Forum topic by jnovak | posted 05-02-2022 02:57 AM | 734 views | 0 times favorited | 8 replies | ![]() |
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05-02-2022 02:57 AM |
Hello fellow lumberjocks, I have a small 2 car garage that I use as my wood shop and I’ve put pretty much all my big tools on mobile bases. But there are some tools that I use very rarely and for the sake of adding additional space, I’d like to sell some of them. Other than Craigslist….do you have any other recommendations? I hate putting things up for sale on the web as I get a lot of crazy people looking at buying something for very little. I was just wondering if there is a website or some place where I could post the tools I’m trying to sell at a reasonable price. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. |
8 replies so far
#1 posted 05-02-2022 05:58 AM |
How about here? |
#2 posted 05-02-2022 09:58 AM |
1) Don’t have your city, state, or region listed in profile. 2) I flip used tool occasionally to upgrade my shop and for $$ in retirement. There is often a big difference between what a seller and buyer think is fair price. Wrote this blog to help others by sharing my pricing logic on buying used tools. Maybe it can help you determine if your reasonable price agrees with another opinion? 3) Sorry, but wood workers are cheap bastards. 4) Bargain hunters tend to be lazy. They often fail to follow up, even if you respodn with a price in middle. 5) For local sales, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are most common selling sites. OfferUp has decent traffic in Arizona, but the posts are often copied from a FB or CL posting on same day. If wiling to ship, then list on Evil-bay. Best Luck with sale! -- If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all, Doom, despair, agony on me… - Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign released 1967 |
#3 posted 05-02-2022 10:41 AM |
If you have a local hardware store you could try hanging a flier up to advertise what you have for sale. -- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might |
#4 posted 05-02-2022 09:24 PM |
A big problem with selling tools is that they are heavy so it is expensive to ship them. Plus they may need to be put in a sturdy crate. -- Les B, Oregon |
#5 posted 05-02-2022 11:46 PM |
as mentioned, i put a lot of stuff on offer up when i closed office andmoved shop to my new shop at house, and am getting ready to close biz after 42 years so, lotsa stuff going on offer up and facebook market place, -- Living the dream |
#6 posted 05-03-2022 01:31 AM |
I would say start here on LJ, at least give the fellow members a chance to say yea or nay. You might even come across one not far from your unknown location. -- Eric, building the dream |
#7 posted 05-03-2022 03:02 AM |
I used a ww tool consignmet last year. Sold my tools in great condition- old outdated but in great shape… even with the commission, I received almost what I paid for them… -- Desert_Woodworker |
#8 posted 05-21-2022 09:27 PM |
Try a local woodworking guild -- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!! |
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