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daveyk:
Forgive me if not permitted.
A close friend, in the same business as me, passed away a few months ago.  His wife wants to sell the house now and does not know what to do with it all.  Dennis's equipment was always kept like brand new.

She is thinking of having a local auction in Lynchburg, VA.  Most of the people that attend would not have a clue what his shop equipment is.

SMT Re-balling and IR equipment
Two Lekroy 7300As
Agilent 8560EC Spectrum Analyzer
Agilent 33250A Gen
Agilent 33522A Gen
Agilent 34401A DVM
Keysight 53131A Freq. Cntr.
Fluke 8845A DVM
Agilent E3645A P.S.
Weinschel Attenuators
Microscope
Two Pace hot air and IR systems
Jovy Systems RE-8500 IR System
A/C Line Regulator
....more


Are there used equipment houses anyone can recommend.  EBAY is too difficult for her.

I would hope some place could show up and make her a decent offer to take all of it.

Thanks kindly,

Dave

edavid:
1. I'd suggest getting in touch with the local ham radio club to see if someone there would be willing to help sell the equipment:

Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club
https://k4cq.com/

They will have been through this before with assisting the families of late club members.  Hams are usually pretty generous in assisting widows.

2. If she has enough income to benefit from charity tax deductions, she could also donate equipment to the local makerspace:

https://vector-space.org/

3. Ebay is difficult for everyone, but between the two of you, you might be able to sell some items on Facebook Marketplace.  I've had good experiences with it.

vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: edavid on May 16, 2023, 12:33:00 am ---I'd suggest getting in touch with the local ham radio club to see if someone there would be willing to help sell the equipment:

Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club
https://k4cq.com/

She could also donate equipment to the local makerspace:

https://vector-space.org/

--- End quote ---

Yes, even though it is common practice to sneer at hams on this forum, many of them work in the Electronics, Comms or Broadcast industries & have extensive contacts who may well take the lot.

bdunham7:

--- Quote from: daveyk on May 16, 2023, 12:05:35 am ---I would hope some place could show up and make her a decent offer to take all of it.

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The sticking point will be what number comprises a 'decent offer'.  Getting someone to show up with a truck and pack all of it may not yield any more than cherry-picking the lot and chucking the rest in a dumpster. 

Here's a good list of people in the used equipment business.  Alltest out of Farmingdale, NJ would be my first call.  I don't know if any of them will come to you or what they'll want for information ahead of time.

https://www.testunlimited.com/Dealer_List_Used.aspx

james_s:

--- Quote from: vk6zgo on May 16, 2023, 12:42:03 am ---Yes, even though it is common practice to sneer at hams on this forum, many of them work in the Electronics, Comms or Broadcast industries & have extensive contacts who may well take the lot.

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It is? I'm a ham and I don't recall people sneering at it. It's a pretty broad hobby.

Ebay is the way to get top dollar and sell the stuff quickly with a minimum of fuss. The other option is to sell the stuff as a lot to somebody who is going to resell the stuff they don't want, figure you'll probably get around ~30% of what the gear would sell for individually on ebay. You could also try listing them individually on facebook marketplace and craigslist, it's a bit more hassle but in most areas there will be people interested in gear.

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