The Spares Company
Club Shop/Regalia
Parent Website
Contact Officials
Machine Registrar
Club Secretary
Membership Secretaries
MPH Editor and Forum Administrator.
Section Newsletters
Technical Databases
Photos
Home
What's new
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Information
Bike Modifications
Machine Data Services
Manufacturers Manuals
Spare Parts Listings
Technical Diagrams
Whitakerpedia (Vincent Wiki)
The Club
MPH Material Archive
Flogger's Corner
Obituaries
VOC Sections
Local Sections
Local Section Newsletters
Miscellaneous
Club Assets
Club History
Club Rules
Machine Data Services
Meeting Documents
Miscellaneous
Essential Reading
Magazine/Newspaper Articles/Letters
Adverts and Sales Brochures
The Mighty Garage Videos
Bikes For Sale (Spares Company)
Log in
Register
What's new
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Forums: Public Access
General Chat (Vincent Related)
How to advise on the sale of a collection?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="sidmadrid" data-source="post: 52780" data-attributes="member: 44"><p>One story......</p><p>A few years ago a friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he called me and asked if I would buy his collection which was extensive.</p><p>He set the prices saying ' would you give me a hundred for this, a thousand for this....?</p><p>I said yes to everything, came away with 60 bikes. He did not want tyre kickers etc. arround the place.</p><p>He had also invited a Clasic car/bike dealer and they took some of the stuff, they came with a huge pantecnican removal van and took them away, paid cash. They would have got them at below market value but it was clean and efficient and they have to make a living I suppose.</p><p>Story two....</p><p>A local lad passed away after a lingering illness. His widow decided that his stuff should go to a big auction house. Stuff was old car projects. There were benificeries, and the estate had to go to probate apparently so she needed a paper trail.</p><p>The cars did not sell the first time, they were put in store a short while, all costing and to come off the final price realised, also commission and transport costs. Two of the cars were bought the owners mates in the end, they would have paid the going rate and the auction house need not have had a huge cut.</p><p></p><p>I have a few drinking buddies, old school, gentlemen one and all, and we have an agreement that should anything happen to anyone of us we would help clearing the estate, we would be allowed expenses for this service.</p><p>We all have lots of stuff and know the difference between a GP and a Monoblock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sidmadrid, post: 52780, member: 44"] One story...... A few years ago a friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he called me and asked if I would buy his collection which was extensive. He set the prices saying ' would you give me a hundred for this, a thousand for this....? I said yes to everything, came away with 60 bikes. He did not want tyre kickers etc. arround the place. He had also invited a Clasic car/bike dealer and they took some of the stuff, they came with a huge pantecnican removal van and took them away, paid cash. They would have got them at below market value but it was clean and efficient and they have to make a living I suppose. Story two.... A local lad passed away after a lingering illness. His widow decided that his stuff should go to a big auction house. Stuff was old car projects. There were benificeries, and the estate had to go to probate apparently so she needed a paper trail. The cars did not sell the first time, they were put in store a short while, all costing and to come off the final price realised, also commission and transport costs. Two of the cars were bought the owners mates in the end, they would have paid the going rate and the auction house need not have had a huge cut. I have a few drinking buddies, old school, gentlemen one and all, and we have an agreement that should anything happen to anyone of us we would help clearing the estate, we would be allowed expenses for this service. We all have lots of stuff and know the difference between a GP and a Monoblock. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
What was Mr Irving's Christian Name?
Post reply
Home
Forums
Forums: Public Access
General Chat (Vincent Related)
How to advise on the sale of a collection?
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top