On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 11:39:01 -0600, Ignoramus29630
wrote:

On 2015-12-25, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 07:29:10 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:07:24 -0600, Ignoramus7100
wrote:

On 2015-12-24, Tom Gardner wrote:
A year after selling the body of production equipment I'm still left
with presses, machine tools, welding equipment, office equipment,
forklifts and tons of other stuff. There will be a state boulevard I
would like to just hire a person to advertise, meet with buyers and sell
the stuff for a reasonable return. What would be the best way to find
somebody and what would be a good way to compensate him?

You can sell everything in an auction.

You certainly can. I've seen whole towns and girls' -virginity- sold
on eBay, for a taste of the gamut. g


Call Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers.

That's probably not a bad idea. Auctioneers can jack up the action so
idiots are bidding against each other enough to pay for the auction
fees, and get him a better price than a "help me out" ad.

Warning!! Before picking an auctioneer...get reviews from past
customers! Ive seen an auction company come in and nearly give away
everything in the factory. When $10k machines are going out the door
for $900...to dealers..who then take them back to their storefronts
and quickly sell them for $10k-15k...something is seriously wrong.

Gunner, while your recommendation is a solid one, even good
auctioneers have bad auctions from time to time, I love those.

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Like an old auctioneer friend said years back "an item is worth
exactly what the highest bidder is willing to pay on a particular day
- not one penny more, and not one penny less"

The secret is to use an auctioneer that has the reputation for getting
the buyers out. It is in his best interest to get the best price
possible for YOU, not the buyer - because he gets a percentage of the
take. If by spending a few bucks on advertizing he can get 2 buyers
for an item instead of one, he can more than double his take.

Get 10 or more buyers??? Who knows.

Around here anything that can be used by hobbyists or small (usually
mennonite farm based) businesses goes for a reasonably high price. But
the guys know their stuff - and if it's junk, there's a pretty good
chance you won't get more than junk price. Sometimes you get more
than you would expect if 2 guys both want it for parts though!!!