buying all these surfboards what do u do for work? u guys spending like 15000-20k yr on brds with shipping and bootiq glassjobs. sh!t.
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what do u people do for a living. wax dryl aruka etc?
- Thread starter CCKeith
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Dont have kids and you can buy boards
Nowhere close to 15k a year. Maybe 3-5K depending. That's if you don't include the offset from selling old boards. No kids. No mortgage. No problem.
Do a lot of people surf in rural Oregon?
Any board I sell I lose a sh!t ton - usually 50% - even if lightly used. Can be hard to get a buyer.
I need to get on your level with the no mortgage thing, that would really up my board buying game.
seriously
I could buy at least one board a month for what my kids cost me. if I really did the math it would more than likely be at least two boards.
I believe wayurdyl works USPS. I'm more curious where do these guys store them all? airplane hangar?? Aruka must have a barn on his 40 acres.
I've gone through a ton of boards last few years as I've experimented a lot, but most were excellent condition 2nd-hand, (several from erBB who tend to take great care of their boards), with maybe 1 new/custom a year. Now that I feel like I've dialed in what I want and really works for me, I've gone a bit nuts with a few customs lately. I do get crap from the wife, but it's my only hobby/escape, and she knows there's way worse things a guy can be doing with his free time (gambling, strip clubs, affairs, etc). I'm convinced a man needs a distraction from work/life to stay sane and it makes him a better husband/father. My dad was into sports cars and boats, so this all seems pretty small potatoes. Wife mostly is annoyed at how much of our storage space they take up. I'm on vacation with my wife's family and her brother was telling me how he has a $40k baseball card collection he's gotten super into this year. So, it's all relative. I had to laugh when he said he made card friends online and they chat about cards, valuation, and strategy. Nerds! I wonder if they have a bizarro-Retodd to patiently answer all their stupid questions.
I've gone through a ton of boards last few years as I've experimented a lot, but most were excellent condition 2nd-hand, (several from erBB who tend to take great care of their boards), with maybe 1 new/custom a year. Now that I feel like I've dialed in what I want and really works for me, I've gone a bit nuts with a few customs lately. I do get crap from the wife, but it's my only hobby/escape, and she knows there's way worse things a guy can be doing with his free time (gambling, strip clubs, affairs, etc). I'm convinced a man needs a distraction from work/life to stay sane and it makes him a better husband/father. My dad was into sports cars and boats, so this all seems pretty small potatoes. Wife mostly is annoyed at how much of our storage space they take up. I'm on vacation with my wife's family and her brother was telling me how he has a $40k baseball card collection he's gotten super into this year. So, it's all relative. I had to laugh when he said he made card friends online and they chat about cards, valuation, and strategy. Nerds! I wonder if they have a bizarro-Retodd to patiently answer all their stupid questions.
what people spend on booze and cigs a year I spend on surfboards.
surfing hermit is an affordable lifestyle.
surfing hermit is an affordable lifestyle.
he posted a picture of his garage a couple of years back - wow!
stuffed with nice stuff!
Too many for my tastes, hah. But no, there's not a lot of buyers relative to SoCal. On the plus side there's not a lot of sellers either so when I list a barely used Rusty/Pyzel/JS/etc. there is usually some interest. Mostly though I sell to one of my three friends who ride similar dims. I give them a bro deal and we are all stocked.
No mortgage - that helps.
I buy 2 new customs a year, and sell 2 usually at about half price. That's about NZ$1000 a year. Add wetsuits, and surfing costs me less than NZ$1500 a year.
Baseball cards? $40k worth?!?
I buy 2 new customs a year, and sell 2 usually at about half price. That's about NZ$1000 a year. Add wetsuits, and surfing costs me less than NZ$1500 a year.
Baseball cards? $40k worth?!?
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Stand around,smoke menthols,drink coffee, and complain about s.hitty contractors
Yeah kids and ur board buying days are over. Can’t justify an $800 clear album asym to the wife these dayz. Fml
One of the only good things about the EC is we don't get enough surf to justify having and experimenting with a ton of boards.