If a big company needed a lot of something specific, they’d probably pay a pretty penny and let people going to small lot auctions accumulate a sizeable amount and then buy it from them.
It’s not impossible to buy stuff from small lots at scale, as long as you’re willing to pay a premium
My brother in law actually tried to hook me up at the car place he worked at, and my job would have been to go to auctions and estate sales looking for nice cars for the dealership to buy. It would essentially have been a couple things they want me to go to per week, but then I’d have to be looking myself for things like Craigslist, marketplace, and paper listings.
Didn’t end up going for the job, due to the owners being shit head MAGAts, but it would have been interesting for a few months.
That’s what I imagine any place that NEEDS pre-40s metal would do. Have a person who just goes to places that have blacksmithing tools advertised and buy them. Probably big auctions though, I imagine smallest ate sales wouldn’t get much attention.
If a big company needed a lot of something specific, they’d probably pay a pretty penny and let people going to small lot auctions accumulate a sizeable amount and then buy it from them.
It’s not impossible to buy stuff from small lots at scale, as long as you’re willing to pay a premium
My brother in law actually tried to hook me up at the car place he worked at, and my job would have been to go to auctions and estate sales looking for nice cars for the dealership to buy. It would essentially have been a couple things they want me to go to per week, but then I’d have to be looking myself for things like Craigslist, marketplace, and paper listings.
Didn’t end up going for the job, due to the owners being shit head MAGAts, but it would have been interesting for a few months.
That’s what I imagine any place that NEEDS pre-40s metal would do. Have a person who just goes to places that have blacksmithing tools advertised and buy them. Probably big auctions though, I imagine smallest ate sales wouldn’t get much attention.