I thought of Brewisr selling his merc , and my friend Russ selling his shoebox , and people sell cars all day long , no biggie right ? Well fuck . I don't want to sell the damn merc , and after a good hour & 1/2 shooting the shit in the garage with Gregg ( geeman51) I think I have decided to hang in there and try to build the chopper exclusivly by selling on ebay . I have enough junk around here to really make some money if I get off my ass and go for it . I have all the Rodders Journals . . . . I'm sure I could get a few bucks for that shit , I have all kinds of nick-nacks . Lots of stuff signed by various different people involved with customs & shit like that ( Ed . . . R.I.P. ) . anyhow I'm a flip / flop , but as of right now the merc is not for sale . Thanks to everyone who posted on the " merc is for sale " post telling me to keep it . . . I think I can do the bike , pay off some bills and keep "La Mierde Verde" . carry on
Good decision!!!! I was quietly bummed when you posted that you were selling it. It would be like selling off a family pet. No one but you could appreciate it like you (and we) do and we'd all hate to see it if someone turned around and painted it, caca brown for instance.
Do you have the Rodder's Journal with the article of Jimmy shine's Frankenshine truck? I'd be interested in that... r
Thanks DrJ , we may have roughed each other up in the past a few times , but I do value your oppinion on here and am touched by your accepting my car the way you have ( even though it is a 4door ) but seriously , I thought I had it pretty well figured out , and Greeg gave me a good rethink and a new point of view I hadn't considered . Anyhow , as for the Rodders Journals , and all the other Ebay shit I am going to sell , I am going to try and get the highest price possible for all this crap , so I dont know if anyone on here would want to cough up the beans for it . I need to do a little clicking around to get prices for some of the stuff I have , but I will post here wghen I get my first batch of junk on there to sell . It will be some good shit to guys so stay tuned
Im proud of you, brother! You dont know what a lousy week this has been for me, but that brought a smile on my face.
There are a certain few vehicles in each man's life that are irreplaceable. I couldn't help but think that was one of them. It just has that certain sumpthin that is hard to duplicate. I wish someone had been around to slap sense into me on a couple I let go some years back. I think I own the third one now. All the rest of them matter for nuthin. Could be that the bike you put together will also be a keeper, but at least you don't have to give up a keeper to get a keeper. knowhatamean?
Hope the sun starts shining for you Sailor , I don't know what has been your trouble but I wish you well . In the post where I said I had decided to sell the car , the outpouring of people telling me to reconsider was obviously great , but the thing that really made me think was the people who posted . Almost everyone who posted were some of the people I most respect on here , people who really know their shit and whos posts I usualy read when I see their names attatched . . . . anyhow there it is .
I knew this would happen, just not when! Glad you came to your senses You can sell anything on ebay for insane prices as long as the pictures and description are great. You'll have enough funds in no time. -Dane
[ QUOTE ] I knew this would happen, just not when! [/ QUOTE ] Honestly , I don't know what the fuck I was thinking !
You make make me proud boy. One of only two cool four doors in existance needs to be with its rightful owner. Sam!
Hey Mike, I gotta tell you, I'm relieved at the change of heart. I really like your Merc. Mercs are hard to come by, whether stock or chopped, 2 or 4 door. You have one of the nicest chopped 4dr Mercs around and one of the coolest chopped Mercs, period. Cleatus is right about certain cars in a guys life, that are indelible to a man's automotive identity. The regret that comes when either forced or on account of other interests, one sells it. Things just aren't the same after. I got a regret like that on my first mild custom Poncho. It's been gone 25 years. I yearn for it. Now I want to duplicate it. Good luck with the bike. Keep us posted. Joel
Mike- I had kicked around selling my 49 Lincoln for a while. (I was thinking I'd maybe buy a 39 Ford or Merc.) When I started getting serious about selling it, my wife got really sad. She reminded me of how long I've had that car, and how it would feel if somebody else had it.... So I kept it.
I can't believe the cars you guys even consider selling! That Lincoln is sexy! =mike=, I'm glad you decided to keep yours. That car is one of the coolest on the HAMB.
I wanted to post on each of the threads about you selling the car. I didn't, because I didn't want to hurt your chances to sell it. I would feel sorry for the person who bought =mike='s car. The first thing I thought, was how some guys cars will always be "their" cars. Think "Rudy's Truck" or "Rocky's Truck", or so many other examples.. What about somebody else divin' the Roach Rod? It just wouldn't seem right. You and the Merc are ambassador's of 4 door coolness. It is not something that many can pull off, but you have. If you decide to sell it again, go for it. But I'll feel sorry for the guy that has to hear "Isn't that =mike='s old merc?" everywhere he drives it.
I love steely dan!!! good decision =mike=. that car is kickass.....plus didn't you get rid of a sidevalve harley that you still regret.... oh, and where were you on tueday? B. Mendoza showed up and made us sign the record i gave to him. the casbah was the best show of the tour i think.
[ QUOTE ] Your old lady said no, didn't she? [/ QUOTE ] She loves the merc almost more than I do , but she hasn't gotten invloved in the desision to sell or keep it . She has however been pushing to get the bike on the road . As it turns out , she is pretty happy that we are going to keep it .
ALL RIGHT!- The stuff Ive sold over the years has always bugged me. Sometimes I just have no choice but to sell.Right now would be a sensible time to sell most of my "cool stuff"-but to tell ya the truth.....I dont fuckin care. Im selling some and keeping what I wanna.....BY GOD-I aint goin to the nursing home in a FUCKIN'-Taurus!
[ QUOTE ] YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I HAVE MAIL [/ QUOTE ] they must be your tickets to hawaii ?
good decision mike. i have thought of selling my cars to build something else, but i couldnt bring myself to do it.
Glad to see this post, it is your personal contract with your self. Mike's "collections of collections" is quite impressive with alot of one-of-a-kind junque. Definately gonna' jazz up blah old ebay and will be well worth the "going rate",if anyone is thinkin' of bidding. And before anyone asks, there were no pliars applied to anyones nipples and no open flames during our conversation. Mike, let's try to make visiting together a little more of a habit. I had a ball.
Gregg I agree , I will throw a little HAMB-BQ once it startes warmimg up . Otherthan that I will call you soon . a few drinks in the backyard is always a good thing .
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