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I was typing a PM to RCveteran, when a certain paragraph I typed kinda struck me:

"My wife gives me hell about this - I have 2,500+ feedback on eBay, and it is 99.99% R/C stuff purchased over the last 15 yrs.
I am so overwhelmed with parts, motors, bodies, unfinished models, etc. that it takes me several hours to find what I am looking for!
Some day I will take a couple weeks off work and go through everything..."

well when u do let me know if u find this motor precision works motor gold label

I don't remember if I have one of those, but I guess-timate I have about 200 vintage brushed motors - it is possible there's one in there

lol cool let me know thanks

I know the feeling. Sometimes I look around and think about how much money I have tied up in all this and what could I be doing with that money if I sold it all. Then I shake my head and realize that would be silly. Collecting, building and playing with vintage RCs is what I WANT to be doing. That makes it ok, right? Thank goodness for this support group!

X2.... RC has been a constant in my life since I was 7. As much as I should be doing other things I seem to get the most enjoyment out of RC.

Everyone needs a hobby. It gets overwhelming when you try more than one hobby for me. Overwhelmed with parts...I can relate

Todd

As I told you, I can help, send me the JRX I sold you and all your ball bearing differentials. I'm here to help

I'll take your excess Kyosho stuff, let me lessen your overwhelmingness.

In all seriousness though I do till my collection occasionally and thin down to keep it manageable. Currently I wish I had some of the parts back but the hunt is on and that is fun. For a while I went down the path of having every early car I owned as a kid or wanted and it got out of control. I now primarily focus my vintage efforts on what we all know is the best car ever JRX2/T.

matt1ptkn wrote:I know the feeling. Sometimes I look around and think about how much money I have tied up in all this and what could I be doing with that money if I sold it all. Then I shake my head and realize that would be silly.

I know how you feel, If I had all the money back that I've spent on beer, I'd spend it on beer!

Halgar wrote:I know how you feel, If I had all the money back that I've spent on beer, I'd spend it on beer!

When do the invites go out to THAT party????



Alex

I look at it this way. My entire collection is worth less than a mediocre vintage 1:1 car. It's a choice between 1 car I'd eventually get bored on or several different types that I don't. I don't know if I'll ever get to finish off all of my projects and ideas but at least I'll have fun along the way.

Incredible_Serious wrote:

Halgar wrote:I know how you feel, If I had all the money back that I've spent on beer, I'd spend it on beer!

When do the invites go out to THAT party????



Alex

They went out weeks ago, you didn't get yours?

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