Thread: newbie looking for avenues of advise~~

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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

.......So there you go, another thin slice of pie..........but there's oh so much more to know. Not trying to discourage participation in the hobby, and asking questions is a good way to learn, but don't think you'll outsmart the rest of the players in the game when you're just getting in it. Life rarely works that way.

Uncle Bob jumped in with exactly my thoughts, but I was giving you the opportunity to explain to the group what your approach is, and what you bring to the table in the way of tools, experience and special talents before commenting on specifics.

My father-in-law was a used car wholesaler, mainly buying from individuals "right" in the days before computers and cell phones when the Sunday paper had a dozen pages of used car ads, then selling to his buddies at dealerships during the week, making a couple of hundred on each one, and rarely more. He had a great love for Model A's, and his sale of one that he had restored set the record 30 years ago for highest price paid nationally, and it held for several years. When we chatted about it he shared that he'd "...just broke even" on that sale, spending a bunch to make it perfect, and then barely getting his money back on a record setting sale. It's hard to do better.

Jerry points out the intangible value of the hobby, and there's something to be said for that. I truly love building, whether it's a car project, a piece of furniture, a toy for grandkids or putting salvage windows in the tree house. It's what keeps me going, but none of it is done with an eye on potential profit. It's a present to myself in what are said to be the "golden years" of retirement.

Originally Posted by rspears

It's a present to myself

And truer words can not be found!