On Sat, 8 Feb 2003 19:34:28 +0100, you wrote:

>Yea, a lot of logic there...
>We'll see.
>Two reasons for me to visit this place,
>are that I'v never been to an auction like this,
>and that I worked there for nearly 20 years :-)
Inside info can be VERY useful....

>Jan-Erik.
>
>Mike Harrison wrote:
>
>>At this sort of auction you are unlikely to get any mega-bargains on =
stuff like test gear - if
>>you're lucky you can get stuff for a little below used equipment dealer=
 prices (that's where they
>>get it from before they add their margin...)  but remember there's no =
warranty etc. At company
>>liquidations like this, little details like calibration sticker dates =
can tell you a lot. The only
>>real bargains are 'in the weeds' - things like boxes of assorted =
oddments that the dealers aren't
>>interested in, custom-built test boxes containing interesting things, =
or stuff that's so obscure
>>that no-one knows what it is.
>>I suspect the drills are in sufficiently large lots that the dealers =
will be interested & drive up
>>prices, but you never know.... now that many of these auctions are =
online as well as live, it can
>>only drive prices up.

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