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Kent & Forward surface grinders auction closing in 3 hours. $375 and $350

TorontoBuilder

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current bids $150 bucks and $375

Too good a deal... god why dont I have more space.

I'm pretty sure these came from GovDeals site and Georgian College and were bought buy single buyer who had them on kijiji for months

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Tom Kitta

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TorontoBuilder said:
current bids $150 bucks and $375

Too good a deal... god why dont I have more space.

I'm pretty sure these came from GovDeals site and Georgian College and were bought buy single buyer who had them on kijiji for months

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Its 200 and 400 now. I have a feeling that just not the right people are in this auction or there will be more of a bidding frenzy closer to close time.
Notice they have RF-30 mill for 1400 few lots over - this is not cheap at all for auction, especially in ON.

Yes, if this was closer I would go for it - even through I already have a surface grinder. This two are almost NEW.

Other prices in this auction seem high even by AB standard - few things were cheaper.
 
TorontoBuilder

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Tom Kitta said:
Its 200 and 400 now. I have a feeling that just not the right people are in this auction or there will be more of a bidding frenzy closer to close time.
Notice they have RF-30 mill for 1400 few lots over - this is not cheap at all for auction, especially in ON.

Yes, if this was closer I would go for it - even through I already have a surface grinder. This two are almost NEW.

Other prices in this auction seem high even by AB standard - few things were cheaper.
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I have one too...

We seem have these come up often at auction for very good prices
 
TorontoBuilder

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same auction has a crossfire cnc plasma table with a 1200 bid. New they're only 1400 USD. The plasma cutter is at $950 new ones are 1500 USD

people's priorities are whack
 
Rauce

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I’m not a gambler but if I was I’d put money on it that both these machines will sell for over 1000.

Still a good deal but not good enough for me to rearrange my weekend and plead for forgiveness .
 
Tom Kitta

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Rauce said:
I’m not a gambler but if I was I’d put money on it that both these machines will sell for over 1000.

Still a good deal but not good enough for me to rearrange my weekend and plead for forgiveness .
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They had a snow thrower go for 1100 plus fees (!) And these go for touch more new.

So I do think that it should go for over a 1000. But hey, you never know!
 
Tom Kitta

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Well, they went for quite good price if you needed one. Remember these are almost new units. Older stuff may be much cheaper but its bearings may not be in such a good shape. These are precision instruments so wear is of more importance than on say lathe or a mill.
 
jcdammeyer

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Tom Kitta said:
Well, they went for quite good price if you needed one. Remember these are almost new units. Older stuff may be much cheaper but its bearings may not be in such a good shape. These are precision instruments so wear is of more importance than on say lathe or a mill.
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They do look like nice pieces of gear but again one has to have a reason to have one and the space for it.
 
TorontoBuilder

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I dont understand why the people who over pay at these private auctions dont buy from govdeals where grinders are always half the price like this Chevalier that closed tonight for $660

I was going to buy it but I just cant face moving another machine for at least a month

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Susquatch

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TorontoBuilder said:
I dont understand why the people who over pay at these private auctions dont buy from govdeals where grinders are always half the price like this Chevalier that closed tonight for $660
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Darren said:
I bought 10 Dell mini computers from gov deals today for 130 bucks. Intel I7 4760, 16gb ram, 500gb hard drives. Local. I love gov deals.
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I noticed that Govdeals does not allow foreign bids..... That's a game changer!

The biggest single hit to local farm auctions when they went on-line during covid was the huge onslaught of foreign buyers - 10x the population all buying in US dollars. Great deals virtually disappeared over night!

I asked a local auctioneer when they would be going back to live in-person auctions. He said "NEVER".

By excluding US buyers, I think Govdeals makes it possible to still get a decent deal on surplus stuff. I plan to watch them much more closely!

Oh ya, and @Darren.....

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And apparently Chuck Ugly Too!
 
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TorontoBuilder

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Susquatch said:
I noticed that Govdeals does not allow foreign bids..... That's a game changer!

The biggest single hit to local farm auctions when they went on-line during covid was the huge onslaught of foreign buyers - 10x the population all buying in US dollars. Great deals virtually disappeared over night!

I asked a local auctioneer when they would be going back to live in-person auctions. He said "NEVER".

By excluding US buyers, I think Govdeals makes it possible to still get a decent deal on surplus stuff. I plan to watch them much more closely!

Oh ya, and @Darren.....

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And apparently Chuck Ugly Too!
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They only selectively block foreign purchasers.

In most cases they do not.

I'm frikken kicking myself today, what a stupid lazy move that was not getting that surface grinder for myself. Sure I dont have space, but that is what storage lockers are for.
 
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