To keep or to scrap - that's the question

I'm one of those that usually just reads the forums for general knowledge and rarely posts, but I'd like your input on this: I have the iron scrap man delivering a trailer this weekend. Here's photos of some items I'm wondering might be better saved from the trailer and instead sold at scrap price to keep the history alive...

Please weigh-in with your opinion. Are there dealers for old machinery like this?

Thanks,
Eric

• photo album - keep or scrap

I'll try get some better pictures this weekend and post some items in the for sale section on this site.

Thanks,
Eric

Here's what I figure: I don't want to give anything to the scrap man that could potentially be worth more than its scrap value. I also don't want to get rid of anything that is rare or unique, becasue once its gone, its gone.

So, for all of the stuff I'm not sure whether or not it has any value besides scrap, I take the time to take some good photos and write up a good description, and put it on EBay with the starting bid as its scrap value.

If it sells, then at least I know the person who bought it isn't going to trun right around and scrap it, that they must be buying it to keep. And EBay ads are relatively cheap and pain-free.

Mitch