Advice on Auction , consignment , just hauling to junkyard .

[Ken]

Been thinking on cleaning up the old farm equipment and metal junk piled from working this place for 70 years.
Even though my father owned the farm . and almost made a living still needed extra income which I gave as needed to him then 40 years ago purchased 40 acres . And upon his death inherited the remainder 40 acres. which was leased until I retired rebuilt the home place and barns.

Now my health and wife's post polio illness have to stay close to the house.

Now my Questions is anyone ever used and auction to sell old equipment or sell to clean the property.

Here the steel and rusty iron is selling at $.03 a pound almost give away price. then have been to yard sales and no one willing to buy old farm junk.

tools at give away prices so have already given to friends some that I think they will use.

What is the method you have used to settle the problem?
ken

 

[MossRoad]

Advertise it as yard art and get $100 a pop!

 

[BoylermanCT]

Post pics and maybe people can give estimated value.

 

[Ken]

Advertise it as yard art and get $100 a pop!

Thanks for the reply It has been used as "Yard art" for the past 50 years and no one has made a comment.
example the hay rake was old when I was a kid same for the horse drawn mower.
Was hoping some one that has cleaned up the place and used a Auction or sold with out having to be around and listen to the potential buyer try to run down the price.

Craig's listing a neighbor used and a few calls but no one arrived to purchase.
so didn't want to use this method.
Also wasn't asking to sell on this forum. just advise from someone that has used the gone through the problems.

ken

 

[Jstpssng]

The suggestion to post pictures was so that we can get a better idea what you are talking about.

 

[thepumpguysc]

Getting "proficient" at posting pictures on different websites is the key.. just about every one has a diff. method.
Theres a HUGE business, in trucking equipment & machines across the country.. so SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE WILL want your "stuff"..
Getting it "SEEN" is the key..
If you don't want it & are bound to throw it away one of these days.. just post, "Make Offer" under the pictures.
It might even be worth "hiring" someone to help you.. IF you have a lot of "stuff"..
You might just be sitting on a "gold mine" & don't even know it..??

 

[Ken]

Thanks wasn't looking at the getting pictures to show . it has been years since posting on TBN will get the camera out and soon send a sample of what is here.
ken

 

[thepumpguysc]

Theres a lot of tractor specific sites.. & just about every one of them have a classified section..
Yesterdays tractor & Heavy equipment forum, come to mind.. Smokstak..

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
So does TBN.

 

[dodge man]

My thought are an auction company isn’t going to want to help you out. They don’t mind work but they aren’t there to clean your place up. To have an auction they would probably want to have a few thousand dollars worth of stuff. Around here they have auctions at the auctioneers place but then you have to drag the equipment there.

 

[thepumpguysc]

& don't forget their cut.. Some of those auction "premiums"{as they're called} are way up there..
You'd be MILES & DOLLARS ahead if.. you cut down some weeds & snap some pictures yourself.
THEN have someone teach you or have them post the pics for you.

 

[TheMan419]

Not sure with farm equipment, but for personal property like estate sales the auctioneer will come out and tell you what is good and what is junk. They then auction the good stuff and keep a cut. Of course with larger farm equipment you may have to drag it there.

Also scrappers might just come take it for free. They will take it to the scrap yard and get their pennies a pound. They are not going to clean the place up but at least the “stuff” will be gone.

 

[zzvyb6]

Don't laugh, but Facebook Marketplace really brings them in. Need good pictures, though.

 

[Industrial Toys]

To have an auction, you can have junk, but you have to have good stuff too. A neighbor deceased now, tried to have an auction with just junk. A lot of pissed off people. The new owner sold the scrap, sold the barn for vintage wood and burned everything else! House and outbuildings included.

There are "junky" auctions around that you can take your questionable stuff to. But it might not be worth it.

Many excavation contractors will clean up a property and gladly take the scrap as a bonus of sorts.

 

[Ken]

Thanks for the comments and decided to use FEL and hay forks to load onto the trailer and haul to scrap yard.
his 8 inch rain the past week it will take a while for the ground to dry.

Now for the shop filled with old radio test equipment and radios.
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ken
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[Jstpssng]

Thanks for the comments and decided to use FEL and hay forks to load onto the trailer and haul to scrap yard.
his 8 inch rain the past week it will take a while for the ground to dry.

Now for the shop filled with old radio test equipment and radios.
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ken
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That is something which you may find a buyer for. Contact your local HAM radio club to find out if it's worth anything.

 

[bcp]

Old dump rakes are often listed on CL around here for about $200. Put it near the road, with a $500 sign on it. Someone will stop and talk you down to $250 so they can brag on their bargaining skills.



Bruce

 

[MossRoad]

I'm cringing at the thought of scrapping "old farm equipment" without hearing or seeing what type of equipment it actually is.

And the radios and test equipment.... NOOOOoooooo......... :laughing:

 

[Ken]

I'm cringing at the thought of scrapping "old farm equipment" without hearing or seeing what type of equipment it actually is.

And the radios and test equipment.... NOOOOoooooo......... :laughing:

I'm taking pictures but busy with everyday affairs also.
ken

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Sure would enjoy seeing pics of it all before you haul it away. May be "useless" now, but it is a piece of history nonetheless.