I'm 78 myself and agree with the downsizing, but as I have always found, throw out it today and tomorrow you'll be looking for it.
I Am Thinking It Might Be About Time To Start Downsizing My Possessions
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And you won’t be able to find it, even if you saw it recently…..
Those are the ones that really piss me off. You need something, and you remember seeing it a week or so ago, but you just can't remember where....
As to the main topic, my 90 year old father has finally started "liquidating" his tools and toys, and he told me that one of the reasons he's doing it now, instead of having me do it "after", is that he wants to be respectful of my time. How do you not love a guy like that?
Me and Dad about 15 year ago:
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I can find it as long as I didn't move it. Years ago, when I would find something I thought was important, I would move it to a safer location. Then, when I would actually need it, I could remember where I found it the first time, but not where I put it for safekeeping.
I finally learned my lesson.
Funny you mention tax number I have a pa. Tax number, they have never asked me for it though.
My Dad didn't like to throw away anything. While going through his basement full of stuff, I opened up an old WW2 ammo box. It was stuffed with 2 layers of business size envelopes. Inside each was his tax returns from each year starting with 1954. When I got up to 1969, they also included my tax returns. I worked mopping floors at a local hospital when I was 14 years old.
coloradohill
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@PROSTOCKTOM
“So my weekly goal is to make sure I have that 96-gallon tote full every week, and I had it packed to the top when I wheeled it to the road.”
If you happen to notice one of those 416 stroker kits in this tote, pull it out and get in touch with me!
“So my weekly goal is to make sure I have that 96-gallon tote full every week, and I had it packed to the top when I wheeled it to the road.”
If you happen to notice one of those 416 stroker kits in this tote, pull it out and get in touch with me!
YEP I STARTED/RETIRED IN 2009 AT 43 BECAUSE I HAD SO MUCH STUFF... EVERY CAR, PART AND PIECE I SOLD LIFTED A WEIGHT OFF ME... I AM DOWN TO ONE CAR [FROM 40] AND ONE BEDROOM OF STUFF LEFT TO SELL... I AM ALMOST FREE..
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I started down this de-cluttering road about a year ago when I realized that at some point in the accumulation process you don't own your stuff - your stuff owns you. Every inch of my garage, shop, and spare bedroom was stuffed. I began throwing things out and mostly giving it away. Rarely if ever have I wished I hadn't gotten rid of (fill in the blank). Nor do I miss the departed items. I figure I need to do this for my siblings and nieces/nephews as I have no wife or kids to clean out everything when I kick the bucket. Hopefully that event is a long way down the road, but the excess stuff is of no use to anyone. I'd rather it go to a new home and do some good than just sit here staring at me.
WOW!!! 16-years to downsize. I'll never make it. LOL
Currently I have 4 cars I need to part with, and sadly I don't have the one car I want to keep yet. However, I am trying to buy it this year.
If I get that car I can then bring myself to moving the other 4 vehicles along. Currently packing some boxes of really nice books to donate to the library.
I serious doubt few will make it on the shelf, but they can sell off what they want and toss the rest. At least I don't have to make the choice and feel the pain.
Tom
When I was very young my Dad said always put the tool back where you got it from, and it will always be there when you need it again. That's fine when you're done, but when you're using it and put it down you can't find it.
PLUM_72
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Downsize plan...alot of us think our stuff is worth more than it really is. Many of us need to get past that, especially if a pool of buyers isnt knocking on the door.
For car parts, start looking through the "Parts Wanted" section of the various forums. Throw some one a deal.
eBay is not bad if you can limit what you sell or sellover longer periods. Sell a bit at the end of the year, then more after the first of the next year. Just don't exceed their taxable limits. There is a large pool of buys there so maybe the "good stuff" goes there.
Many years back when I was young and getting into cars, I had an old timer see my rusty old e-body. He started an conversation, said he had a bunch of e-body parts and it looked like i could use some of it. Long story short, I met him and got alot of what he had for next to nothing. He was happy getting rid of it, happy it was going to a car in need of it, he made a couple bucks and I was happy getting stuff I needed without breaking the bank. It was mutually beneficial. When the time comes where I need to "clean the shop", I will do something similar.
For car parts, start looking through the "Parts Wanted" section of the various forums. Throw some one a deal.
eBay is not bad if you can limit what you sell or sellover longer periods. Sell a bit at the end of the year, then more after the first of the next year. Just don't exceed their taxable limits. There is a large pool of buys there so maybe the "good stuff" goes there.
Many years back when I was young and getting into cars, I had an old timer see my rusty old e-body. He started an conversation, said he had a bunch of e-body parts and it looked like i could use some of it. Long story short, I met him and got alot of what he had for next to nothing. He was happy getting rid of it, happy it was going to a car in need of it, he made a couple bucks and I was happy getting stuff I needed without breaking the bank. It was mutually beneficial. When the time comes where I need to "clean the shop", I will do something similar.
I WANTED TOP $$$$ FOR MY STUFF,,,SUPER RARE CARS AND PARTS AND TONS OF NOS...TAKES TIME TO SELL,,,SOLD AROUND 2 MILL WORTH APPROX... SO GLAD ITS GONE
Hyper_pak
Old School Chrysler Fan
I started downsizing when I moved from VA in 2011.
I told myself after my Colt I would not get another project.
Unless it was a Lite or a 65 4 Speed S Barracuda.
So the Lite showed up last year.
The difference with the Lite is I am trying to do it slow, right, and cheap.
It's always the pick any 2 deal!
I have been shocked trying to get rid of my treasures,
no one wants them or wants to pay what they are worth.
1st world problems, still blessed and upright.
I told myself after my Colt I would not get another project.
Unless it was a Lite or a 65 4 Speed S Barracuda.
So the Lite showed up last year.
The difference with the Lite is I am trying to do it slow, right, and cheap.
It's always the pick any 2 deal!
I have been shocked trying to get rid of my treasures,
no one wants them or wants to pay what they are worth.
1st world problems, still blessed and upright.
That is a consideration. With Mopar enthusiasts getting deep in years and the staggering costs of ownership and restoration will anybody want our stuff in 10 years?
340six
King Of Bling
Saw one of your cars you sold is at Rocket. Good to see if found a good home.
Good point.
I can’t speak from experience on A-bodies, but I can speak with experience on jukeboxes, 78 RPM record players (console and table top models), and to a much lesser extent- Model A’s (deceased uncle had three), and based on those “indicators” I decided that I’m going to try not to worry about resale value of the things I own.
But it’s not easy.
Icetech
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I tend to not keep anything i don't use or need.. it has bit me in the *** a few times but not many. I basically do it so i don't leave a ton of stuff for my sister to deal with when i die.. My dad was a metal worker and pack rat... cleaning up after his life sucked.. i don't wanna do that to anyone
I live pretty minimalist to start with though.
JDMopar
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If I don't get to work on the stuff I WANT to do, instead of concentrating on too much of the stuff I HAVE to do, I ain't got enough time left in my life to do the wants. I've pretty much decided that my 68 Roadrunner is going to be a Rattyrunner instead of a restoration. It's not rusty or beat up, but it looks like hell....lol. Maybe the planned 470 beating the ground and the shiny 15" Road wheels and fat tires will make people not pay attention to the old green paint with the original QQ1 showing thru in spots.
Reminds me of a guy an hour away. He owns a super nice 64 Belvedere , but he was also restoring a REAL 64 Bel 426 hemi car, one of a handful, for a friend of his. I was there looking for a part for a 64 Savoy I was working on. He made the comment " everytime I need a part, I always have to pay out the ***, and then when I want to sell a part, it ain't worth chit to anyone!!!!!" He had a POINT!!!!
I found the part there I needed there, the price was fair, and I just paid the man and thanked him!!!
Last time I hauled parts to Mopar Nats was way back about 2002 or so, I had a bud with an ancient boneyard and I made a deal to take off what ever parts I wanted off a 73 Sport Sat. I filled the truck full and when I got to Nats. I made a sign, that said: every part here is off 73 Satty and I think all parts are priced plenty chea and more than fair, if you see anything you want, buy it, and don't bother to try to dicker> Thank you.
I sold every part and the buyers said I was the ONLY guy there with parts for such model and said my prices were more than fair!
Ya know times are hard, when a Morman downsizes to just one wife!!!
Sorry, only Morman joke I know!
Sorry, only Morman joke I know!
BSB67
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Sold my 68, 383, convertible, 4 speed GTS in 2021. I bought it in 1977, had it for 44 years. Solid, reliable driver - worthy of restoring. I knew I’d never get to it. Sold it to a good home. I miss the car, but don’t regret selling it.
At the same time, we moved/down-sized. Two dumpsters full. I also set up a 4x8 sheet of plywood by the curb with a free sign. Every day for two months I continuously put stuff on that table, everything went with no guilt or regret.
At the same time, we moved/down-sized. Two dumpsters full. I also set up a 4x8 sheet of plywood by the curb with a free sign. Every day for two months I continuously put stuff on that table, everything went with no guilt or regret.
We did something similar when we moved from the previous house to this one. We lived one block off of a busier road, and some good friend of ours (who lived on that road) offered to put up a canopy in their yard, with a “Free Stuff” sign and a table made out of a couple sawhorses. Between that and CL, we got rid of a ton of stuff that, to be honest, neither of us misses.
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