Story of my life.

At this point most all I have involved in this bike is time and labor.
Medium wire brush, fine wire brush, 60, 120, 220, 600 dry, 600 wet.
I don't have access to a blasting booth.

Some time ago a friend mentioned taking it to an auto painter and spraying it the next time they do a white car. Saving cost of material and only paying for his time would ideally make this quite feasible. At that point I could try to sell it again but I feel like what the solution comes down to is: when the tall retro enthusiast, non perfectionist biker comes along, what would sell this to him?
I didn't plan on buying wheels or even cranks, maybe finding old brakes and DRs and tossing a seat on there.
Bike minus drivetrain = $100?
I'm not looking to profit, just to end up in the black.