Another roadtrip coming up, central illinois to central Alabama then Tallahasee
Last week i made the trek to the Kingsport Auction. I had never been to one of the sales there before and wanted to go to network some. So i go to dinner friday with several large operators. Ive done business with several of them, but not all of them. During our conversations, it comes up that i have been to one of the operators places and cleaned him out. He explained how we made a deal and that i showed up with trucks, loaded everything up and gave them the space back that they needed.
So one of the operators asked if i still do deals like that. Of course, i said yes. He goes on to tell me that he has a building he would love to see the floor in. He says that he has around 125 machines in the building. I explained to him that i do not pay the best, but that i will empty the building, and that the parts i find are part of the deal. He said he could care less about the parts anyway as he will never use them. So i asked him how soon he would like it done and he responds, as soon as I can. I get out my phone right then and make a couple calls. First to the wife to see what days she has off in a row so that i can make the journey. Next to a tractor trailer owner that im stupin enough to have on speed dial. I then hang up and ask the guy if a week from tuesday is soon enough.
At first he was shocked, because he didnt believe that someone would buy it all at once. Then he was shocked that i had it all arranged before dessert came out.
So we keep talking about the deal, and the original operator that brought up the buy outs started talking about how quick i put the deal together. He mentioned that this was how quick his deal was with me, and that he bets i would have another deal ready before the auction ends on saturday. Thats when another operator from the florida panhandle says that he has a warehouse full as well. Saying that he has over 100 himself. To let him know when i was ready to work out a deal with him about coming to get his stuff. I said "ill offer you the same price as the first operator." SO then he ask when, I get on the phone again and then ask him if October 1st was good enough because i have other trips the prior two weeks. He was fine with that and we shook on it.
So the weekend was a success, two buy outs of over 100 machines each.
There will be pictures next week when i start loading
Last week i made the trek to the Kingsport Auction. I had never been to one of the sales there before and wanted to go to network some. So i go to dinner friday with several large operators. Ive done business with several of them, but not all of them. During our conversations, it comes up that i have been to one of the operators places and cleaned him out. He explained how we made a deal and that i showed up with trucks, loaded everything up and gave them the space back that they needed.
So one of the operators asked if i still do deals like that. Of course, i said yes. He goes on to tell me that he has a building he would love to see the floor in. He says that he has around 125 machines in the building. I explained to him that i do not pay the best, but that i will empty the building, and that the parts i find are part of the deal. He said he could care less about the parts anyway as he will never use them. So i asked him how soon he would like it done and he responds, as soon as I can. I get out my phone right then and make a couple calls. First to the wife to see what days she has off in a row so that i can make the journey. Next to a tractor trailer owner that im stupin enough to have on speed dial. I then hang up and ask the guy if a week from tuesday is soon enough.
At first he was shocked, because he didnt believe that someone would buy it all at once. Then he was shocked that i had it all arranged before dessert came out.
So we keep talking about the deal, and the original operator that brought up the buy outs started talking about how quick i put the deal together. He mentioned that this was how quick his deal was with me, and that he bets i would have another deal ready before the auction ends on saturday. Thats when another operator from the florida panhandle says that he has a warehouse full as well. Saying that he has over 100 himself. To let him know when i was ready to work out a deal with him about coming to get his stuff. I said "ill offer you the same price as the first operator." SO then he ask when, I get on the phone again and then ask him if October 1st was good enough because i have other trips the prior two weeks. He was fine with that and we shook on it.
So the weekend was a success, two buy outs of over 100 machines each.
There will be pictures next week when i start loading


