Barn full of test gear FS

[Specmaster]

Half of that stuff looks older than Mr Carlsons Cave, and also in much worse condition.
The video also makes me motion sick so I did not see much of it.

There's a load of nice Marconi signal generators in there I saw, still wrapped and sealed.

[bd139]

Yeah I'd be quite happy with a 2019A at the moment!

[tggzzz]

It’s 2019. This needs to change. No one wants to haul their arse up to Norfolk and then do the same thing again for some potentially broken stuff. Should be lot listed and catalogued properly if they want to clear it.

You don't have to convince me of that!  Especially for a 15% buyers commission, and unknown sellers commission.

Still nothing on website at 8am today, the day before the viewing and two days before bidding starts.

[bd139]

I reckon they can't handle it and it'll turn to shit. That's a big lot.

[Specmaster]

I'm going to give them till 10.00am and then I'm going phone them. I'm not driving for 5 hours on a wild goose chase, I need to see what is on offer and if it is lotted per item or per shelf, bidding starts on Friday 1st. I have also applied to bid and still have heard nothing back from them if they'll accept me as a private bidder because the registration form insisted that I include a company name 

[bd139]

Just make up a company name. You can be a self employed sole trader just by making one up.

[Specmaster]

I did, just entered "Private Person" as the company name.

This is looking like it's going to be a right old cluster fuck, no communication from the auction house, no catalogue online and yet the viewing is "supposed" to be tomorrow between 11:00 and 16:00 and on the auctioneers web site it lists the sale details and states "to be lotted" but one page it says "Feb 6th @ 16.00" what is that meant to indicate? On another page it states that the sale starts 1st Feb at 07:00 and concludes 6th Feb at 16.00.

So far it does not look very promising does it? 

[Specmaster]

OK everyone, I took the bull by the horns and phoned them and I believe I got through to a director of the auctioneers, a man called Mark Palmer and he informed me that the sale has been postponed and he has no idea as to when it will now take place or even if it will happen. He said that they were seeking further clarification on their position. I could not get any further information other than to say that they will be putting this information on their website and that everyone who has applied to be registered to bid will be notified.

Asked about the viewing day was tomorrow and I was again told that it is postponed and will be posted on their website, I just checked and so far that has not happened?

[mikeselectricstuff]

I wonder if this is one of those situations where they go through the motions of offering for sale but there is already a buyer lined up who will take the lot.
I've been to auctions from big-name auctioneers where half the lots were withdrawn on the day and being collected during the viewing.

[bd139]

Possible. Either that or someone at the MoD has waved a big stick at them and decided to do an audit.

Either that or it kind of looks like this in the office at the moment

[Specmaster]

Well if thats what's happening then they are bastards for misleading people and also for causing people to take time out to make the journeys and incur costs in doing so for nothing.

[Specmaster]

Yeah I'd be quite happy with a 2019A at the moment!

Yep, count me in on that as well, been after one of those for a long time now, since I saw the one that Simon Speirs got.

[mikeselectricstuff]

Well if thats what's happening then they are bastards for misleading people and also for causing people to take time out to make the journeys and incur costs in doing so for nothing.

Their customer is the seller. Their job is to raise as much money as possible - selling to a single buyer incurs much less cost than running an auction with uncertain returns, especially where there are so many small items.
Until a deal is confirmed and paid, they need to keep options open.
Nobody is forcing you to spend time with them, though they do seem to be leaving things to the last minute.
Bear in mind that a lot of these auctioneers are little more than one-man bands with a client list.

[mikeselectricstuff]

Of course if it is just a case of disorganisation and poor info that puts buyers off, that's a bonus for those who do - less competition!
I once went to a small auction where there were only about 6 buyers - most lots were multiples and we ended up giving each other the nod as to which we were interested in, so everything went for peanuts and everyone except the auctioneer left happy!

[NivagSwerdna]

There is only one piece of equipment I covert... A Fluke 9010A with a Z80 and 6809 Pod...  looks like this is more RF stuff?

[Specmaster]

Of course if it is just a case of disorganisation and poor info that puts buyers off, that's a bonus for those who do - less competition!
I once went to a small auction where there were only about 6 buyers - most lots were multiples and we ended up giving each other the nod as to which we were interested in, so everything went for peanuts and everyone except the auctioneer left happy!

That is an interesting thought, I'm ok with that notion.

[Ultrapurple]

I feel like I've been left with egg on my face - sorry all. I relayed the original information about the sale in good faith, having been contacted by a person I reasonably believe is directly involved (particularly because of the video, which had one view when I first saw it). I will await developments with interest but won't be heading to Norfolk anytime soon.

[tggzzz]

I feel like I've been left with egg on my face - sorry all. I relayed the original information about the sale in good faith, having been contacted by a person I reasonably believe is directly involved (particularly because of the video, which had one view when I first saw it). I will await developments with interest but won't be heading to Norfolk anytime soon.

I don't think you have egg on your face.

Hazells, OTOH....

... might note that this kind of behaviour can sometimes be seen in organisations that are having difficulties. No, I have no idea whether that is relevant in this case.

[Specmaster]

The sale is now officially postponed, they have just updated their website.

[Specmaster]

Latest information just received about the sale follows below.
 
Vehicles: Vauxhall Vivaro 2900 CDTi van (2008), TCM FB15 1.5 Tonne electric counter balance forklift,
Kardex Lektriever SYS-115-1510-04 electronic storage unit,
Miscellaneous, Collectable and Military THERMONICS T-2500SE Precision Temperature Forcing System, Edwards Spectron 5000 Helium Leak Detector, Ultrafilter Ultraviolet MSD 050 Air Dryer, Bassaire S5 & S6 Room/Tent air filtration units, Emergency Power Systems CONV-MK333 Static Frequency Converter, Laboratory ovens by Stuart Scientific and Gallenkamp, MDE Whirlwind 50 three stage dive compressor, Errut PRM floor grinder, Purex Fume Extraction and Purification unit, Ealing precision table with pneumatic stand, JRC JLZ-700 marine colour plotter including keyboard and display. Vintage test equipment, various military fixiings.
Military and Commercial testing Equipment including Oscilloscopes, Logic analysers, Digital meters, Modulators, Frequency Counters, Precision power supplies, Signal Generators, Function generators, by HP, Tektronix, Gould, Marconi Philips, etc, including a lot of specialist radio, video, and avionics test equipment.Sea Wolf missile simulator unit, military communication head sets, antennas, etc. Seaward PAT testing equipment.
Component Parts all with Certificate of Conformity for military use /support for obsolescence with associated database IC,s, transistors, resistors, capacitors, connectors, fixings, sockets, diodes,

and some photos I received, to wet your appetite with.

[IanPop]

Hi all,

It was me that asked Ultrapurple if he would forward details of the sale to any relevant clubs, groups and forums and I am grateful to him for his help. He certainly in no way has "egg on his face".

I also acted in good faith in that I thought radio and/or electronics enthusiasts may be interested in some of the items that were for sale.

I also uploaded that terrible video. I know, it made me feel motion sick watching it also :-)

I have deleted the video now, if they reschedule the auction I will try and make another one for you if it helps.

It is a shame that is has been postponed as there certainly was some interesting lots.

Regards,

Ian

[tggzzz]

I also acted in good faith in that I thought radio and/or electronics enthusiasts may be interested in some of the items that were for sale.

Agreed, and there are interesting items there.

I would probably have spotted them if they used bidspotter and the titles contained relevant keywords. I wouldn't spot anything on Hazell's own website - so I'm grateful for the heads up.

Bit of a shame Hazell's website still says viewing is tomorrow.

I also uploaded that terrible video. I know, it made me feel motion sick watching it also :-)

It was better than nothing, and enough to pique our interest.

[IanPop]

Yes, I would have liked to list each piece of test equipment individually along with the model number for that reason.

[Specmaster]

I also acted in good faith in that I thought radio and/or electronics enthusiasts may be interested in some of the items that were for sale.

Agreed, and there are interesting items there.

I would probably have spotted them if they used bidspotter and the titles contained relevant keywords. I wouldn't spot anything on Hazell's own website - so I'm grateful for the heads up.

Bit of a shame Hazell's website still says viewing is tomorrow.

No it doesn't I posted about it earlier, here is a screen print from their website now.

[tggzzz]

I also acted in good faith in that I thought radio and/or electronics enthusiasts may be interested in some of the items that were for sale.

Agreed, and there are interesting items there.

I would probably have spotted them if they used bidspotter and the titles contained relevant keywords. I wouldn't spot anything on Hazell's own website - so I'm grateful for the heads up.

Bit of a shame Hazell's website still says viewing is tomorrow.

No it doesn't I posted about it earlier, here is a screen print from their website now.

And here is what I can see on two of my machines (linux and android) after shift-clicking "reload" to refetch from the original site. The auction catalogue .pdf has changed, however.

Looks like there are some caching problems somewhere.