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I think your best bet is to go to eBay -- that"s where all the collectors go to look for that sort of thing. It"s a bit of a headache getting a seller"s account set up, but you"re more likely to get a fair price because you"ll reach people all over the country, or even the world... Start out with a reasonable opening bid, and the collectors will find you. An example: one seller put an old Indian motorcycle seat up for auction a couple of weeks ago, with a starting bid of $9.99. Seat was in fairly rough condition, but not too bad when you consider that it"s 80-90 years old. Now, if you try to sell something like that locally, you"ll probably get $50-100, or maybe even $200 if you"re lucky. But because folks from all over check the eBay listings periodically to see if anything of interest to them has been listed, a bidding war started, and that seller wound up getting over $1200 (yes, twelve hundred dollars!) for that auction. (Go to eBay auction number 4506883178 to see for yourself, ot try the link at the bottom of this posting.) Makes me think I"ll take a second look at old motorcycle junk at the auctions I go to... So, that"s my advice. Put the merchandise out where the likely buyers will see it, then stand back and collect the cash! (This also prevents potential headaches from getting tied up with unscrupulous auctioneers -- but that"s a story for another day...) Good luck to you with your sales, no matter what you decide to do. Maine Fordson
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