AUCTION (Sat 9th) Ex Carbatec Melbourne

[Rebus]

Greetings,

I have no connection with Carbatec (apart from having been an occasional - OK frequent - customer in the past) and I offer no comment on the recent events.

I was out in Bayswater this morning and I thought I would drop into the ex Carbatec store to find out what was happening.

The store is open and trading as Gustec - Tools for wood.

They are holding an auction tomorrow, Saturday 9th of April. Viewing starts at 9:00 and the auction at 12:00 noon. $20.00 cash registration fee (I assume refundable) and accepting "cash, cheque or EFTPOS".

I checked out the lots they had on display and they included:
Small Tools, Bandsaws, Vicmarc 175 lathe (drool), Dust collector fittings, Dust Collectors, Drill Presses, Squares, Vises, Holesaws, White wheels (grinding), Clamps, Sanders etc. and a lot more that I didn't note.

I would assume that they have reserves on the lots but there may well be some bargains to be had !

Not all the stock is up for auction - just the excess to clear the way for new suppliers stock.

I remarked that they hadn't yet put the lot numbers on the Festool range :eek: and they laughed.

Regards,

[Gumby]

Ive been out there too. Looks like all the Carb-Tec stuff is going, plus some bits 'n pieces. My experience with these types of auctions is that you get a whole lot of people looking for a bargain, coupled with the thrill of the auction and the feeding frenzy type atmosphere results in the stock going for almost normal retail anyway. Migth be worth a look but there seems to be only one of each item so I wouldn't expect to get carried away thinking you are going to get anything really cheap.
There were a lot of people there today too.

[Sturdee]

I was there this morning as well. Must have missed you guys. I agree that the auction is not a sell out of stock but sale of surplus, slow moving items.

In fact the place seemed better organised than has been for a long time.


Peter.

[Gaza]

Just rember, Auction means no return's policy and then ADD Buyers / auction fee plus GST. to hammer price

Beware

[Shavings]

Last auction price included GST and there was no buyers premium, so price on hammer fall was the price you paid.
There where a few bargains but also quite a bit that went at almost catalogue value. Handy to have a current price catalogue with you on inspection to determine value.

[Gumby]

Well, as expected, there wasn't much cheap stuff available, unless you were at the top end of the price range.

Some examples:

1HP Dust extractors (Carba-tec) $230

Kity 419 saw bench (8") $800 (I kid you not!)

SW 1401 Bandsaw $400

SBW 3501BCE Bandsaw $700

SBW 3502DI Bandsaw $600 (with fence)

CT 2042 Dust Extractor $$425

CT 2401-S Dust Extractor (1HP) $300

Scheppach SCH-BASA T03 Band saw $500

A Small brad nailer $130 (the same as SuperCheap Auto sells for $99 with a stapler, bag and lots of spare brads ) UNBELIEVABLE!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Some people had absolutely no idea what they were doing and as I expected, got caught up in it all.

[ozwinner]

Some people had absolutely no idea what they were doing and as I expected, got caught up in it all.

So what you buy?? Come on fess up!!

Al

[Gumby]

I came out empty handed Al, not like customers in your olde shoppe

[echnidna]

Always lotsa wildlife at auctions
Plenty of woodducks

[Gumby]

Always lotsa wildlife at auctions
Plenty of woodducks

*QUACK*

[Iain]

*QUACK*

Was that a confession???

[ozwinner]

I came out empty handed Al, not like customers in your olde shoppe

Problem is, some of it goes out without being payed for.:mad:
We have almost stopped shoplifting by rearrangeing the counters, putting a camera on the back gate etc.
But Im sure we will never ever stop it.

Al

[Gumby]

Was that a confession???

No, only kiddin'

Al,
My son used to work part time at Bunnings (when he was at school) and said that their theft rate is huge. He now manages a clothing store and caught a woman (around 50 years old he thought) pinching a cap ! She just put it on and walked out. he went after her, told her politely that she is supposed to pay for it and he saw her put it on in the shop. She insisted that she had brought it in with her, having purchased it the week before, which she hadn't. There was nothing he could do since she had left the shop. He couldn't belive that somebody that age would even bother !

[ozwinner]

I kicked an old man in his 60's out of the shop last month.

My wife caught him putting hand fulls of screw into his pocket weeks earlier, she couldnt do much about it being there on her own, but she wrote down his rego number.

When he came in again she told me to check his rego to make sure its the same bloke, mainly because all you bald old men look the same......

Anyway, the old dude nearly had a heart attack when I told him he wasnt welcome in the shop anymore, he went even paler when his missus started asking why he was being kicked out, and banned from the shop.

I didnt even swear at him, which was a total supprise, even to me!! :eek:

I saw another bloke last week, sticking something into the lining of his jacket, it was hot day and he had a jacket on, dead give away for a shoplifter.
Anyway I hovvered around at the front door, the ony way out was past me.
He was bricks, you could just see it, he eventualy left after hidding out the back somewhere, and handed the item to me on the way out.

Al

[echnidna]

No, only kiddin'

Al,
My son used to work part time at Bunnings (when he was at school) and said that their theft rate is huge. He now manages a clothing store and caught a woman (around 50 years old he thought) pinching a cap ! She just put it on and walked out. he went after her, told her politely that she is supposed to pay for it and he saw her put it on in the shop. She insisted that she had brought it in with her, having purchased it the week before, which she hadn't. There was nothing he could do since she had left the shop. He couldn't belive that somebody that age would even bother !

If he was absolutely certain she had pinched it he should have said the security cameras will prove it. Then watched her reaction to that statement.