09-26-2017, 09:26 PM
Chuck
I admire you for trying to do the virtually impossible which is making a decent return on your time and investment in karting. I got my nickname when I wore a drill instructors hat to the races at Narvarre and Kuglers when I hauled parts there to sell at the tracks in the late 60's and early 70's. Smokey did not come from racing prowess. The only time I beat the King and Duane Lieber was when they both broke down. When I decided to take my GI bill money and go to Florida to get an MBA, I made the mistake of figuring out how much an hour I had made in the kart business. It worked out to considerably less than the going minimum wage of $1.25 per hour.
The hurricanes and other natural disasters had to really soften the market. Ebay is getting more difficult to deal with and the fees for ebay and paypal run about 20%. Hopefully, these will run their course and that great stash of karting goodies will start moving again.
As to Dr. Phil the most polite thing I can say is that he's a horribly overpaid blowhard. Sadly, I don't get paid at all for the same behavior.
Smokey
I admire you for trying to do the virtually impossible which is making a decent return on your time and investment in karting. I got my nickname when I wore a drill instructors hat to the races at Narvarre and Kuglers when I hauled parts there to sell at the tracks in the late 60's and early 70's. Smokey did not come from racing prowess. The only time I beat the King and Duane Lieber was when they both broke down. When I decided to take my GI bill money and go to Florida to get an MBA, I made the mistake of figuring out how much an hour I had made in the kart business. It worked out to considerably less than the going minimum wage of $1.25 per hour.
The hurricanes and other natural disasters had to really soften the market. Ebay is getting more difficult to deal with and the fees for ebay and paypal run about 20%. Hopefully, these will run their course and that great stash of karting goodies will start moving again.
As to Dr. Phil the most polite thing I can say is that he's a horribly overpaid blowhard. Sadly, I don't get paid at all for the same behavior.
Smokey