csmcclain
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I figured this would be a fun one…
So I’m going on my third hunt in Africa in September 2026 with my parents along with several extended family members. I decided to use this opportunity to challenge myself in a new way.
I live in a neighborhood where, for some unknown reason, people throw away amazingly good things. Furniture, smokers, vacuum, cleaners… you name it, and they will throw it away, often brand new. I do a lot of western big game hunting in America, so I stay in shape by running the neighborhood, often finding these items and sprinting home to get a truck so that I can pick them up. I have decided to collect these items and sell them to pay for my trophy fees.
We won the package in a raffle (no, I’m not interested in the debates on raffle safaris; I understand that they are a crapshoot), and it came with a nyala, a bushbuck, and an impala. The rules of self-imposed challenge are that the trophy fees fee for extra animals must come from selling items on Facebook Marketplace, specifically items that I did not pay anything for. So, if I do amazing and make $9k, a buffalo is in my future; if I flop with only a $1500, I’ll be lucky to take home an extra wildebeest.
I started collecting items this weekend (I already had a few sitting around that we were not using), and I’m already up to $310. Other items I have already listed include a working treadmill, a Ridgid propane heater, a nightstand, a wakeboard, and much more! Unfortunately, I am having to fight my wife who does not want to sell the like new Bob stroller I found today, but I will let her keep that one
I figured this would be a fun place to track the progress every month or so, then give a full update after the hunt. Also, I think it proves 1.) that Americans throw away far too much stuff, and 2.) that anyone can afford a safari with a little financial planning.
Happy hunting, all!
So I’m going on my third hunt in Africa in September 2026 with my parents along with several extended family members. I decided to use this opportunity to challenge myself in a new way.
I live in a neighborhood where, for some unknown reason, people throw away amazingly good things. Furniture, smokers, vacuum, cleaners… you name it, and they will throw it away, often brand new. I do a lot of western big game hunting in America, so I stay in shape by running the neighborhood, often finding these items and sprinting home to get a truck so that I can pick them up. I have decided to collect these items and sell them to pay for my trophy fees.
We won the package in a raffle (no, I’m not interested in the debates on raffle safaris; I understand that they are a crapshoot), and it came with a nyala, a bushbuck, and an impala. The rules of self-imposed challenge are that the trophy fees fee for extra animals must come from selling items on Facebook Marketplace, specifically items that I did not pay anything for. So, if I do amazing and make $9k, a buffalo is in my future; if I flop with only a $1500, I’ll be lucky to take home an extra wildebeest.
I started collecting items this weekend (I already had a few sitting around that we were not using), and I’m already up to $310. Other items I have already listed include a working treadmill, a Ridgid propane heater, a nightstand, a wakeboard, and much more! Unfortunately, I am having to fight my wife who does not want to sell the like new Bob stroller I found today, but I will let her keep that one
I figured this would be a fun place to track the progress every month or so, then give a full update after the hunt. Also, I think it proves 1.) that Americans throw away far too much stuff, and 2.) that anyone can afford a safari with a little financial planning.
Happy hunting, all!
