Help and advice please

[acklam65Participant @acklam65]

 
<p style=”text-align: center;”>I’m hoping someone may help me in the right direction . My dad passed away earlier in the year and he has left workshops full of tools . He has a lathe and a milning machine and I’m struggling to find somewhere to sell these items. Any help and guidance would be very much appreciated thank you . Fiona</p>

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi Fiona, you can place them in the classifieds on this forum, there’s a link at the top of this page in the pale blue band, and it’s free fur forum members. ebay is another potion.

Regards Nick.

[Chris CrewParticipant @chriscrew66644]

If you use eBay make sure you make the starting price the lowest price you are prepared to accept and make it very clear that the items are for collection only. Also, when the items are collected that you get the confirmation number from the buyer and send it to eBay whilst they are present collecting the item, otherwise they could deny that they have collected it and you won’t get paid.

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

In my experience with eBay you should not set the lowest price as what you are prepared to accept. You want to get the bidding started so getting people interested is key.  I see so many items where the initial price is too high and seems to attract no interest. Then resist the chancers who message you to say that they’ll take it off your hands if you cancel the auction. I sold a caravan one with a starting price of £100.  Bids slowly crept up through the week and in the last minute or so leapt up and it sold for 1500! Chris’ other advice is very sound.

 

[Chris CrewParticipant @chriscrew66644]

• It works both ways, John. I was very disappointed with the price I got when I sold a Boxford CNC in excellent working condition, because I set a low starting price and it only attracted one bidder. I honoured the sale but ever since I have always set the starting price at the minimum I would accept. I have just today sold a Raglan vertical mill which had only attracted one bidder but at least I got what I wanted for it. Of course, with the excitement of the sale I completely forgot to get the collection reference number from the buyer so I am just hoping that the positive feedback he has given me will release the money to PayPal.

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