auction of arborist kit

[Gnome]

Cheers, been looking for a new mannequin for a while now. 15% and VAT.

 

Real shame as I was thinking of popping in there when I have been in the area to find out about their courses and setup.

[Geek]

Real shame it closed.

[Tom D]

Thats about the third time that place has gone bust, I remember when they started out doing arb stuff there was a thread on here and I joked that they wouldn't last long.....

[Gnome]

Thats about the third time that place has gone bust, I remember when they started out doing arb stuff there was a thread on here and I joked that they wouldn't last long.....

 

Is it a location thing Tom?

[Tom D]

Possibly, if they were south of the forth it may have helped. TBH I think to have a successful arb shop you'd either need to be in a densely populated area like the M62 corridor or darn saarf......and you'd need to sell a lot on the net.

[Tom D]

Well, I bought a few bits and bobs, any one else get anything?

[ballibeg]

Prices of the bits I wanted got silly when buyer's premium ave VAT added.

[Tom D]

I'll get the vat back, but yes the one that made me laugh was 2 isc pulleys which retail at about £12 each sold for £46! I bought one of the winches but only because I had already bought the winch wire LOL, thankfully it wasn't the one that went for 250..

[ballibeg]

Blimey folk get carried away!

[Stephen Blair]

I'll get the vat back, but yes the one that made me laugh was 2 isc pulleys which retail at about £12 each sold for £46! I bought one of the winches but only because I had already bought the winch wire LOL, thankfully it wasn't the one that went for 250..

 

Those winches are rubbish!