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Andy Burns
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Andy Burns scribbled...

How sad. Some blokes life being broken up and a couple of jobs down the drain. I went to an engineering workshop sale a while back. The owner was hanging around close to tears. Not a nice memory.

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Jabba

Not only that but to get £5 for stuff that cost over 100... you dont even get a moderate fraction of the work & money you put in. I'm glad I dont sp eak from experience.

NT

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meow2222

en get a moderate fraction of the work & money you put in. I'm glad I dont speak from experience.

Well nobody ever bought tools or office furniture as an investment.Of cours e they depreciate. An item is only worth what someone will pay for it. The secret to selling successfully is to find a buyer who wants what you have g ot.

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fred

dont even get a moderate fraction of the work & money you put in. I'm glad I dont speak from experience.

r it. The secret to selling successfully is to find a buyer who wants what you have got.

No its not. Its neither a secret nor the main answer to sales.

NT

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meow2222

fred scribbled...

That ain't gonna happen at a bankruptcy auction is it.

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Jabba

Depends. The prices are some auctions like that can go surprisingly high - more than ebay often. And then you've got buyer's premium, VAT, viewing is only for one day before the auction and you can only collect between

8-12noon on Monday. Unless it's really mundane stuff or you want to buy a job lot it's often not worth bothering with the auction, ebay is less hassle.

Theo

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Theo Markettos

Indeed, I am reminded of receiving a spam e-mail at work once about a closu re sale of a silver mine in the US. The mine itself, GINORMOUS tipper truck s, ... Since it wasn't our line of business, it was rather amusing to be of fered it, until you realised that a small town was probably now out of work .

Chris

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chrisj.doran%proemail.co.uk

No, not sad. Happy. Retire! Enjoy your life!

Bill

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Bill Wright

Sometimes you are in need of a slap.

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Richard

ou dont even get a moderate fraction of the work & money you put in. I'm gl ad I dont speak from experience.

for it. The secret to selling successfully is to find a buyer who wants wha t you have got.

Oh right. I'll dump the Krugerrand and buy some Stanley screwdrivers. Wow t hats good. Look at the money I'll make. Not.

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fred

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100... you dont even get a moderate fraction of the work & money you put in . I'm glad I dont speak from experience.

ill pay for it. The secret to selling successfully is to find a buyer who w ants what you have got.

thats good. Look at the money I'll make. Not.

Is there a reason for the silliness?

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meow2222

Finding buyers for your goods is essential for successful selling. It may not be a secret but certainly a good philosophy.

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Fredxxx

. you dont even get a moderate fraction of the work & money you put in. I'm glad I dont speak from experience.

for it. The secret to selling successfully is to find a buyer who wants wh at you have got.

but its not in any sense the secret to selling. Rather its just stating a t otally obvious basic requirement.

NT

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meow2222

Some of those (genuine) auctions can be quite fun, though I've never found one near enough to be worth bidding on anything. Anyone fancy:

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Just collect from Australia.

Theo

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Theo Markettos

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