Looks tidy, but remember you will pay 39.2% on top of the online hammer price.

Also make sure you are happy with clauses 33 to 41 of their T&C.

Hammer price + 16% buyers premium, + 20% VAT on both

20% on 16% = 19.2%

Yes i agree the costs can quickly escalate if you’re not in a position to move things yourself. Auction purchases can be especially tricky as they often give you a window to get in and shift whatever you have bought.

Iv’e always managed to move my own stuff, but i do have a van and a decent trailer at my disposal, along with a motley collection of jacks, slings, rollers, pallet trucks etc, and a good mate who lends a hand and happens to own a fairly hefty tractor. However you can hire the equipment required to lift and haul machinery fairly reasonably.

Do you have a link ? PM me if you want to keep it low key. 

Edited……Found it…..looks very clean, a couple of things that may not matter to you, but would be negatives for me…..it’s not a gap bed, and the bed is short…….neither are showstoppers, but worth bearing in mind.

Edited By Alan Waddington 2 on 23/11/2017 22:24:51

Gary

Those auctioneer T&C don't look too bad, but some want you to show evidence of insurance, a Method Statement for removal, and all sorts of other onerous things, so if you look at something from another online auctioneer, beware.

I believe Apex have difficult T&C, for example.

As for moving costs, my Boxford 330 I bought in June was in Liverpool, a 450 mile round trip.

Steve at Landylift quoted, IIRC, around £450-500 for collection/delivery to me, which was fair enough (but 20% on top of the cost of the lathe), but in the end I bit the bullet, hired a Luton van with tail lift and went and got it myself.

I stuck the Boxford on castors, it went on and off easy – 400kg but two of us pushed it on and off easy – all in cost of transport was around £180.

I doubt the pic’s have been doctored, or indeed the machine tarted up…..(judging by the condition of the other lots etc.) One other point that does come to mind is the VS3100 is quite a rare beast and there doesn’t seem to be any steadies etc included in the sale. Unless they are interchangeable with other models, you might struggle to actually find any………

Well Gary, guess that’s good news for you if you win, as it won’t need disconnecting, and they must have the facilities to lift it straight on to transport……….if you hired a tiltbed trailer with a winch, you could gently roll it off at home with no bother. Usually less than £100 to hire.

Gary

In a nutshell, yes.

The bank has a charge on them for a £50k loan too.

The company was dormant for many years, had a change of directors 18 months or so ago (It looks like it changed ownership from parents to children), and in the period since then have been on a buying spree for stock, and I reckon have overstretched themselves – probably the bank behind the selloff.