function localGroup:addItem(item)
        local i
        for i = 1, maxItems do
            print(i) -- prints 1 through 6 (maxItems = 6)
            if items[i] == nil then
                items[i] = item
                db:exec([[REPLACE INTO inventory (slot, itemId, description, quantity, inuse, icon, width, height, location) VALUES (]] .. i .. [[,"]] .. items[i].id .. [[","]] .. items[i].name .. [[","]] .. "1" .. [[","]] .. "1" .. [[","]] .. items[i].availableIcon .. [[","]] .. items[i].width .. [[","]] .. items[i].height .. [[","]] .. "pack" ..[[");]])
                break;
            end
        end
        print(i) -- prints "nil"
        print(maxItems)
        if i > maxItems then return false end -- errors here because its nil
        return true
    end