Trailers > Commercial Trucks.... Ford, Van & Box Trucks. Years close to 1995
These are only the ones that sold:

Copy from:
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=35158
1995 FordF700 24ft insulated, climate controlled Box truck!
1995 Ford F700, 460 efi gas engine

There are other web sites besides eBay where large used trucks are sold.
GOOD LUCK!

 

[Arlo1]

If i wasn't so broke Mdd I would buy a bunch of your stuff. I do need a CA soon.... and some other things. As for the not wanting to hang in there really is no one who can change how you feel other then your self. I have been there. And I have burnt my self out lately and dug a nice hole worth of debt. But I always find a lighter way to see things and I have been very fortunate so far in my life. Even thought I owe a lot of money to visa and a LOC which they just sent me a letter that they are raising my interest on to 2x what I agreed to; all on top of a big 400,000 mortgage I will pull thought! I have learnt to eat as healthy as possible and always try to help others if I have time to or not. This year I will be paying off debt and getting some out doors time. It sucks I want to get some more electric stuff finished but it will have to wait or I will end up toast!. If I can give any advice its to stay away from smoking/booze/drugs of all kinds and try to find cheep good food. I invented a wrap I make with chicken and veggies they end up costing me ~$1 ea and 2 for lunch while at work is more then enough. I find eating healthy helps me work the 12-14 hours a day I need to keep going on the path IM on! But I do know I need to change that soon as well. Our house has a suite which rents for 825 a month and that will help because as inflation kicks in our rental income will increase but the mortgage will stay the same. Its my only retirement plan ATM.

But seriously dude Hang in there LIFE can always get worse. I have found never to ask "what next" because something worse always happens when you do. I have worked VERY hard for the last 10 years to get where I am and 1-10 more I will be set up fairly well. It was only when I moved out from my friends party house that I got back on track and quick drinking every night. Back when I drank all the time I was always thinking the world was out to get me and shit was always happening to me......
A few more years of trying to have fun will be well worth it when you have an eternity of worms eating you!

 

[mdd0127]

Looked at eBay completed listings for box trucks that sold. Not a lot for sale. If there is a large truck blue book, I don't know where to find it. Some one who deals in used trucks would know a lot more about this then I do.

Here are all the eBay completed listings for:
eBay Motors > Buy > Other Vehicles & Trailers > Commercial Trucks.... Ford, Van & Box Trucks. Years close to 1995
These are only the ones that sold:

Copy from:
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=35158
1995 FordF700 24ft insulated, climate controlled Box truck!
1995 Ford F700, 460 efi gas engine

There are other web sites besides eBay where large used trucks are sold.
GOOD LUCK!

I am, and have been willing to, sell just the truck, without all of the solar, generator, and climate control stuff for $3k but even at that price, I haven't had any real interest. According to the completed listings you found, I should be able to get $4+k for the truck alone and there is at least $10k worth of add ons on it, not counting the labor it took to put it all together. The fact that I still have it just doesn't make any sense at all.

I dropped the prices extensively on all of my craigslist ads last night and spent the whole day dealing with mouth breathing, tire kicking, spammer retards and I'm just not up for any more of it. I sold one pair of brand new $60 kicker speakers for $25 but I had to write 5 emails, 10 texts, and wait for an hour for the idiot to show up and buy them. When she finally showed up, she tried to talk me down! It was another complete waste of a day and another giant kick in the nuts.

I'm going to load everything back up in the truck and put the whole lot in storage until I can find someone honest that will sell everything for me. I'm over it. I can camp in my van and if I spend less time trying to get rid of this stuff, I can probably work enough extra hours to get a small trailer to put my extra supplies, food, and music gear in to pull behind the van.

I'm gathering up a large pile of extra tools, bike parts, and electronics stuff, including the brand new CA, to give to Amberwolf. I'm sure he'll put it all to good use and I can't think of a better person to help out.

As far as Arlo's comments about drinking and partying go, I quit smoking pot exactly 4 months ago and probably have three to five beers a week. I never "party" because I don't have any friends. I don't even like being around drunk people so that's not a contributing factor to my situation.

For this evening though, I'm going to set my favorite chair up in the field, drink a couple of SKA Decadent's and maybe a Left Coast Stout, play my guitar, and watch the dogs run around. I'll get back into figuring out what the hell to do tomorrow.

 

[jonescg]

When I bought my trackbike I offered the guy $6500 and a guaranteed sale. He wouldn't go under 7k, and his rationale was that "I've spent over 15 grand on this bike!" It's not what it's worth to him that matters, it's what it's worth to me. I could have walked away and he'd still have his bike, no money and a truck to fix. I told him I've spent $20,000 on an electric race bike that I probably couldn't even give away. He threw the tyre warmers in and I agreed to $7200.

mdd, I am really pleased to hear you are moving on. You already seem much better than you were at Christmas. As the others have said, start with the most valuable things first and spend your time trying to move them. Tell your potential customer EVERYTHING you know about the thing you are selling. Explain the scuff marks on the side and how the track veers to the left a bit. The customer will appreciate having as much open and honest information as possible. He'll only pay what he believes it's worth, though. And that may be because there is a crapton of cheap shit out there, or because he's a hard bastard who won't budge. Either way, it's not worth you getting upset about since it's beyond your control. Bundle the small stuff into piles and sell them either as sets or as cheap lucky-dips. My folks moved from a farm into town and did this at the local 'pig and calf' sale; kind of like a trunk sale on a Wednesday. Their goal was to not come home with it again.

If you reckon you could have worked a regular job for the time you've been trying to sell this stuff and made more money - then there's the value of your stuff. Your time is clearly worth more than your stuff, as it bloody well should be!

Good luck with it mate.
Chris

 

[dogman dan]

Store the stuff in the truck. Then you can at least dump the truck for 2-3 thou, perhaps at a consignment place. Better to take 2k, and let the salesman have the rest, and the aggravation.

Nobody else needs the truck, as you have it set up now. Focus your energy and time on selling off the stuff in the storage place, at cheap enough prices to move it.

 

[mdd0127]

Excellent advice Dogman. I've had the truck unloaded for two weeks and for sale with or without the power equipment. I don't want to leave myself in a position where I can't transport the stuff I want to keep so I've been keeping the truck around until some of the other stuff sells and I can pick up a small trailer. It looks like I have some of the larger stuff sold and have a few folks interested in the bare truck so it hopefully I'll be able to get on with my life pretty soon.

 

[dogman dan]

Yay! Maybe some of it is just seasonal too. Who's got cash right after christmas? Now people are getting thier tax refunds, or have at least paid off some of the christmas charge card.

 

[chvidgov.bc.ca]

Hey Mdd...I feel your pain...I'm 57 and I can feel the tug of the entropic forces pulling me down to my doom too, as the corporate kleptocracy has its way with my fair Canada, and my body slowly deteriorates. I think you need to get a 200 dollar bike off Craigslist and put together a very basic but good ebike which will get you on the road with no issues. Personally, ebiking is my major source of therapy for all the madness - and I don't mean trying to build a monster or the latest non-hub motor innovations or whatever - just getting out on the road and enjoying the land and feeling the grin muscles kick in with a simple cool machine that cost me under a thousand bucks. You can do it - do it! Maybe a trike if you're having physical issues or a cheap recumbent. Hit the road, join the Warmshowers organization for touring cyclists and feel the love again.

Check out the Myrtle the Turtle trike blog, where a sixty something Australian lady crosses the continent on her e-trike and discovers America. I'm doing the same when I retire except it will be Canada.

Cheers.

 

[mdd0127]

I think I've got the e-bike thing covered :wink:

Excellent advice anyway though!