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Topic: Consigning equipment and musical instruments |
Justin Emmert
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Greensboro, NC
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Posted 27 Apr 2020 11:37 am |
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| I have a friend that inherited a sizeable quantity of amps and guitars. Most are vintage and collectible. I helped date and value them at no charge. She did sell me the little bit of steel stuff left at a very fair price. She’s not had good luck finding a decent place to consign the equipment and has asked me if I would be interested. I’m sure I can do it as long as my local UPS store is open. What are your thoughts on what I should charge or even go about it? I’m thinking list it on reverb and what not..... |
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Michael Lester
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2020 12:09 pm Consignment
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I have helped liquidate several musical estates. The largest was a collection of 18 Martin instruments including a D28H that brought $16,000.
I took hundreds of well lit, staged photos of each instrument - including any faults.
The entire collection was listed on REVERB.com. I had the authority to allow 'offers' or deny them.
I charged 15% of the sale price of each item and provided a spreadsheet of every financial detail - Reverb fees, Paypal fees, shipping, insurance, commissions and in one case travel to hand deliver a very rare Martin guitar.
Every item eventually sold.
The Estate Executor was very pleased with the results. He had no idea where to start... |
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Justin Emmert
From:
Greensboro, NC
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Posted 27 Apr 2020 3:05 pm
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| Thanks Michael. I’ll consider it a bit before giving her an answer. I think the biggest thing is I would want to move it all to my house so I could take more pics and be able to pack them properly for shipping. |
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