Workshop for Sale

[Bernard]

Hi everyone.

I hope you don’t mind me posting on your forum, but I am in need of help. I’m posting on behalf of my Father-in-law Bernard. He turned 90 this year and due to ill health, he as decided that he can no long continue doing something that he as loved over the past 50 years. That being making and repairing Clocks etc. Over this time he has built up a well equipment workshop, but sadly he now wishes to see it go to someone who could make best use of it. I have been in touch with the BHI, but didn’t get any advice on where to go to find a possible buyer for the workshop. So I’m hoping you could either help with advice or point me in the right direction.  I have made a video of Bernard’s workshop and posted it on YouTube should you wish to take a look.

Thank you

Jon

Here is the link to YouTube.

 

[watchweasol]

Hi Jon its very sad when old age catches up with us and we have to give things up that we love doing, Hope I last as long as Bernard. I take it as you have been in touch with the BHI that you are based in the UK. A location/town would be usefull should any of the members wish to contact you. At 76 and counting I am getting there. regards.

[measuretwice]

Location might help with ideas.

Yours is always a challenge.  You could give it to some worthy and lucky chap, but how do you find the right candidate?   Find the nearest NAWCC and advertise in their newsletter?  Put it up as best offer with X% donated to them?

If the goal maximize the dollars (doesn't sound like it), start photographing each piece and listing it on the local e classifieds - obviously a huge time commitment, ugh.  Or list as a package deal with a low price to more or less induce the sale.  Many I'm sure would be happy to get all of it at some bargain price, but few woke up this morning with all of it on their shopping list - for quick and painless, you have to price induce the sale imo.

Its the age old problem for those of us in specialty hobbies amassing a world around us.  In a way we're all just caretakers of this 'stuff' so I guess what matters is  goes to the next caretaker vs scrap bin or rusting away somewhere which is sounds like is the intent

Edited November 14, 2019 by measuretwice

[clockboy]

2 hours ago, Bernard said:

Hi everyone.

I hope you don’t mind me posting on your forum, but I am in need of help. I’m posting on behalf of my Father-in-law Bernard. He turned 90 this year and due to ill health, he as decided that he can no long continue doing something that he as loved over the past 50 years. That being making and repairing Clocks etc. Over this time he has built up a well equipment workshop, but sadly he now wishes to see it go to someone who could make best use of it. I have been in touch with the BHI, but didn’t get any advice on where to go to find a possible buyer for the workshop. So I’m hoping you could either help with advice or point me in the right direction.  I have made a video of Bernard’s workshop and posted it on YouTube should you wish to take a look.

Thank you

Jon

Here is the link to YouTube.

 

Jon this is not a forum for selling tools. If Bernard is a member of the BHI he can advertise these items for free in their monthly mag. The other option would be ebay or contact a specialist company such as Pennyfarthing tools.

[Alaskamick]

Hello Bernard, I have looked at your video.

I must say you've done a fantastic job and it is a great credit to you

It shows an amazing range of tooling but a lot of them are only for clock makers whereas this forum is mainly for watch makers ( there are some clock makers here but in a minority )

There are also a load of general workshop items which would be of use to any of us but to sell them all to one person would almost be impossible.

I have been thinking of reducing my collections of pottery and Haig memorabilia

but to sell them individually is a daunting task.

l would say that it would be worth advertising the larger stuff such as the lathe, pillar drill, grinding wheel also the staking set, but then you need to contact a tool dealer of used tools and get a price for everything else.

You will be very disappointed with the offer but at least you will get rid of a big headache in one go.

I am going to the Harrogate show on Saturday and I think there will be two tool dealers there.

If you want I could ask them whether they would be interested in your workshop and put you in touch with them. I sold all my surplus hand woodwork tools to one of them last year and while I didn't make a fortune I got rid of stuff I was no longer using and made some space.

let me know if you're interested in going down that route and I will pass on what I find out. You can contact on this site.

all the best, Mike 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bernard]

Thanks to all your replays it is much appreciated. I understand that this is not a place to sell tools, and it wasn’t my intention or I’d have put locations and prices down. I just needed some advice as It’s such a quagmire of information out there and I want to do the best for Bernard.  Special thanks to Measurtwice and Alaskamick I will take on your comments.

all the best 

Jon

[measuretwice]

hope it helps.  As it seems you are UK based, you also might inquire about a local model engineering club.  Most of what I saw in the video was fairly generic stuff and may appeal to various hobbies centre around machining other than horology (and many model engineers also build clocks).  The UK is the centre for model engineering, you might find that including that fraternity greatly increases the target market size

Edited November 17, 2019 by measuretwice