karlak
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posted on 3/11/13 at 01:26 PM |
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Advice on selling tools etc
Thought I would ask the collective here for their advice and experience on such matters.
Unfortunately my wife's father has recently passed away and it is time for my Mother-in-law to clear out his workshop.
He was a Wheelwright, Builder and chippy through his working life and has obviously collected a huge amount of tools, from Old wood lathes, routers,
old bench drill (hand wheel), some huge wood saws (tree felling) to Hand tools. His workshop is full of stuff.
I have been over to take some pictures of the larger bits and pieces today with a view of putting them up for sale.
I was wondering if there is a market for some of the older hand tools etc ? I guess we need a collector/enthusiast who would buy the things without
ripping off the Mother-in-law.
I may pop a few pictures on here later to see if anyone can advise what they are.
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designer
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posted on 3/11/13 at 01:33 PM |
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Of they are good quality, contact an auction house. There is a big demand for old tools.
I sold a lot a couple of years ago. £35 for an old oak/brass spirit level, rest did really well.
A lot better than Ebay, even with the comission they take.
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Hadders
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posted on 3/11/13 at 03:26 PM |
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I dont know the size of the market but i do have a friend who has just started wood turning as a hobby and would probably be interested in any
suitable tools for this. He's in Bedford. I would be happy to put him in touch with you.
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trextr7monkey
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posted on 3/11/13 at 04:01 PM |
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We sold some old hand tools to a bloke who runs a website trading as "HackneyTools" who was good to deal with and is always looking out
for unusual stuff in good order- even better with some history, other than that it is back to an auction.
You can advertise lathes on the www.lathes website which might pull in people from a specialist audience, big old wood cutting saws need to goto
someone dealing in movie sets and shop /pub fitting, architectural salvage - some big place in west Yorks , I forget the name but they specialise in
supplying ye olde worlde stuff for new developments, worth a bit of googling I think .
atb
Mike
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karlak
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posted on 3/11/13 at 05:21 PM |
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Thanks for all the advice.
Will feed it back to the family
MK Indy - 2litre Duratec - Omex 600 - Jenvey throttle bodies - ETB DigiDash2
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