Tennis elbow, still playing up something horrible, but worse is the heartache of letting my collection of model aircraft go, 20+ years I started collecting with the intention of building them in my retirement.......and now Im retiring I can't really take them with me... sad.
But I put them on line as a job lot, over 240 kits, and some other bits and bobs for 1500euros, and 2 dealers almost bit my hand off chasing it. Both were ok with the price (well they would be, they are getting close to 8K work of retail return) but only 1 was willing to come and collect so I sold it..even though the other offered me a few hundred more and would easily have offered still more I think, I made a deal and stuck with it. 1500 in the bank now, compared to maybe 6 -8 spread over 2 years.. not an option Im afraid.
But I put them on line as a job lot, over 240 kits, and some other bits and bobs for 1500euros, and 2 dealers almost bit my hand off chasing it. Both were ok with the price (well they would be, they are getting close to 8K work of retail return) but only 1 was willing to come and collect so I sold it..even though the other offered me a few hundred more and would easily have offered still more I think, I made a deal and stuck with it. 1500 in the bank now, compared to maybe 6 -8 spread over 2 years.. not an option Im afraid.
True to his word the dealer popped over today in a rented van (so yes...he's aware of the value) and they are all gone, 20 big shipping boxes worth. sigh
Sad.... but Í think I am ok with this, its not like the guitars, I still play guitar so losing them was a gut punch, but my model building ended many years ago, and while I am sure I will pick it up again in Thailand as a way to fill my time.. Its not killing me as much as letting the guitars go did.... so maybe heartache isn't quite the right word, sadness for sure though, more endings.
