my advice,and im not anything near an expert though i picked auctions for several years buying and selling old collectables, would be to look at what old tractors there are sitting around in those fence rows and things. When you do youll most likely find that they are primarily one or two brands. The reason for this is simply because at one time there was a good dealer nearby. Those are the tractors you want on a lot. Just for the simple reason that youll sell more to those guys in your area for sentimental reasons than any other. IF your going stricly after the rarest of the rare,or the big ticket items,dont mess with a lot. Spend your money hitting those places where your customers are ,like big tractor shows,auctions etc. Make you a good list of your inventory,take really good pictures,set you up a booth,etc whatever it takes to get your name and number out there where that one guy will see it. Keep your inventory close to home,and out of sight of theives vandals etc. You would be amazed at how word travels through the collector world. Pickers,brokers etc all sort of get connected somehow (the successfull ones anyway) they may not ever meet face to face , but they know whos looking for what through the grapevine ,and your goal is to get in on that loop. IF your planning on reselling big ticket items,your goal is to either have a buyer beforehand,or in the best case simply broker the deal and let the purchaser handle the moving etc. You get word someone wants such and such a thing,if you know where one is setting you can make more money selling it right there. My opinion of course. Funny thing about old iron,it doesnt rust anymore sitting in a fence line than it does on a lot. Unless your planning on fixing one and then selling of course.
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