Extreme hoarding...
I used to watch the TV show (also on YouTube) about people who were life-long hoarders taking it to the extreme. Last week, I attended a swap meet for people in the model aircraft hobby and remember many vendors who brought out the same stuff that didn't sell in last years swap meet.I stopped going the ham radio festivals as the percent of used junk exceeded the new products. Sure, it's a way for someone to find a good deal on a part or hard-to-find radio tubes and it's probably a big social event to meet up with people you have talked to on the radio, but have no other connection with. Toward the end of the event, you can see them boxing all the things that didn't sell and bringing them back home.
An old friend works for an electronics firm and scours booths selling components he can sell in his business. Some connectors made 20 years ago are higher in quality than the new products.
I had a few computer monitors that were perfect for design drawings as the aspect ratio was equal to a sheet of paper. Using them daily and the capacitors in the power supply would fail. I found a guy who repaired them for a reasonable cost. His shop was filled to the ceiling with stacks of dead PC's. I went back to see him after COVID and the shop was closed. Brown paper covering the windows and a FOR RENT sign on the door.
Maybe he was able to recycle some of those electronic parts. I've seen videos where they process the gold plated contacts removing the gold so it can be reclaimed and sold for a profit. Probably the cases can be sold as scrap metal.
I've got a few small model helicopters I used for learning, some are still in working condition... but I moved on to bigger and better. I'll probably take them to one of the flying fields with a sign FREE in hopes I can unload them and stop hoarding them.
It's not money (loss or gain) but releasing stuff I have been keeping in inventory.
Now that I'm getting back to music, some of the gear I've been holding on to for years will become useful to me and I won't have to buy stuff again.
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Bare in mind that I am in the Philippines so limited on where to purchase, so I would likely have to use Amazon or eBay.
Bare in mind that I am in the Philippines so limited on where to purchase, so I would likely have to use Amazon or eBay.
Get a computer simulator first.
There are several brands to choose from, but I suggest RealFlight Evolution.
It's internet based (but also runs without being online) and comes with a modified transmitter/controller that plugs into any USB port.
The list price is $200USD
From time to time people show up with models that aren't supported with spare parts or inferior design. I always recommend Blade Helicopters from Horizon Hobby.
Model 230S Ready to Fly with a few spare batteries is less than $350.
It's tiny, but has a beginner mode that self-levels the helicopter. Perfect for training. If you are flying over grass and take a spill, often there is no damage.
Amazon link for the simulator:
Cheers mate.