Nick – try posting some photos. You're going to need to take some at some point if you intend to sell the lathe and where better a place to start than a reasonably friendly forum like ME/MEW. At least you're likely to get a sanity check on any offers you receive.

Upload them from your PC to your personal album in this forum (click "albums" in the top green band and add photos), then insert them into your post by clicking the camera symbol in the message editor and selecting the photos you want to show.

Not a Myford person myself but people pay silly money for them, so it's worth getting a decent valuation for yours.It's not possible to do that based solely on a vague description and you can't describe it if you don't know what you are looking at yourself. So much depends on the condition, options and accessories.

Murray

the only way to get the true value is to put it on eBay with good photos. if it was a super seven it would be worth a lot. its only worth what someone near you is going to pay for it.

Not convinced I would simply slap it on ebay if I were trying to get a decent price for it, although it might give you an idea of the fire sale value. A timed auction restricts the potential market significantly.

A bit of effort coming up with a decent advert really doesn't take long and can pay dividends, especially if you are presenting it to a targeted audience and don't have a very imminent sales deadline.

I sell all the time on eBay and get a better price there than I would else ware. everyone uses the internet these days just start the bidding close to the price you want for it. I sell lots of good tools on eBay and any junk goes to a local auction where there is no comeback.

I also sell much through eBay and with a potential market of millions it's the best way to get the best price – but only on easily shipped items (Royal Mail or a carrier). For collection only it's a different story as you've shrunken your market dramatically. You can offer to palletise but it all start getting very complicated then and there's a greater risk of damage.

Nick, have you tried the local model engineering society? It sometimes takes a while for information to disemminate through the grape vine.

does the tool cabinet have a fold up front is so that alone would fetch a good price on eBay and the shipping cost would only be £10.50 with UPS or cheaper with others that i would not expect to get it there in one piece, and there are other bits that would make good money sold on their own. i sell tools on eBay as a hobby all the time and 15% may seem a lot but at an auction they often take that amount off both the purchaser as well as the seller.

Just had a look at your photo's. You have a nice looking machine there and a lot of tooling and kit.

If I were to list this lot on ebay:
The tap and die sets sell separately as sets.
The Tool chest is desirable as an item on it's own. Hard to judge a value.
The items contained in the chest. I'd probably sell lots of similar items. Mostly not of great value.
Used milling cutters on their own have low if any value. List those as lots.
The devices and Instruments picture. The vertical slides list separately. they'll fetch ~£50 each.
The dividing head I'm interested in. ( The round disc with the holes in it and associated bits ) Message me.
Bottom L is the Std tool holder. Sell that with the Lathe. Should also have a spring.
In 'Tools' you have the Chuck Jaws. They go with the chucks and are important. Prolly go with the Lathe.
In Spares & Accessories #2 you have a plate that goes with the other similar one and Dividing head.
The angle plates have small but good value. Probably list those individually.
Most of the rest list individually.
Spares & Accessories #1 Most of that can go with the lathe.

There are companies that clear workshops. If the Ebay idea sounds like a lot of work ( it is ), they may be able to help.
There is also a "For Sale" section on here. I'm sure that will generate some interest.