I was looking through the ads this morning and saw this. A little overpriced maybe. Antique Chainsaw Collection - general for sale - by owner
Wow! Some of those saws look like they would have been very awkward to have used. They need to go in a Chainsaw museum somewhere.
This collection has the same problem that I saw all the time in the Model Railroading Hobby, someone has an Extremely Large Collection, and Trust me few in chainsaws with CAD, can compete with Model Railroaders for Addiction Disorders, the “Collector has so MUCH, that finding someone else that is interested in ENOUGH of the “Collection” to consider buying it is often nearly impossible. Then factor in the sheer VOLUME Of the collection (even applies in model trains) that Shipping really isn’t practical. I haven’t been active in model railroading in more than 10 years, yet it would probably take at least a 7x14-8x16 enclosed cargo trailer to move my collection, and I have been slowly selling things off, mostly at swap meets (Before the CHINA VIRUS ) some just want to sell it all in one lot(especially Spouses or Children, after the “Collector passes away) but there simply isn’t any buyers with enough common interests. I haven’t seen them in Chainsaws, but in Model Railroading, there are some that will buy large collections, to resell, but they usually pay DIMES on the Dollar, and the sellers are usually very disappointed in the offers on their Collections To maximize the “Return on Investment” the seller needs to sell the items singly, or in smaller, Logically grouped lots, but that takes a LOT more Effort, especially if shipping is involved. Swap meets are a good option, but still very time and labor intensive. The Bottom Line in My Experience with selling Large Collections, is that what you Net out of it is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONATE to the EFFORT put into it, and there is no way around that Fact Doug
I highly doubt there have been many offers. There is so much of that stuff in small quantities here in Maine. This state was built on logging and shipping from before this was the USA.
Really not a bad price. 322 saws for $8,000 is less than $25 per saw. Not taking into consideration all the literature and extra parts.
The problem still remains, that few are going to be interested in the whole collection In model railroading, Era, Region, and Roadname come into play, some collections I have seen are so Hap Hazard, that resellers are the ONLY ones that are interested Myself, I collected mainly Steam Era Union Pacific, with a strong secondary interest in Southern Pacific and Weyerhaeuser Timber in Logging Multiple Seemingly Identical Locomotives and rolling stock with different cab and car numbers are typical I started in “ HO Scale” and “S gauge” as kid, tried a little “N Scale” lived in a Log Cabin with vaulted ceiling for 5 years, that under a 12’ Christmas Tree, it Really NEEDED “G Scale” trains to be noticed. Later I got interested in the 3 rail “O Gauge” trains (Lionel), which lead to Very Realistic 3 Rail “O Scale”, which I have Locomotives that cost more than my 3120XP In all Scales/Gauges, I could only GUESS that I have somewhere between 100-200 Locomotives, and at least 300+ Freight and Passenger cars, a mile? Of track, a small town of buildings and etc. The main differences between my Trains and Chainsaws, is that I was introduced to trains as a young child, and that collection was built over more than 35 years, on a much smaller budget and income. The other main difference is that the trains were strictly a recreational hobby, where the chainsaws are a practical hobby that helps heat our Home, but I could Honestly manage with a 2 or 3 saw plan for that purpose (Dayum, Did I REALLY say that ) CAD?? Phffft, few chainsaw collectors Really know what addiction disorders are Doug
I agree on the better luck to be had in selling the collection off in small increments. Classic cars, firearms, old motorcycles all fall into this too. A good friend just scored on a very nice 68 firebird, the owner had passed and kids had no interest in dad's old cars. 15 k for a car worth an easy 25. I'm getting the vintage mx bug( no racing just the want of a early 70s bike or two) I'm trying to control myself lol.
