I am trying to do the math here. I am 40, and most of my stuff needs a complete restore. I've had some of it over a decade now, and to no avail. { on the restore front} I figure, there only 4 or 5 decades left. But, I am only doing up about 5 good bikes a decade, but I have more bikes than that. I need to pick up the pace here a little. I need to restore like 10 a year or so. No time. Where do you guys find time?
OK, so let's back up here. I start collecting real heavy in 1994 or so. I mean real hevy, so some of the stuff I bought from shops has been hanging around here for like 13 years. Around 1999 or 2000 or so, I get a storage unit. A few years later, I get another one. I think they are either 8X10 or 10X10.
So, a few months ago we get a letter stating a highway is being built and we need to get out of the storage units because they are to be demolished.
This government contractor lady comes and offers us a settlement to move out. She comes with a camera, and she is photographing all my bikes and stuff. { probably wondering what on earth is going on} She is asking what's in there and stuff, how many bikes, so on. I am like counting the big piles and stuff. Torkers and Redlines and Rampars, Thruster, so on. She's telling me she just needs a count, but I'm like admiring my stuff I hadn't seen in years.
So, in the last few days I been hauling it with the wifey. Back to the house, where we are building a shed. Well, having it built. My wife and I are both tired from hauling bikes. They get heavy after a while.
So, a few months ago we get a letter stating a highway is being built and we need to get out of the storage units because they are to be demolished.
This government contractor lady comes and offers us a settlement to move out. She comes with a camera, and she is photographing all my bikes and stuff. { probably wondering what on earth is going on} She is asking what's in there and stuff, how many bikes, so on. I am like counting the big piles and stuff. Torkers and Redlines and Rampars, Thruster, so on. She's telling me she just needs a count, but I'm like admiring my stuff I hadn't seen in years.
So, in the last few days I been hauling it with the wifey. Back to the house, where we are building a shed. Well, having it built. My wife and I are both tired from hauling bikes. They get heavy after a while.
so what are you asking Mr. Quinn?
fun answers like, get a larger polishing wheel, hire a museum curator to catalog the stash, higher a full time builder and pay them by selling a bike every week, move onto an arrid lot in Arizona, start a Barrett and Jackson style BMX auction in Austin?
or higher one of our full time ebayers to liquidate?
if it were my stash, I'd probably go with TIMs museum route. pick out a select cream of the crop as I've been in the boat of having WAY too much BMX stuff. Now it's more fun to me to have a few nice clean riders with nostalgic coolness.
fun answers like, get a larger polishing wheel, hire a museum curator to catalog the stash, higher a full time builder and pay them by selling a bike every week, move onto an arrid lot in Arizona, start a Barrett and Jackson style BMX auction in Austin?
or higher one of our full time ebayers to liquidate?
if it were my stash, I'd probably go with TIMs museum route. pick out a select cream of the crop as I've been in the boat of having WAY too much BMX stuff. Now it's more fun to me to have a few nice clean riders with nostalgic coolness.
Oh, I know I'm going to be selling some things. There's no two ways about it. Ebay, though. I don't have time to be e-mailing back and forth. Ebay is the way. It may be months till I get to that point, though. I have not yet learned the ways of the polishing wheel, but have read through the ted carl posts. I sell stuff on eBay, don't see the need to hire somebody, really. Most of the pro eBayers I speak with want a guarantee that each thing will bring at least $50 min or they do not want it. I guess 50 $10 items is no good.
The museum helper or curator has to be a young lady. College intern age. The youth and stuff is the key, I am getting to be old at 40 and the stuff is getting heavy to move around.
The museum helper or curator has to be a young lady. College intern age. The youth and stuff is the key, I am getting to be old at 40 and the stuff is getting heavy to move around.
Ha, young interns. Better start working on the Howard Stern afro and get some dark sunglasses for the image.
sounds like you have a fun plan.
Let me know a few minutes before you list a Cook with a BIN. a bike needing TLC is just fine.
sounds like you have a fun plan.
Let me know a few minutes before you list a Cook with a BIN. a bike needing TLC is just fine.
that's right, in going through my stuff I have yet to find my nice cook bros. yet. thanks for reminding me.
quote:And they said you were an impatient man...
but have read through the ted carl posts
Pat, you just let me know if there are any heavy 26 inch cruisers you need to liquidate.
I agree w/ BCB. A few (under 10) real cool bikes is the way to go. I've yet to get to that point, but I'm getting closer. Having room in the garage is an amazingly cool thing. I'd estimate that I had 50 completes and a craptastic amount of parts in the garage this time two years ago. In addition, I had another 20 NOS, mint, or restored bikes in a room w/ all my NOS and mint parts. It does get to be overwhelming and you wonder why did I hoard all this crap. 10% of it is in riding condition and the rest just collects dust.
Make some cha-ching and put the unwanted toys in the hands of those who will restore or ride em. That's my vote.
I agree w/ BCB. A few (under 10) real cool bikes is the way to go. I've yet to get to that point, but I'm getting closer. Having room in the garage is an amazingly cool thing. I'd estimate that I had 50 completes and a craptastic amount of parts in the garage this time two years ago. In addition, I had another 20 NOS, mint, or restored bikes in a room w/ all my NOS and mint parts. It does get to be overwhelming and you wonder why did I hoard all this crap. 10% of it is in riding condition and the rest just collects dust.
Make some cha-ching and put the unwanted toys in the hands of those who will restore or ride em. That's my vote.
Pat -
Load a truck up and drive it to Oregon. I'll help you move it all.
Load a truck up and drive it to Oregon. I'll help you move it all.
can I help?
I hate flying with a raging passion, But i'm willing to fly to Texas
is this where we line up to start claiming Pat's goodies?
ha ha ha impatient? stuff been sitting there since 1994? or was it the part where I said I need to do more than one bike a decade?
quote:Most dont spend 12 hours a day on Vintage.
Where do you guys find time?
If you do trades i've got various English beach pebbles i can swap you, in all kinds of colours,shapes and sizes, some even have holes in them. LMK
Oh, I don't do trades really. Anyway, here goes..
Here is a little song about JMC #9. It's the 9th frame ever built. Mambo #9, here goes...
A little bit a white paint over here
A little bit a frame crack over there
A little bit a old school grey logo
A little bit a J.M.C. fo sho
[ April 03, 2007, 08:22 PM: Message edited by: pquinnbmx ]
Here is a little song about JMC #9. It's the 9th frame ever built. Mambo #9, here goes...
A little bit a white paint over here
A little bit a frame crack over there
A little bit a old school grey logo
A little bit a J.M.C. fo sho
[ April 03, 2007, 08:22 PM: Message edited by: pquinnbmx ]
just think of all the pebbles you could have though?
Three horseman reached a stream. They stopped a while for the horses drink. A loud thundering voice from above was heard to say....
I told you you still had it Pat. All this time you thought it was stolen... I TOLD you.
Pat gave me a key to his storage unit and I went over today and picked out what I needed. He said I could take 10 bikes and only had to give him a cool grand. Oh man, Thanks PAT! Being the team manager has its perks. This RL 75 SB is just amazing. Are these Moto Mag 1's?
Pat, thinking about all of those bikes in storage made me think about some of the people from those pre internet bmx collecting days. I still have phone numbers for most of my old contacts. I think I have just become nostalgic for nostalgia.
DG ZF-1 in there????
The best DG I have is red - do not know if it's a ZF-1.
OK, so the voice comes from above, and the horsemen think it's God, and it says, "Pick up as many of these stones as you can, you will be both happy and sad at the end of your journey."
{ stones, bob acid, not pebbles}
So, the horsemen say, "But sir, these are heavy, and it will weigh us down upon our horses, who btw are even now thirsty, and this is the last water for miles!"
"Just do it, darn it, you whiney frauds. And ye shall be both happy and sad, all at the same time!" The thundering voice commanded.
They grabbed as many heavy stones as possible.
When at the final destination that night, the three weary travelers looked inside the saddle bags to find that all of the stones had turned to 100% {blinging} gold.
This is where the G.D. curse word was started.
Finding old bikes and parts is like that, you could have grabbed more through the years, wish you would have, probably should have. But the wife basically talked you out of it. Because when you run out of room at the house, the bikes start ending up in the bedroom with you. { no funny business here }
{ stones, bob acid, not pebbles}
So, the horsemen say, "But sir, these are heavy, and it will weigh us down upon our horses, who btw are even now thirsty, and this is the last water for miles!"
"Just do it, darn it, you whiney frauds. And ye shall be both happy and sad, all at the same time!" The thundering voice commanded.
They grabbed as many heavy stones as possible.
When at the final destination that night, the three weary travelers looked inside the saddle bags to find that all of the stones had turned to 100% {blinging} gold.
This is where the G.D. curse word was started.
Finding old bikes and parts is like that, you could have grabbed more through the years, wish you would have, probably should have. But the wife basically talked you out of it. Because when you run out of room at the house, the bikes start ending up in the bedroom with you. { no funny business here }
side bar.....Ben Jerry with only 31 posts? How is that possible? gots to be a mis print.
There should almost be a limit. How many bikes can a person own? I mean, unless you own a bike shop or a bike house, and want alot of bikes around. If I was a kid again, and went to someone's house and they had a bunch of bikes in a room ( inside ), I would think they are weird.
I guess i'm weird.
I guess i'm weird.
Ben from Wisconsin is quiet, but when he speaks they count. BenOr not so much...
Pat - would love to see some pics, just for kicks.
How about it?
How about it?
While the shed is being built, some stuff got packed back into my garage. It was in my garage previously, till I rented the storage units. Moving the stuff around is a pain. Complete GT, Rebel, torker, box of frames, trash cans full of wheels, tires, etc.
The upside down bike is a blazer, the red frame is a GT 26". NOS tuff ones in blue.
If you ever start selling, give us a heads up here on Vintage. Maybe even do private listings, so the community can get a chance at some items.
.,.,like those blue tuffs.,.,.yummy.
.,.,like those blue tuffs.,.,.yummy.
oh he'll sell to us first! (blackmail)....let's see what's that old girlfriend's name..... hmmm, let me do some digging......
Attention Vintage gang...
Give up all your efforts to get any of this stuff from Pat. Be it through trade, or purchase, Pat will part with none of it.
He plans on building a tomb for it all. There will be more traps set in there than the tomb of King Tut...
More dangerous than finding the Holy Grail in "The Last Crusade"...
More difficult to crack than the Da Vinci Code...
Forget it guys, he is just teasing ya'll.
Give up all your efforts to get any of this stuff from Pat. Be it through trade, or purchase, Pat will part with none of it.
He plans on building a tomb for it all. There will be more traps set in there than the tomb of King Tut...
More dangerous than finding the Holy Grail in "The Last Crusade"...
More difficult to crack than the Da Vinci Code...
Forget it guys, he is just teasing ya'll.
Nice, nice, and dare I say...nice.
Keep posting pictures and this will become one busy thread!
Keep posting pictures and this will become one busy thread!
Thunder has helped me out in the past with a couple things I was having a hard time finding.
Scot, I was talking to Ed/ColoredTuffs the other day. He was talking about the buried vaults of Skyway stuff. Full of black widows. for real.
I hear tell that Pat has already rented some space over there. just what I heard...
I hear tell that Pat has already rented some space over there. just what I heard...
No problem dude, I have a shovel and a pick. So bury away............................ I will find it.
Old-skull
Old-skull
and grandma's car under the cover
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