Auctions why not smaller lots - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 08:33:44 am
content: Nice auction in my backyard but what to do with ten Weller desolderingstation per lot? Item 7Or more JBC stations and itons you can carry , item 8I just bail , only interesting for the money making people.Perhaps i'll take a shot at the Mantis but it is probably skyrocketing the last hours.https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/nl/circuit-board/01-32944/

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 08:40:39 am
content: You're looking at this as an individual wanting to buy.That's not how the vendor will be looking at it.

author: Fred27
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 08:55:46 am
content: If there's something you really want then your options are to buy the lot and sell the excess here, or to wait for them to appear on eBay individually.I'm glad there isn't an auction like that near me. My garage would end up full of stuff I thought I needed!

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 09:47:39 am
content: Cheaper to sell fewer lots, and more likely to be bid up by the serious buyers, buying them for individual resale or for a school/workplace/etc.Which is better:- 8 lots selling between $50 ~ $100 each, postage and packing for each (maybe paid by the buyer, but there's still expense for the auctioneers.) Any returns/failure to pay, chance is magnified when dealing with private buyers- 1 lot selling between $300 ~ $600, OK it sold for less but the auctionhouse can sell more items that week and take more commission, plus they have less chance of returns or failure to pay when selling to a company.

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 10:27:52 am
content: Yea... Buy, for the one you want, and sell the rest on Ebay for a song!!Years ago, i bought 3 $800 new DishWashers (shop demos), for $200 each.Installed one, sold the other two for $500 ea, so 1 for free & $400 profit.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 02:10:44 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on June 17, 2020, 09:47:39 amThere is no shipping expense for them , you have to pick it up yourself or transporter firm or they toss it and sent you the bill for throwing it away afterwards.But yes they do have more people to handle the pickup days that is true.Luckily last year they still sold the power supplies and TME stuff seperately.Just about the same price as a single Weller desolderingstation. Oh well.....Quote from: GlennSprigg on June 17, 2020, 10:27:52 amYeah if I was out of a job perhaps I would go for it. Still a big hassle selling stuff, you have to clean it, test it, buy some parts that are missing or need replacing and you get the international shipping scene. Naaah i'll pass.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 02:12:32 pm
content: Quote from: Fred27 on June 17, 2020, 08:55:46 amMy wife agrees with you and yes my garage is full, with stuff I think I need

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 17, 2020, 03:34:33 pm
content: Quote from: Kjelt on June 17, 2020, 02:10:44 pmI think you have answered your own question.