Getting out of casting, need help figuring out how to sell my equip.

[sixstrings101]

Time, family and work have gotten in the way. Also I am loosing my location to continue casting. So as much as it saddens me, I have to unload my set up.
I have well over a half ton of lead between range scrap and cast ingots, two melting pots (an old saeco and a brand new in box pro melt), burner and pot for making ingots, handles, molds, sizer, thousands of gas checks, lyman lube sizer, star lube sizer and a bucket full of bullet lube sticks. Also have a cart that I had alot of the things set up on. Probably a hell of a lot more that i'm forgetting while typing this up. I need to get a chance to do a complete inventory and take pictures of the equipment. Im asking the forum to suggest if I should sell as one big lot (obviously shipping would be extremely difficult) or break it down item by item?

[Hardcast416taylor]

Location for a possible Face to Face?Robert

[sixstrings101]

Southeast Pennsylvania

[kmrra]

Sounds like a great deal if someone in your area would take it all, Im just getting back int casting Myself, My dad died 27 years ago and after that I helped my mom liquidate my dads stuff , Ilost interest in relaoding and guns after his passing and didnt get back into shooting and reloading until Sandyhook incident , and boy did the bug hit me hard this , thank god I have a wife that likes the same things that I do now or I would have already been divorced again , Good luck in your sale and sorry that your dont have time for your hobby , It will turn around , unless you just need the money , you might just want to store your stuff somewhere if you have that option

[sixstrings101]

Money isnt the issue. Not enough hours in the day to juggle two jobs and family as it is. I know I have an excellent set up for someone who definitely wants to commit to casting. Great hobby for sure and requires alot of discipline. Makes you appreciate each round you make. At this time in my life, i need to move it to someone who can really use it an appreciate it.

[Butchman205]

Sounds like time is the problem, and it takes time to sell it in piecemeal.
However, if you sell it in one big lot...you can plan on losing about 1/2 the $ you could have gotten selling it in several small lots.


-Butchman

[M-Tecs]

At some point you will regret selling it. Store it until you need it.

[dragon813gt]

Shoot me a price and list of everything. I'm in SE PA so a FTF is doable. I'm talking for everything to make it easy.

[John Boy]

Put an ad up at your gun club

[ascast]

I am in CNY so FTF is doable for me as well. I would like to see a complete list, details etc. before I drive down. If your other offers fall out or get sticky, or partials.

[mummer1973]

pm sent... I live in wilmigton del,

[bbogue1]

Your love of the sport will not go away, your current situation WILL change. Store the minimum you need to start up again and get rid of the rest. At some point in your life you may meet someone who could use the equipment or you could find yourself with time on your hands or you want to mentor someone. Don't make a rash decision just to feel the deck has been cleared and you can move to a new life, it is impossible, you can't do that. That bug bit you tooo hard. Maybe get rid of the press and buy a Lee Loader for each caliber. Maybe get rid of the triple beam scale in favor of a slim digital. Maybe a Lee Perfect Powder will store in a smaller space and is usable for the small amount of loading you'll be doing. I realize I do not know what equipment you have so these suggestions are an attempt at examples to scale way back but not jump out all together. Once you have reduced your inventory after a few years you may decide your decision was right or wrong and you can proceed with knowledge available at that time.

I was a professional industrial photographer then a portrait photographer. I owned soooo much equipment. When my wife and I decided to move to a warmer place we chose the cream of the equipment with an eye toward portability and storage, thinking we most likely were done with photography. We held many, many garage sales and eBay was such a help. We underpriced everything only for those who were just getting started in photography, everybody else paid a higher price. Now 3 years into our "new" location we still have use of that equipment because we are asked what we did before we moved here. That has spawned a few portrait assignments every year and I am so pleased we have good equipment. I still get an itch to photograph scenes and objects even though we closed the studio in 2011

Best wishes, make a decision and stick to it, you'll experience more peace because of it.

[JMax]

I am in No VA and a ftf is possible fo me as well. Please provide a list when available.

[Bzcraig]

At some point you will regret selling it. Store it until you need it.

This is my thought was well since it's not a money issue.

[1988-4551]

I'll chip in my two cents for saving it. Before I seriously got back into shooting sports I juggled two jobs before being married and having kids, situation changed great work life balance now and I'm slowly building my casting/reloading set up.

[Vinne]

I too had to take a break from reloading and casting for 15 or so years. Money isnt the issue for you so just store it away somewhere dry and safe. You don't have to feed it and it will be there when the day comes that you have more time...like me. Years from now when you do have time, money will be the issue with cost going up every year. If at that time you want to get the most up-to-date setup, you can always sell your old equipment for a better price.

[Artful]

Mine sat for awhile - I vote keep it all.

[Strtspdlx]

ill be in Malvern pa Tuesday and Wednesday for training, if that's close shoot me a pm and ill stop by and probably buy something.

[HABCAN]

O.m.g.!!! Keep it!

[Beagle333]

Another vote here for storing it. You're going to take a bath on a lump sale. I know that piecing it out takes time, but you'd definitely be rewarded for that.
But..... if any way possible, and you're not in a rush to dump it.... store it in a climate controlled storage for a while and see how you feel about it later.