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| Posted on 5/1/08 at 03:10 AM | |
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Tom, Here are some thoughts we recently posted for another board that was looking to sell equipment. Possibly some of the info here may help you in your situation. Again this was posted for another board but you can gleen out the info that may be helpful to your situation. Best of luck Respectfully mooseman "Unfortunately there is no good place to sell your equipment. This is kinda a dog eat dog market and you are lucky to find someone who will take your machine at a reasonable price. To unload your machine you can try all of the leasing houses, you know the folks who lend us money, Geneva Capital I know for a fact buys used and resells, here are some other companies A-1 Paramount Financial Services Alliance Capital Co. Balboa Capital Beacon Funding Destin Commercial Leasing Equipment Capital Corp. Geneva Capital Media Capital Associates Paramount Financial Services Pinnacle Funding, Inc. Summit Commercial Finance The trade magazines http://www.stitches.com/issues/0707/index.htm http://www.impressionsmag.com/impressions/index.jsp trade associations http://www.embroiderytrade.org/ have a for sale board There is also the embroidery yellow pages at this link http://www.embroideryyellowpages.com/ also try http://www.embroiderytrader.com/ There is a list for screen printers and embroiderers that has a sales for embroidery goods at this link http://boards.screenprinters.net/ look under SALES FORUMS embroidery line has a for sale area at this link http://www.embroideryline.net/page/page/2342316.htm embroidery startup dot com http://www.embroiderystartup.com/MarketPlace/tabid/201/Default.aspx Here are some other thoughts if you sell direct to someone. get insurance for the transport. Have an agent from your insurance co witness and certify the workabvility of the machine BEFORE it is packed and shipped. That way if it gets broken in transit you can prove it worked when it left. Perhaps you would suggest your buyer pay for this. Know how much someone would have to pay to buy your machine new, you will not get 100% for your machine even if it is very new. Is the warranty transferrable. Publish the serial number so perspective buyers can call SWF and get machine history. List all the goodies you have to sell with it. Research locally any moving AND PACKING companies in your area that can come in and pack and ship the mavchine for your perspective buyer. Get a rough estimate for the packing and shipping for a couple of shipping zones. They will pay for this but if you have it together so to speak they may be more inclined to go with the deal. DO THE LEG WORK anyone wanting your machine has stars in their eyes not reality do the hard stuff that will get your machine sold. Advertise locally, we bought two used machines within 40 miles of our shop and we are in a very low populated area. Someone in your area might have your dream, sell it as a business you said you did pretty well sell the cust list with the goods it is an asset. Lastly there is always e-bay and Craigs list ____________________ "If you have to tell em who you are....you ain't" Yogi Berra Respectfully mooseman | |
 
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