Posted: 6/26/2024 12:50:52 AM EDT
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Looking to sell home and move out of state in 2 years. We don't want to move tons of WW tools. Then there's the wood and veneers. WAY too much to relocate. I have health issues which make selling preferable to moving..., just in case. Worst case is I can sell wood at cut rate prices to local WW'ers. The tools are the challenge. If health turns South quick, I don't want to leave wife with a problem, yet I use my tools as a hobby and don't want to part with them unless I need to. I had intended to relocate them to new house, but need backup plan. The logistics of a tool liquidation are the challenge. These are not hobbyist tools I can sell locally. Wife says I always go "Full Retard" on my hobbies. These are Felder 700 Series and Minimax (SCM) tools w/Single phase inputs. Having read what I wrote, I know I'm trying to thread a needle here. I don't know health outcomes, yet want to retain flexibility in relocation/disposal of inventory. Sigh...., There is no way I'm the first to encounter this. Mental backup plan is to sell super heavy tools NOW, should health become immediate factor..Then, I'd fall back on 30 y/o Delta 14" bandsaw as main tool and relocate that should health permit. Thoughts? BTW, I'm not looking for support or sympathy. I'm 100%. What I lack is creative approaches to problems. My mind lacks that at times. |
| Maybe check into auction houses as a backup plan. Get an idea of how it works, and if necessary, one call can set a plan in motion. Wife has limited responsibilities, and there will be some return to you and / or your estate. |
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| If you have the money, consider sitting down with an estate planning attorney. They can help you with all of your asset allocation, will, living will, and maybe the resources that will be needed to help your wife with the estate. That will take the pressure off both of you for more than the tool disposition. |
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As others have said designate a friend to dispose of it. Or a local club or group, if that's an option. I don't want to get personal. So I'm not asking for details. Just food for thought. Presumably you can afford the tools you have. If you were to pass, leaving your wife as a survivor, does she need the money the sale of your tools would bring? There are charities that will take that stuff as a donation, and there are services that will junk it out for her. Ideally it would go to a fellow hobbies at a reasonable price but my point is you should enjoy it as long as you are able without worrying about what may come. You might want to look into that as an emergency plan. "Honey if I suddenly pass call this number and have them take this stuff" |
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Originally Posted By Utahshooting: These are not hobbyist tools I can sell locally. Wife says I always go "Full Retard" on my hobbies. These are Felder 700 Series and Minimax (SCM) tools w/Single phase inputs. Having read what I wrote, I know I'm trying to thread a needle here. I don't know health outcomes, yet want to retain flexibility in relocation/disposal of inventory. My first instinct is to suggest you do some searching for any and all higher end cabinet shops / custom woodworking shops in whatever area you are in and go there personally to introduce yourself to the owners / managers of them. Yeah, there will be plenty of guys working at larger shops that are just there for a paycheck and don't care much for buying or owning specialty tools of their own. Guys that are just 'doing a job'... With the custom shops you can rest assured they will also have at least a handful of guys that are on the other end of that spectrum and actually do seek out and keep higher quality tools. And materials... Guys that do not hesitate to jump on good deals from honest people when they present themself...  Guys that would be much more eager and willing to buy from a person like you (an actual woodworker that is getting out of the business or retiring) than some random fool off the street trying to sell some BS tools that he most likely has stolen from somewhere. I have had a few guys show up over the years that were obviously not woodworkers and were selling stolen stuff. (priced WAY too low is a good indicator) They got run off in short order and in as ugly a manner as I could get away with.   Contact some of the better contractors in your area and inquire about who exactly you need to be contacting if you need a particular service done that might require tools like you are talking about. |
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I don't get why you can't sell them locally or within a few hour drive. Make a Facebook account and post them in the marketplace. People from all around will see them. If priced decently, good quality, modern, and good condition woodworking tools sell pretty fast. Just be careful about scams and scammers, but they are pretty simple to spot. |