Thread: Looks like a good Auction

Originally Posted by Bendigo Bob

'How long is a piece of string?' Mark

Who knows. It really depends on who is there. If just Joe Blows like me, it'll be three figures, hard to break into four. If one genuine collector, he'll snap it up with his deep pockets. If two collectors, how deep is each pocket? Auctions are like that.

Me? If I had two grand to waste, wouldn't be out of the question. But I don't

How long indeed.
I've just started building up my collection of carpentry tools and would love a lot of the planes and old bench chisels in that photo.
I might head down with some cash and see if I get lucky.

Well if you've got a few hundred or more in your pocket, you'll outbid me.

I'd like to get there myself and maybe pick up a few burls if they are cheap enough, just to play with for box lids and such.

Mind you, you can be dead lucky at auctions sometimes.

Look what this dude got for $25 - unbelievable haul!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo-2GBSgDzs

Originally Posted by Bendigo Bob

Mind you, you can be dead lucky at auctions sometimes.

Look what this dude got for $25 - unbelievable haul!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo-2GBSgDzs

wow, lucky bugger. There would be $400 ins scrap metal alone in that lot

Anyone going?

I'm looking at 4,55,60A and 100. Anyone have a stab in the dark at what I should expect to pay for them?

Was planning to , but not sure now. My mate who was coming with me is now in hospital struggling for life and breath. Lung cancer. Gave up the fags ten years ago, but obviously 20-30 years too late. Only 60 too, younger than me, (and I was gonna leave my tools to him, might have to find another victim now)

Not looking good for me

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Look for the guy in the Hat

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

It's a clearing sale on a country property Dave. Everyone will be wearing a hat

Did anyone go? Would love to know how much that tool chest went for

Would be nice to know what things went for.

I made the trip from Melbourne, up and back in the same day as I had to get back in time for a dinner party. From memory the toolbox went for just above $1200. Burl slices 40mm thick 800mm in diameter wet from between $80 and $260. Whole burls, went for the same. Beautifully finished furniture, Burl slice top (1000mm to 1200mm in diameter) on a Mallee stump went for $6-900 but unfinished Burl slices (of the same size) went for the same. There was reserves on all items with some of the furniture having a reserve of $7000 and others higher.

I can be corrected but I consider there weren't bargains with most items going for above retail! I could see at times the owner couldn't believe how high the pieces were going for and started giving timber to the frequent buyers. The only cheap pieces were either hollow or had a reasonable amount of dry rot in them. There were some cheaper pieces, based on a per kg rate but they were so big no one could transport unless they had a large truck. There were a couple of furniture making companies attending, they bid on everything that was any good and walked past the lower quality pieces for the hobbyists to fight over.

It was a good sale for the owner and a nice 660k drive.

Thanks for the update.

it sounds like i would of been outbidded on most things there.
glad i saved the fuel on this one.