"Partnership"

Okay guys I am at school right now so I am going to type this in bursts, Not in one big rant.
I've been running with my "partner now for almost 3 years. I am 16 he is 18. I mainly do auctions and some craigslist finds. We haven't really go back into CurbCo since school started back up. I find that I store all the "Take apart Stuff" at my house. Me and my dad disassemble it. Its our bonding time if you will. Well Here's the thing all my so called "Partner" does is go to the auction maybe load a couple things and then he is done. I do 80% of the work. All he does is ***** about the stuff in his yard and then wants me to clean it up. Its like screw off I have enough sheet in my garage to take care of. You cant get your lazy ass off the couch and do it. After all this we still split it 50/50

We use his dads old car hauler. So I guess thats why he thinks its okay. So I think I am going to buy my own trailer and break away and leave his ass in the dust. I don't to ruin a friendship but this is how I make my money. I don't have an easy job like all the other kids, I work and I am **** proud of it.

And I don't mean to come off selfish but really. Right now I have about 1000 dollars of non-ferrous in my garage that me and my dad took apart. So your telling me its right for him to just waltz in and take half.

I am just trying to focus my energy on getting a cheap trailer. I should have bought the one at an auction. It was a 16 foot enclosed channel trailer with a 7.3 diesel motor and trans sitting on it. Sold for $625

You should cut it off right now, you could use that $1000 to purchase a trailer and get going yourself. If the money from it isn't rightfully his than its ok for you to take it in and take the $. An alternative would be saying either you leave, or you can work for 15-25% earnings, and you'll give him more when he does more.

I mean he has his days but really, All the stuff came from auctions that he paid half for...... So I can't take it. I have enough saved up that I can get a trailer. I am going to focus on cleaning the garage and getting a trailer this winter. But if he doesn't shape up I am going to dump that load of Non-ferrous off and split. He doesn't realize that without me we wouldn't be making close to what we are. The one thing that does roll across my mind is that he would be competition then.

It's sad to hear people or friends that become business partners end up splitting. Either one becomes lazy, obsessive, money hungry, etc.. and puts a strain on not only the business relationship but any external relationship. If I were you, I would straight up tell him how it is. Another problem that eventally surfaces is lack of communication for whatever reason. If he doesn't see things your way or doesn't want to change or comes up with some other excuse or starts an argument over it, I'd end that relationship before it gets worse. I've been fortuate enough that my wife is my scraping parter. We've been married for five years and when I told her I wanted to get into scrapping electronics, she said she wanted to get into it also because it was something we could do together. We then brought in her brother, so now she handles the financial end of things while her brother and I go out to find the stuff, bring it back, scrap it out, and sell it.

My .02...

Dont lose a friendship over it... especially one that sounds like it has been around for years. Also, if your both scrappers independently if gives you something major in common. Dont lose the friend..but also dont bend over backwards for him.

If you have enough room to store 1,000 worth of scrap I say go rent a U-haul for the day and bring it all in then use that money to get a cheap truck. Once you get that first hauler the sky is the limit =D

I have a truck. Bought her before I got my license. 2002 GMC 2500HD W/T she is a pig, but boy does she pull. I could run a truck but running to a auction thats 50 miles away I NEED a trailer because 70% of the time we will load it full.

I already feel more motivated after thinking about this. I am going to talk to my friend who sweeps at a body shop and see if I can get a in there with there scrap.

Originally Posted by logansryche

It's sad to hear people or friends that become business partners end up splitting. Either one becomes lazy, obsessive, money hungry, etc.. and puts a strain on not only the business relationship but any external relationship.

And I would say I am obsessive. Scrapping is my obession. It has to be done right and done efficiently otherwise I will not take part of it.

Partnerships have never worked for me. I ended up having a falling out 1200 miles from home. I came this close to buying a car there so I wouldn't have to ride back with him. My finances didn't allow, though. It was a long, long trip back.

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You have a good truck, some space, and a man who will care (Your father). Find a cheap trailer, and get to it! You won't look back! As for competition, there will always be competitors. Do your thing as well as you can, and the rest will fall into place.

Originally Posted by JnJunk

And I would say I am obsessive. Scrapping is my obession. It has to be done right and done efficiently otherwise I will not take part of it.

I concur, hope everythig works out for you.