[Milsurplus] Equipment for sale

[Al Klase]

I think your going to find that a straight forward auction is the only 
thing that makes sense.  You advertise, that's easy and inexpensive on 
the web.  The interested parties show up on the appointed day, bid on 
the material, and HAUL IT AWAY.  You can assign reserves to stuff you 
feel is really valuable.

I'm assuming the museum is a largely volunteer affair.  The manpower 
required to manage hundreds of E-bay auctions, not to mention packing 
and shipping is going to be a nightmare

My condolences to anyone who is "screwed" because they can't show up.  
They'll have a chance to buy the stuff from the dealers who do show up, 
and buy tonnage.

Al




On 1/11/2013 9:31 AM, J. Forster wrote:
> Ridiculous.
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> Your suggested method will essentially screws anybody who is not
> personally at the auction. The playing field is a mountainside.
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> If I saw an auction with those terms, I'd hit DELETE at once and not even
> bother with the list of items.
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> -John
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>> The problem with a garage sale is that it won't properly determine the
>> true
>> market value.  This stuff is fairly rare and there isn't a well-defined
>> market (Mike Murphy might want to weigh-in).  The way to optimize return
>> (assuming that's your goal) is to carefully catalog the equipment with a
>> view of usefulness / collectability, hold a mail bid auction open for ~2
>> weeks culminating in a live auction on-site with opening bids set to the
>> mail-in bids.  It's a lot of work which may not be justified unless the
>> auction is worth a lot.  I assume there would be interest also from the
>> avionics / aircraft surplus guys?
>>
>> A good local auctioneer is the guy the does the yearly SCARS (Southern
>> California Antique Radio Society) old radio auctions.  Knows a lot about
>> radio / radio guys, is entertaining and aggressive.  Name is Mike Sherman.
>>
>> 73 de don ad6pb
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard C.
>> Grosser
>> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 4:14 PM
>> To: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Milsurplus] Equipment for sale
>>
>> We have recently acquired a quantity of 1980s era Russian aircraft parts
>> (we
>> have a Mig 21). Included in this lot was a bunch of radio equipment, most
>> of
>> it new in the boxes. Mostly VHF transceivers and control heads. There are
>> also radar assemblies, radio altimeters, radio compasses and aircraft
>> instruments. There are many new Russian Canon type connecters and cables.
>> We
>> also have dynamotors, etc.   I am in the process of cataloging and
>> photographing these items as well as many WW2 US army and navy radio
>> items,
>> Collins aircraft radios, a model 15 and a mite teletype, professional tape
>> recorders etc. We are planning to sell these items. We would really like
>> to
>> have a "garage sale".  I would really like some input from you guys as to
>> your ideas on how to accomplish this.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Richard C. Grosser
>> Palm Springs Air Museum
>> Palm Springs, CA 92262
>> (760) 778-6262
>> Direct Line: (760) 482-1834
>> Cell: (760) 898-6888
>>
>> Richard at PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org
>> www.PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org
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