"Some people think that that is foolish as I MIGHT have gotten it cheaper. Well If it is worth 10K and I am getting it at $7500 then it still deal."
Maybe, but the last major piece I bought was something so heavy I didn't really want to have to move it. An 11,000 lb 3 drum sander with a cast housing occupying 8' x 9' of shop floor. I was hoping somebody would go $1000 or so and relieve me of any responsibility.
Nope. The auctioneer finally got down to $100. I yelled out $50. Auctioneer thought that was great, anything to get the bidding started. It was the only bid. I had to move it after all.
Even better, a guy there noticed I was braver (dumber?) than most and after the auction asked if I would buy more woodworking tools. I ended up with a 24" variable speed planer with built-in knife grinder and a lovely Crescent bandsaw that I didn't want. 3 phone calls to friends and the Crescent was gone for twice what I paid, still a great deal for my friend. That seller was so happy, he delivered them.
I kept 20,000 lbs of old tooling, all working, and spent under $500, plus $150 for the rollback.
I haven't attended a nice old farm auction for years. Guess those old guys all died. My accumulation will be an interesting auction.
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