How would you sell it??

[Pirate305]

Unfortunately I have a neck injury ( thank you US Navy lol) that has caused my hands to lose their strength. I am living in Las Vegas and need to sell all of my leather working tools and the collection of leather. Would you sell it as a bulk sale or a piece at a time? I have mostly hand tools and Veg leather from 9-0 down to thin kangaroo. What should I do? 

[Dwight]

Here in Ohio . . . our best bet for selling stuff is Facebook marketplace . . . I bought a truck . . . milling machine . . . I've seen whole shops on there . . . and I've sold a brass bed headboard . . . portable air tank . . . it's just good.

I'd try there first . . . doesn't cost anything unless you want to pay for some special treatment of your ad . . . just make sure you put a good list of what you want to sell . . .  if the information doesn't spark an interest . . . no sale.

Do you have any machinery?  You can list it here . . . or if you want . . . you might break it up into machinery . . . hand tools . . . leather (size & sq footage) . . . you might sell it all on here.

May God bless,

Dwight

[AlZilla]

Piece it out, if you're not in a hurry. It'll be a lot more work and time for you but you get a higher return. The most likely buyer for the lot will be a dealer or reseller who will need to make a profit.

You could always price everything out individually and then mention that you'd consider an offer on the lot. Maybe someone will come along who wants exactly the collection of things you have.

[kgg]

4 hours ago, Pirate305 said:

Would you sell it as a bulk sale or a piece at a time?

Like @Dwight and @AlZilla have said break it up into various pieces. Check and see what the items can be purchased for new and ask fair reduced price. I think you would have to take a lot less selling them as one big lot. Someone maybe interested in leather while others may want needles and thread or tools. I have in the past bought bulk lots but got them for a real cheap price and then sold off the items that I didn't want for a profit. 

kgg

[bruce johnson]

My thoughts-

Bundle leather by types. Veg tan leather/chrome tan/kangaroo separately.

Rest of the tools - depends on makers. If these are makers like Barry King, Robert Beard, Gomph-Hackbarth, Ron's Tools, etc. - it is worthwhile to separate to the "each level". They are a whole different deal to sell

If these are Craftools - i would bundle. Realistically in my experience - the common handled Craftools bring the same price each whether you are selling one at a time or 10 in a bundle. Stamps - ditto. I would suggest bundling into groups by type and not go further. I am going to politely disagree that you will get more selling them individually. What will probably happen is that a year from now you will have the dregs still on hand. The extra money you made is offset by the per-piece you have looking at you. 

At the shows I sell stamps for $5.00 each - over the course of the year, half sell and the rest are given to kids or veteran's groups. Handled tools used to be $5.00 as found. Now I sharpen them as much as my other tools, then sell them for $7.00 after shooting pictures, descriptions and loading them on the website. Am I losing money in the time vs return column? You bet but I am clearing totes and getting requests before many ever hit the website now. I am getting to the point where I am probably not going to have a "bargain table" at any shows except Prescott. The bargain table does better there than the rest of the shows together.  

Here is Option B- I am going to be a vender at the new leather trade show that Illume magazine is putting in Las Vegas in early January (South Point). I am doing a double booth as usual. I will not have a bargain table there. If you want to put your stuff on one of my tables, I should have at least a half table available.