Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:34 pm
In my case it's not a matter of liking you or not. I only know one or two guys here personally. So I really don't draw opinions like that. I don't even care if people like me. I don't live my life for anyone but my family. So if money was a problem from the start you cannot blame anyone but yourself. I do it too. But I would NEVER vent that kind of info in a public forum.
But here are my responses to your points.
1. Are you saying you took them to Walden MX and acutally rode that plastic? If so that proves you could care less about the historical aspect of it. Even if you took it easy what if some dumb *** would have run into it?
2. Someone offered to create a mold and sell that style at cost. But due to the fact you wanted money for the use of them the project was dropped. What would have been so devistating to let someone make a close replica? You could have still sold them to a collector and made your money back.
3. Speculating is risky. Agreed. But owning Cdales right now and wanting another means nothing. I have two and am working on four before Xmas. They are inexpensive right now. And are a piece of history. The items in question are one-of-a-kind. Not rideable quads.
4. The Cannondale employee had every right to be mad. But still did something incrediably stupid. And it's unfortunate.
5. The Moto. Well, Jeff is in business (The Quad Shop) to make money. And if he found someone to pay that kind of money for his quad than more power to him. But at the same time I was offerd a brand new Blaze for $2200 yesterday. And had I known a little while earlier I would have gotten it. But I just got another crated one for $3500. As far as Jaybr's quad we are still talking about available quads and not one-of-a-kind parts.
6. I won't even go into this one. It's a rant and stupid.
Nick, I cannot speak for everyone and would never want to. But I think the issue is this: why did you take a loan for the parts KNOWING you would have to sell them off to make your money back and deny that is the case? You make it sound as if you bought them to lose money and we all know that is simply not the case.
I would love to see the stuff go to a collector. If that's you then box that stuff up and put it away! Stop playing with it. If it's not you then sell it. And it's not the price that makes a collector. Stop acting like it is. You could sell it for four times it's value only to discover its on some rich kids sand quad getting destroyed at Glamis. Or you could sell it to some of these repuitable guys that you know will display it like a piece of art.
I'm really sorry if I'm a jerk. But I have learned through my own hard knocks that it's best to be honest than hold it in. I will respect what ever you choose to do, as long as it's a respectable act. Theating to cut it up makes you sound 3 not 33...
But here are my responses to your points.
1. Are you saying you took them to Walden MX and acutally rode that plastic? If so that proves you could care less about the historical aspect of it. Even if you took it easy what if some dumb *** would have run into it?
2. Someone offered to create a mold and sell that style at cost. But due to the fact you wanted money for the use of them the project was dropped. What would have been so devistating to let someone make a close replica? You could have still sold them to a collector and made your money back.
3. Speculating is risky. Agreed. But owning Cdales right now and wanting another means nothing. I have two and am working on four before Xmas. They are inexpensive right now. And are a piece of history. The items in question are one-of-a-kind. Not rideable quads.
4. The Cannondale employee had every right to be mad. But still did something incrediably stupid. And it's unfortunate.
5. The Moto. Well, Jeff is in business (The Quad Shop) to make money. And if he found someone to pay that kind of money for his quad than more power to him. But at the same time I was offerd a brand new Blaze for $2200 yesterday. And had I known a little while earlier I would have gotten it. But I just got another crated one for $3500. As far as Jaybr's quad we are still talking about available quads and not one-of-a-kind parts.
6. I won't even go into this one. It's a rant and stupid.
Nick, I cannot speak for everyone and would never want to. But I think the issue is this: why did you take a loan for the parts KNOWING you would have to sell them off to make your money back and deny that is the case? You make it sound as if you bought them to lose money and we all know that is simply not the case.
I would love to see the stuff go to a collector. If that's you then box that stuff up and put it away! Stop playing with it. If it's not you then sell it. And it's not the price that makes a collector. Stop acting like it is. You could sell it for four times it's value only to discover its on some rich kids sand quad getting destroyed at Glamis. Or you could sell it to some of these repuitable guys that you know will display it like a piece of art.
I'm really sorry if I'm a jerk. But I have learned through my own hard knocks that it's best to be honest than hold it in. I will respect what ever you choose to do, as long as it's a respectable act. Theating to cut it up makes you sound 3 not 33...