Where to get rid of LOTS of reloading items?
First let me say that if the Captain locks or deletes this post I completely understand but I am looking for an honest answer.
Many of you know I had a friend to die going on 6 months ago and he had a lot of reloading items. Hundreds of thousands pieces of brass, tens of thousands of new bullets, tens of thousands of new primers, 4-5 550 Dillion presses, 1-650 dillion press, 2 Lee progressive preses, 10 or more (many more) sets of dies, cases of powder, 4 12 ga. shotshell reloaders, thousands of wads, hundres of pounds of shot, and lots more that I could not even begin to mention. I had one outfit, "The Reloaders Bench" or I have heard them called "Georgia Arms" or something like that who early on was interested in buying all of it at one price but they were in a hurry and it took me 5 months to get the house cleaned up as well as all the stuff in a manner it could be seen. Well they came to look but were "put off" over how long it took me so now I reckon they are not interested. Now here is my question, who out there knows of any firms that would be interested in all these reloading items as buying it in one lot? It would take me 2 years to auction it here on GB and to be honest, I am tired from the clean up so I do not have the time or energy to handle that many auctions. Anyone have any ideas or advice? Thanks for any advice in advance.
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Many of you know I had a friend to die going on 6 months ago and he had a lot of reloading items. Hundreds of thousands pieces of brass, tens of thousands of new bullets, tens of thousands of new primers, 4-5 550 Dillion presses, 1-650 dillion press, 2 Lee progressive preses, 10 or more (many more) sets of dies, cases of powder, 4 12 ga. shotshell reloaders, thousands of wads, hundres of pounds of shot, and lots more that I could not even begin to mention. I had one outfit, "The Reloaders Bench" or I have heard them called "Georgia Arms" or something like that who early on was interested in buying all of it at one price but they were in a hurry and it took me 5 months to get the house cleaned up as well as all the stuff in a manner it could be seen. Well they came to look but were "put off" over how long it took me so now I reckon they are not interested. Now here is my question, who out there knows of any firms that would be interested in all these reloading items as buying it in one lot? It would take me 2 years to auction it here on GB and to be honest, I am tired from the clean up so I do not have the time or energy to handle that many auctions. Anyone have any ideas or advice? Thanks for any advice in advance.
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
Rita Mae Brown
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JJ: You got a real problem here......So.....I'll let it ride for a few days.....Maybe someone will come up with an answer for you....Best...
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I'm betting someone will buy it all if you offer it in an auction. Either on here or E-bay. 
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I understand your frustration, I am sorry for your loss, I hope this helps.
A one lot auction "as is where is" should work for you. If you get the big stuff listed and showcase it on the auction site it will go for sure, the free market works everytime. It may not bring it true value but you are sacrificing speed and convience for fast cash money. I need more reloading exuipment like I need a hole in my foot but if the price was right I would buy it all. As they say money talks BS walks. Make it a 5 day auction for 5 grand and see what happens. It sure beats a sharp stick in your eye.0 -
Mr. Mitchell,
To get any where near true value for your lot of goods, you will need an inventory. If the task was mine, I would inventory everything as it was packed for shipping.
Run add's in Shotgun News & Gun List seeking contact with someone that does the "on line auction store" thing & might buy your lot to re-sell.
In your add's you may also offer to sell on consignment for your best return.
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anyone who says "nobody needs a full auto" has never been in front of a brown bear charge0 -
Hello Jjmitchell60, The gun shops in my area would all be interested in something like this. I dont know about where you live but here in AZ garage sales are very popular. Put an ad in the local paper for a weekend and shooters would come running. Used prices can be obtained at auction sites. Look up dillon reloading here and on Fleabay and see what dillon 650's are going for, etc etc. In my area a table at a gun show costs about a hundred dollars you would easily be able to sell everything on the first day if priced right.( within a 50 mile radius we have about a gun show a month around here) 0 -
I'd say if you offered the lot, with a description to give a general idea of what was involved, there are several that would bid on it, possibly even me. 0 -
After you get some kind of inventory you might try contacting some of the small run ammo manufacturers out there. Buffalo Bore is probably too big but worth a try. Other smaller lesser known outfits might be more likely to be interested. I'm thinking more about the powder and primers here, still these folks use such supplies in bulk quatities so they might be interested. Good for you not just letting it all go to the dump or something. 0 -
JJ,
No Offers to Buy, Sell or trade allowed on the Ask the Experts Forum...
i have an old 1917 that needs warmed up [:D][:D]
you could have an auction where all the reloading
supplies could be sold with not much hassle
its just a thought!!!
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JJ,
Email sent. I may be able to help you out.0 -
My thought, for what it's worth, would be to pull out the reloading presses separately, figure by weight or approximate number of bags of shot and wads, bullets, also dies then any other miscellany in a pile or group. Take photos to a couple local ranges and post. Most times a local gun shop he did business with may allow you to post on a board, considering the circumstances. The powder and primers also could be put in a group, but gets iffy by e-auctions because of shipping regs. The bulky, heavy items are best listed locally, the presses should be offered separately either by Gunbroker or flea-bay, as they would sell best per each (everybody'd like one or two Dillons, but usually not 4 or 5). A local public auction can also be a good, quick sale with the right auctioneer and advertising. Local gunshow works well too, but more work. 0 -
For the best price, ebay is the way to go. They even have a "reloading" section. 0 -
Sonds like your tired of looking at it and moving everything around. one suggestion would be a local auction house. Many will come in with a couple guys and bring it to there auction house and advertise and break it up into lots. Plus if there is other household items they would do those too. usual charge is 20-30% of whatever it brings at the auction. best part they do the lugging around...
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Hello In my area of Va. there are firms that all you do is take what you have to them and they take pictures and run ad on auction sites You get paid after the sale They get 15% they ship and do "ALL" leg work. 0 -
Since it doesn't sound like you have enough to merit a separate auction, often times an regular auction house will add a few "lots" to an upcoming one. Is there any auction houses that will be doing a firearms/sporting goods auction in the near future, that may add in your stuff? Or have you talked about this to the auction house that did the guns?
When I want a pile of stuff to "go away" this is the method I use. It may not bring top dollar, but it does "go away." If you do find one that will do it. Make sure that the auction is far enough away in time, that they will have your stuff listed in their brochure/advertising. And make sure that they will (and do) advertise it. Their advertising could be as simple as, "Lots of reloading equipment." You do not want to get in on an auction at the last minute, where they will not have time to advertise your stuff. People won't show for it, if they don't know about it. Good luck.
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