I thought I had a decent tool kit

I fear it may be too.............

 

I like the first, hopeful, bid. £1.04p. Without hope an all that...

 

"Lozzo" wrote in message

whats the listing fees on final sale value circa £ 30k ?

 

Listing fees are only relevant to starting price, no?

 

No. Free listing if 99p or lower starting price.

He'll be paying £37.40 + 1.9% of the final selling price of £600 or more.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/fees.html

 

"ogden" wrote in message

yeh, I knew that, but you knew what i meant also, pedant!

 

I actually think a quantity such as his would have had the effect of
depressing the market. Seriously.

 

£33,950. Bargain.

 

It would have been me if I hadn't been away Morris-ing.

 

That is the tool porn equivalent of Amber Heard going down on Mila Kunis.

Fraser

 

I've got a couple of snap on ratcheting screwdrivers and they really are
a thing of beauty. Nothing I have used even comes close. But 8 is just
plain stupid. Their spanners are good but I find them a bit thin to be
really comfortable to use.

Fraser

 

I was certainly very seriously considering it, yes. I mean, that's
what the winning bidder is going to do[1]. I've got nowhere to put the
things, mind, but that's always been a problem that's arisen and
sorted itself out somehow.

[1] I assume - flatly refuse to believe anyone wants all those tools
for himself.

 

Hmm. Just because someone's spent the money I don't think it follows
that they will make a profit.

34k invested, you'd need to be looking at 40k+ for it to be worthwhile
wouldn't you? That's 80 50 quid lumps.

I know it was a lot of tools and I know people spend a fortune for
Snap On (not me, Halfords Pro and Blue Point...) but the risk looked
too high compared to the potential reward.

 

I'd have been tempted myself except when I buy things to sell I never get
round to selling.
So I'd just have had the UK's largest private Snap-On collection.
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Err remind me why I didn't bid

 

It was a no brainer for an enterprising snap on van man though

 

How so?

Most customers will be on a business account or individuals on the drip as
stated by Pip above. That means supplying pukka paperwork.

To shift that lot a genuine Snap-on franchisee would need customers who pay
cash. Few & far between I would imagine. If they had enough cash trade then
the franchisee would have to explain why their orders into the supply chain
had dropped off. As Steve said to TOG, a lot of investment & effort for a
relatively small short term profit and one that could jeapordise a
livelihood.

 

Blimey, and I thought my maths was bad ;-)

 

Two Snap-On franchisees recently lost their franchises for selling used
Snap-On tools on ebay. That tool collection would not have been bought
by a current Snap-On man.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike
in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

Really? That's interesting
They shouldn't have to eBay it though, just do quiet cash deals with their
customer base. Possibly using a Mule. I expect some of the big franchised
dealers might buy job lots.