Old Timer Lookin to Downsize Large Professional Shop

[NoTrespassing]

My paternal grandmother's wish was to never have an auction at her house whether she was alive or otherwise. When she passed at 92, my father, her only child, hired a company to haul everything to an auction house including her car. I was at the auction and it was painful to watch everything go for what I considered pennies on the dollar.

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's absolutely heartbreaking.

 

[5030]

Fact of life...........

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I think of this every day. Finally at 70 have everything I could ever want, but the older I get the faster time flies. Weeks go by like days used to it seems like. So much stuff accumulated but younger people don't seem to want it.
If someone has the time and inclination ebay he would get the most for lots of stuff, local pickup only. Certainly check with local estate auctions.
Imagine if we lived to be 200-300 years old!

 

[Tractorable]

I went down to a local mechanic shop where I’m friends with the owner. He likes old stuff but said his business consultant told him to get rid of all the old equipment and get out of fabrication all together. Apparently, doing a lot of quick brake jobs pays more than fabrication and fixing old equipment.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Fact of life...........

You're not wrong about that.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I'll think this over. I have done it for an old fella. We sold 9 tons of welding rods, still in the 50 # metal boxes. That was just the welding rods.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I went down to a local mechanic shop where I’m friends with the owner. He likes old stuff but said his business consultant told him to get rid of all the old equipment and get out of fabrication all together. Apparently, doing a lot of quick brake jobs pays more than fabrication and fixing old equipment.

And the consultant has never been dirty before. Think about where this advice comes from.

 

[iptman]

I went down to a local mechanic shop where I’m friends with the owner. He likes old stuff but said his business consultant told him to get rid of all the old equipment and get out of fabrication all together. Apparently, doing a lot of quick brake jobs pays more than fabrication and fixing old equipment.

Sounds a lot like a buddy of mine who's shop is in Bealeton. Same guy?

I've bought from rasmus.com auctions and they seem to know what they're doing. That said, I'd very much like to go have a look at what he's trying to get rid of before it hits an auction house.

 

[Pecosbill7]

I think of this every day. Finally at 70 have everything I could ever want, but the older I get the faster time flies. Weeks go by like days used to it seems like. So much stuff accumulated but younger people don't seem to want it.
If someone has the time and inclination ebay he would get the most for lots of stuff, local pickup only. Certainly check with local estate auctions.
Imagine if we lived to be 200-300 years old!

My situation exactly! I never would’ve understood this when I was younger, as I was a wheeler dealer who relished getting full price or more for something I picked up cheap and used until I no longer needed it. Today I look at my accumulated “stuff” and realize that I do NOT want my kids and grandkids to have to deal with me leaving them a mess. I also realize that it’s just “stuff” and getting top dollar on it is a far distant second to the welcome feeling of just having it gone. I have been getting rid of the “stuff” I no longer use at prices that make a younger buyer feel like they have really gotten a bargain while I benefit from seeing someone else’s eyes light up at the prospect of getting a bargain. The real trick for me is to not get rid of something I may still need before I depart this earth!