Hi folks,
Can someone recommend a tool appraiser in North Carolina? A friend’s woodworking brother recently passed away, and she would like to contact a pro to assist her.
thanks!
Hi folks,
Can someone recommend a tool appraiser in North Carolina? A friend’s woodworking brother recently passed away, and she would like to contact a pro to assist her.
thanks!
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I just spent the week down at Pine Knoll Shores, NC and meet some people who introduced me to http://www.ncwoodworker.com. I think you may want to go there because you can get the answer to your question in a more concentrated area.
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thanks for the tip, that's helpful.
I didn't think about it, but once you have the price for everything you want to sell turn around and post it on there. The great thing is there will be "serious" lookers on there and within driving distance so it should be easier unloading the stuff. Good luck!
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Where in NC? A good friend is involved with the national antique tool organization and he could recommend someone. Or are these not antique?
Might not matter.
Gretchen, the tools are in New Bern NC, and there are a few antiques. The bulk are modern tools, however.
Hey everyone, thanks again for your help.
This is my first posting with Knots, and it's been a good one.
Cheers!
Then you have gotten good info above.Gretchen
If they're antique tools, contact the North Carolina Chapter of the MWTCA (http://www.mwtca.org). The biggest meet of the year will be this weekend at Ben Hobb's farm in Raleigh NC, and they'll be a bunch of people on hand that know a great deal about old tools and their value.
If they're not antiques, and particularly if they're power tools, your friend doesn't need an expert appraiser. She can find out pretty much everything she needs to know about what she can get for the tools through searching ebay for "completed items" and noting what the selling price is.
I think that should be Ed Hobbs, per the website.
Ben Hobbs has plenty of tools, however, but probably not in the market to sell or swap any.
Cal (Benjamin C. Hobbs, Jr.)
Whoops - Happens all the time. I hate it, but I really suck with names....
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