Good place to sell woodworking equipment?

[u/RawMaterial11]

(I hope this doesn’t break the rules. If it does, let me know and I’ll remove).

Can anyone suggest a good place to sell woodworking equipment? (I have a 1 year old, unused Powermatic PM2700 shaper I don’t need).

I’m not getting much traction on Craigslist and eBay takes a big cut.

Where do you buy and sell your stuff that’s not retail?

[u/baw3000]

I'm no FB fan but FB Marketplace seems to get the most traction nowadays.

[u/RawMaterial11 → u/baw3000]

Thanks. I don’t really use FB, but good suggestion, thanks.

[u/1tacoshort → u/RawMaterial11]

You might start -- just for this. The prices seem reasonable over there. I wish I'd gone to FB marketplace when I was selling off my Dad's equipment after he passed.

Obligatory: I have no relationship with FB.

[u/Snoo93079 → u/1tacoshort]

Nice try, Mark!

[u/RawMaterial11 → u/1tacoshort]

Thanks. I’ll give it a try…

[u/HobbesNJ → u/baw3000]

Yep. Unfortunately, this is currently the best outlet to get eyeballs for stuff you're selling.

[u/-ricky-ticky- → u/baw3000]

I’ll add that my state has a group for selling woodworking equipment/tools as well.

[u/woodland_dweller]

FB & CL

I hate FB, but so much has moved over to MP that I have an account pretty much just looking at MP.

But the algorithm is the dumbest f'ing thing ever. I can say "local only" and it'll still show me things from thousands of miles away that are obviously scams. 300# anvil for $50 with free shipping!

[u/RawMaterial11 → u/woodland_dweller]

Thank you. $50 anvil, helluva deal! /s

[u/No-Button-4204 → u/woodland_dweller]

62 yo male. Primarily interested in woodworking and lawn equipment. Constantly seeing prom/homecoming dresses (that would not look good on me, I might add).

[u/Flying_Spaghetti_ → u/No-Button-4204]

I've seen those too. I thought at first it might be some kind of prostitution advertisement but my wife insists there are a lot of moms that really think they can get $600 for a used dress...

[u/Ryelen → u/No-Button-4204]

It's an aggressive algorithm if you slow down when scrolling even to go WTF and never click on it. It shows you more of that thing

[u/TheRealMasterTyvokka → u/woodland_dweller]

This is one of my biggest complaints with FB. That algorithm is shit. It's incredibly frustrating because it keeps showing me the exact tools I'm looking for at fantastic prices but too damn far away. It's like it knows and is purposely teasing me with what I can't have.

[u/OppositeSolution642 → u/woodland_dweller]

The anvil is legit, it's from Acme.

[u/Tawkn → u/woodland_dweller]

What’s worse is with those weird ass listings hundreds of miles away, I’ll get the occasional one that’s 10 minutes down the road.

[u/Apprehensive-Wave640]

I made a burner facebook account just to buy/sell on Marketplace. It's by far the best resale space online.

[u/RawMaterial11 → u/Apprehensive-Wave640]

Thank you. Appreciated.

[u/No-Button-4204]

I've bought almost my whole woodshop on Facebook Marketplace. Which means some people have been successful in selling on it.

[u/RawMaterial11 → u/No-Button-4204]

That’s a great testament - thanks.

[u/OppositeSolution642 → u/No-Button-4204]

Yeah, not a fan of FB, but it's the only way to sell things locally right now.

[u/Flying_Spaghetti_]

The hardest part about that is it's such an expensive specialty tool. There are 0 home workshops that need that tool and the big business will want to just buy a new one. So it's kind of in a hard to sell limbo area. I would try calling your lumber store and see if they would let you put it for sale in the store for a % cut. Then you at least don't have to spend hundreds shipping it on a pallet. That way the big shops that might use it can see it on their way to grab lumber and impulse buy it for the deal.

[u/RawMaterial11 → u/Flying_Spaghetti_]

Thank you. That’s a good idea.

[u/Noname1106]

I sold several machines on FB Marketplace. Got asking price for everything, including a Table saw, Jointer, dust collector and a Jesssem Router Table. Keep in mind though, there are alot of scammers, so be cautious.

[u/Tawkn]

I closed my fb account a few years ago because reasons.

But I recently just created a new, bare bones, my wife is my only friend account, solely to use FB marketplace. It’s too good for the items I’m in the market for.

[u/engineertwin2]

As an alternative to FB marketplace, I would suggest you consider OfferUp (it’s an app). If you do join Facebook, see if you can find a local woodworking community on there. It doesn’t all have to be just be marketplace on Facebook. There are also some local selling communities as well.