How do you feel when you sell something from your collection?

[emspjay]

So how do you feel when you sell something from your collection?? I am running out of storage room and need to sell a few buggy's to make space and free up some money for new projects. I find it very hard to part with stuff in my collection and spend hours trying to figure out what I'm going to sell, if I was still single and not married this would be no problem HAHA! I know what ever I sell is going to go to somebody else that will enjoy it. I just put two of my favorite buggy's on Ebay. I have sold many things in the past from my collection and sometimes regret it. I'm just interested about how everybody else thinks about it??

[speedy_w_beans]

I'm a hoarder.  I almost never sell. 

[Granddad Stinky]

My first car was a DT03 Racing Fighter. I didn’t really gel with it very well, too much understeer. I do regret selling it, because it was my first buggy.

I sold my Fy03 to buy a WLToys 12428. That was a good move.

There’s no way i’ll ever sell a Tamiya again.

 

[svenb]

Slightly better off!

[emspjay]

Thanks guys! Great replies so far! Right now I only put up one Tamiya buggy and one Kyosho buggy but also thinking of putting up a few more. So hard to part with these things, I think I got the hoarder gene, LOL!

[Jason1145]

I’ve just sold a DF02 Buggy and it’s a relief... not that I hated that car ( I loved it in fact) but now it’s gone I have some free cash and I’m relieved of the burden/itch/compulsion to keep searching for hop ups and spares parts for it - which I always do for all my different 15-20 models... ahhh sanity is back for a time anyway

If I too was single and childless I’d keep everything but time/space/money make that nigh on impossible.

[markbt73]

It's harder for me to put things up for sale than to actually see them go. I think I'm going to miss it, but honestly, I don't properly remember half of the things I've sold over the years, so I guess I don't miss them.

The only time it becomes an issue is 2 or 5 or 10 years later, when I think "Hey, it wouldn't it be cool if I had...", and then remember that I did have one.

[Wooders28]

Its strange, theres some ive sold i thought i would miss, and dont (bigwig, SRB) and then others i wasnt too bothered about and since found myself buying again (Ultima,  optima mid). I am contemplating having a bit of a sell off atm to raise funds too! 

[Only4Fun]

It's something I just can't do ....... Yet  

[Grastens]

I feel a strange-but-not-inexplicable emptiness. As I am no longer in the hobby as much as I used to be, selling only stresses me out when I deal with shipping fees and cutting a deal, followed by relief when it goes through. I never really settle down, though, until it is all over, i.e. when the buyer has the item and is satisfied with it.

I guess this means I have sold off everything I did not need - with the exception of my Lancia Rally shell, but that was due to extenuating circumstances. And besides, it went to a great home, so I am happy about that

Edit: And at this stage in my life when I am still starting a career, I definitely prefer the money!

[emspjay]

44 minutes ago, Wooders28 said:

Its strange, theres some ive sold i thought i would miss, and dont (bigwig, SRB) and then others i wasnt too bothered about and since found myself buying again (Ultima,  optima mid). I am contemplating having a bit of a sell off atm to raise funds too! 

I agree some in the past I don't really regret selling! I had a new built Bigwig that I sold right before the re-release so that was sweet! And then I also sold my first SRB a few months ago but those were before my time so not a big deal. Just put up two buggy's from my time so a little harder to part with, going to list one or two more soon.

[markbt73]

1 hour ago, Grastens said:

 I never really settle down, though, until it is all over, i.e. when the buyer has the item and is satisfied with it.

I know what you mean. I won't spend the funds out of Paypal until I get that "Thanks, I love it" message.

[Hobbimaster]

Before the Holidays I had over 40 cars and trucks in my collection. To be honest it started to feel a bit overwhelming. I could never decide what I wanted to run, so usually just ended up not running anything. Since the new year began, started a huge sell off only keeping the the ones I truly desire, I mean who really needs 4 lunch box's in every color? Now that I'm down to about 25, I really feel more connected to the remaining lot. I'd like to get it down to 15, and possibly outfit them all with brushless and lipo's, something I could never do with so many. I would say, lightening the load is going to allow me more time and funds to enjoy the lot I have

[Blista]

I sold my King Cab, probably over a decade ago now, along with the box, manual, new spares, and everything else, all in really good condition.  It was my first and only Tamiya (until somewhat recently of course).  I hate to think what it would cost to replace it now compared to what I sold it for.  I actually found it again while flipping through the King Cabs under the reader's rides section of this site, but I don't want to find out it's gone for good or look like I'm stalking the current owner. 

Rather than make that mistake again I'm content with owning a small number of cars that I really like, rather than going all out to have one of everything.  Plus I am trying to stick with more modern kits so I don't get sucked into collecting classics.  I look at some of the collections people have and I can't imagine myself with dozens stashed away, especially unopened ones.  Although, I did sell my M05 last year to justify buying an M07 and now I'm looking at getting another M05, so who knows where I'll be in a few more years?

[87lc2]

I have been thinking of selling some recently, but just can't bring myself to do it.  Have about 40-50 at the moment (mostly Tamiya) and the wife doesn't bother me about them and don't need the money so I think I would regret selling.  My problem is building each one and outfitting it exactly as I want it then thinking its just too pretty to run and buy another so I can actually run it.  Then the same thing happens all over again, the new one is too nice to run as well...I still run a lot of my vehicles, but most just sit there on the shelf with full electronics looking pretty.  I definitely have a problem and I fully acknowledge that.

I've never actually sold a single RC, still have the original RC10 I received for my 13th birthday.  I have been wanting to sell just a few to see how I feel about it.  I don't need all I have and as a previous poster said, it would be nice to just concentrate on a few that I really enjoy rather than not running any due to not wanting to make a choice.

[Kingfisher]

Wait! What?  

I don't understand...  

You don't sell your children.

What are you guys on about? 

[nowinaminute]

Deciding what to sell is the hard part for me. I guess I'm a natural born hoarder. Choosing which rc car/random electronic device/item of photographic gear that's been sat unused for a decade is like choosing which finger I want chopped off. I still have a cassette walkman and mini disc player somewhere!

Sometimes I just wish I could go nuts, grab the bin bags and dump a few tons of useless stuff but a little voice always says "you might need it one day" or "might as well sell it on ebay rather than bin it" but neither thing usually ends up happening lol.

[topforcein]

i regret selling a manta ray i was converting into a top-force back in 1993 mind i did come away with a pair of jamo d5 laser power speakers i am planning on going to see the bloke i sold it to in the near future to see if he's still got it.

then i really regret selling my 58099 skyline a couple of years later.

then a i sold my t-maxx to make way for my revo witch i also regret doing that 

know i've learned my lesson and will not do it again 

[Carts]

I don’t even think I’ve made any money selling them off ...maybe broke even ... like an addiction Tamiya cars

[moffman]

 I only sell to buy other cars so it's very rare I sell but I've just bought a egress and to help fund that purchase (because it definitely wasn't the bargain of a lifetime ) I've sold my RC10 and i wished I hadn't  don't get me wrong I'm over the moon I now have an egress but that rc10 was a excellent buggy and the kick in the teeth was it went for absolute peanuts so that's it for me I've been burned so to speak no more selling 

[emspjay]

Thanks guys I love all the responses! I'm running out of room here and I actually have more closets full of R/C stuff than my wife has full of clothes! HAHA! Here is my justification for the two I am selling right now. 58051 Fox selling because I have a NIB Nova Fox, why have two? The first Kyosho Ultima selling before it gets possibly re-released. I have a re-release Optima and love the modern touches Kyosho did on those and will buy a Ultima if they re-release that. I'm also going to sell some more of my vintage boats, those really take up a lot of space. I also am now into things a will actually run and enjoy and not just see it sit on the shelf, the Fox and Ultima are very nice and I don't want to run them and beat the crap out of them. It's been cool to own them but I think I will be happier with something I'm not afraid to run. I also don't really need the money for other projects but it sure will help with my 58001 project (that is adding up). I got a few other ones I'm thinking of selling, original Clod and F201.

[87lc2]

You're reasoning makes sense.  if you don't mind having the re-releases rather than the originals, might as well sell the originals.  

[808da6]

Hi guys. New here.

Sell rigs? I rarely sell without later regrets. Back in '02, built a Juggernaut2. It was a beast. E-Maxx trans and drivelines. Custom wheel wideners. 1950's panel truck body. Didn't drive it much so i sold it. The list goes on. RC10DS roller. Had it for over 10yrs w/o doing much to it. Sold. Custom IFS Wraith. Sold. Stampede with rare ThunderTech Racing carbon fiber chassis. Sold. About 3 different HPI RS4 MT's. Each was purchased to replace one that was sold before it. All sold. I really miss the last MT. It was sick. Losi Trekker with Lindberg Hilux body. Sold.

Each sale has had its regrets, but i can't keep them all.

Tamiya fever is on now tho. My first rig was a Blackfoot back in the mid 80's. My brother is holding on to that one. Recently, i fell in love with short wheelbased rigs. 2 GF01's and one WR02 are permanent aquisitions now. A second WR02 may be on the way and i am searching for another GF. So cool. So fun.

Its  a sickness.

[Jonathon Gillham]

The only cars I have sold were as a teenager to fund the next purchase and the only one I really regret is the Boomerang.

Now I have kept the collection to a manageable number, currently 10. 4 of those are racers, 3 are my sons, 1 is a vintage, 2 have become loaners (including one of my sons) so that just leaves my rere Boomerang. I will sell the Kyosho race buggies when its time to upgrade (I think) but will probably keep the onroad cars even if I upgrade. Buy a new body for the TRF102 to sit on a shelf, run the TA07 as an onroad car.

But I think new additions will be few and far between now, and I'm happy with that as i have the ones I really want

[Hobbimaster]

On 2/11/2018 at 11:35 AM, moffman said:

 I only sell to buy other cars so it's very rare I sell but I've just bought a egress and to help fund that purchase (because it definitely wasn't the bargain of a lifetime ) I've sold my RC10 and i wished I hadn't  don't get me wrong I'm over the moon I now have an egress but that rc10 was a excellent buggy and the kick in the teeth was it went for absolute peanuts so that's it for me I've been burned so to speak no more selling 

The American stuff usually doesn't sell well, unless its a A stamped Cadillac RC10. If you look on eBay, a vintage gold pan can be had for $125, usually almost RTR in really good shape. I have a mint re-re RC10 Worlds sitting here, but will not sell because I know that I'd be lucky to get $100 for it.