Members imac1320 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Members Report Posted September 6, 2014 Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the interest. I want to post a quick update here and then I will respond to everyone that sent PMs. I am very busy with work during the week (Mon-Fri), so please be patient when it comes to email responses. I will do my best to respond within a couple days, but may not get caught up on emails until the weekend. I am looking for a buyer to buy the entire workshop first. After a couple weeks, I will open it up and sell this off in lots. I hope you can understand the amount of time it takes to sort through all the pieces and handle things separate. It is also challenging because I don't know much when it comes to leather work, so it isn't easy for me to answer specific questions about tools, leather, etc. Again, I ask for your patience. I am working on creating a price list by lot and will post as soon as I am done. In the meantime, don't be afraid to send me offers. Please let me know if you cannot access the file that lists all the items by lot. I know at least one person had difficulty with this, so I am looking to post the list of items using an alternate method. Best Regards, Ian
Members imac1320 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Members Report Posted September 21, 2014 Hi Everyone, A quick update: I have someone swinging by next weekend that may purchase everything. If the interested party does not purchase everything and I don't have anyone else contact me between now and then, I will sell individual lots. This will be first come first served and I am keeping a list of everyone that has already contacted me. I hope to post the by-lot price list by next weekend. Thanks for your patience and continued interest. Happy Leather working... Ian
Members FarmerGirl Posted September 21, 2014 Members Report Posted September 21, 2014 Thanks for the update Ian. Bobbie
Members silverbullet Posted September 22, 2014 Members Report Posted September 22, 2014 I'm interested in some leathers thanks Gary
Members imac1320 Posted October 19, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 19, 2014 Hi Everyone, Another quick update: I still have buyers interested in purchasing everything. Please reach out to me if you are, too. I suspect I'll have followed with all potential buyers (of everything) and will be ready to sell as lots in the next one to two months. (Perhaps just in time for your Christmas shopping.) Also,I am still keeping a list of everyone that has already contacted me. Thanks for your patience and continued interest... Ian
Members imac1320 Posted August 25, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 25, 2015 Hi Everyone, Another (another) update: It's been a while since I posted. I still have the entire lot of items for sale and am still looking to sell everything as a group if I can get the right price. I am asking $10,000. I know this is a lot, but I have done a full inventory and feel the price is very fair. If I were to sell things separate, I feel I would be able to get more than this. Clearly, selling it all as a single lot will be easier. I have been looking at options to ship and would consider using a company called U-Pack. I will pack everything in a container locally and the buyer would pick up at a location near your home. Rates seem reasonable for the size and weight. Buyer would be responsible for the actual shipping cost and we can work together to get the right solution for the right cost. Thanks again for your patience and continued interest... Ian
Members tossik Posted August 25, 2015 Members Report Posted August 25, 2015 Best of luck with the sale. If you decide to part it, I am interested in the cylinder machine. Thanks!
Members natenaaron Posted August 25, 2015 Members Report Posted August 25, 2015 I feel your frustration. We have been trying to sell my father-in-laws business for the last 8 years. Unlike yours we have had to keep this running to pay the property taxes and other stuff. We tried to sell it all in one lump, "Boat shop in a box" is what I called it. We realized after a few years that that was not going to happen. Good luck with the sale. We have slowly started to sell off inventory in lots. Still not easy but doable and market value is not there. Everyone wants something for nothing. If you decide to sell stuff in lots Keeps folks posted. I know I would be interested in some leather.
Members imac1320 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Members Report Posted September 2, 2015 Nate - I really appreciate the note. It's good to hear your perspective. Perhaps I'll add "boat shop in a box" in my next posting! Did you use this forum or something else when you started to sell your inventory? This will be the first place I post if I decide to sell it as lots...I might even deliver to you in northern AZ. My old man loved his time in Arizona...
Members natenaaron Posted September 3, 2015 Members Report Posted September 3, 2015 We are a boat repair and storage business. I don't know how the recession affected the leather industry but it kicked the crap out of the marine industry. Selling the inventory has been difficult but some went to other boat shops in the area, and I am in the process of organizing the rest to try for sales to larger companies. Its not easy, especially with a full time job on top of it. Good luck.
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