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I found seven LCI laser levels in there hard plastic cases. There are seven of them, all in good shape, power up and work just fine. I don't have manuals for them and know little about them. They are for construction type work and are about 10 years old. model numbers 531 XV and 631 XV. I know these have far greater value than scrap! I have never sold on Ebay but that is where I think I'm going with these. Does anybody have suggestions or know anything about these instruments?
From what I am seing on E-bay, the right ones can bring big bucks. The wrong ones can bring some money too. Unfortuantely, there is very little sale activity or even listing activity. This may be an item that you will need to list and sit on for some time before it sells and not get discouraged. A little more info or a picture would help me find better info for you. Send me a PM if you want some more help with these.
if you are planning on using ebay i would recommend a basic ebay store its $20 month and includes 150 free listings. But your gonna have to come up with a bunch of items to make it worth it. I have about 600 up right now. Running 7 day listings costs alot more in the long run over having a store.
first off, where did you find them at? ; ) They're used a lot in drywall and acoustic ceilings
Basic eBay store is $15.99 a month
Sellers: List up to 50 FREE* every month
and if you only plan on selling a couple items each month
no reason to get a store
eBay gives you 50 FREE listings each month, with 10% Final Value Fees
You might use Google to get a manual download,
Ok thanks for response first off. I need to explain these are all dumpster finds! I own a small landscape and property management company. A commercial property I maintain with over 80 small companies located on it with 22 dumpsters is like my little "urban mine". Not ashamed to say I'm addicted to diving into these dumpsters for the right $$$$. So these were legal when I pulled them from the trash and that's that! Have to give out correct model numbers 621 pro XV, AccuBeam XV-1, and a Hilti Pro 16. Will Try and get some pictures out.Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothead
cool!
Don't know what I'm doing wrong, tried to download some pictures last night. Did everything I have always done with other sites but no pictures well try again later to night when I have more time. Thanks everybody for your support.
Bear I think your 100% correct, I think they are used in interior construction, like drywall, ceilings, Floors etc. In the cases they each have brackets that the lasers can be attached to and then mounted to a flat surface. The cases also had the power supplies so as the laser batteries can be charged up. Each unit is missing the manuals, remote controls and the targets. Going to try and obtain manuals. I have found manuals available on ebay for around $15.00, want to see if download manuals are available. I did find the address for the company that makes the LCI lasers (Co. is here in Cali.). Any info would be appreciated by all - thanks again.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/smf-s...rum-video.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by bigburtchino
the company(lsi) might have manuals available for download. That's quite a bit for somebody to just throw away, unless maybe the company there went bankrupt, foreclosed or something and they were just cleaning out the space. Still, it's kind of funny they'd only toss lasers, you should have found a little bit of everything in there with it. Those are some high dollar tools, and if they're missing from someones inventory, they may be reported. I'm not questioning your integrity, but it might be something for you to consider, and be sure it was meant for disposal, and not some disgruntled employee stuffing the dumpster for later
Thats all depends on the size of the company. I just got in E-parts brand new in boxes still sealed. they had a list price of over $40,000. this was all found in the dumpster behind their shop. old lasers are thrown out lots of time because people lose trust in them so they buy a new one. It may not sit just right or the bolt might not tighten to the operators liking you never know. A $1000+ for trust is well worth the cost of a new laser.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
I would take them to a pawn shop less money but it will be quicker.
Eric
I guess that's all possible, I'm really not into it that much any more, but recall some of them being 5000+, and taken extremely well care of
Actually I found a lot of tools in that dumpster, I also found Hilti Hammer Guns that are worth some real $$$ as well. I just gave my mom a nice mac laptop that I found at at same place Sunday while I was working the complex. I quit trying to figure it out a long time ago, I get paid to maintain the facility so it's just a pay raise! will try to do pictures latter tonight (again). back to work
http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/...psefc34786.jpg Trying to post this image once again. Lest see if this works. Hilti Pro 16 Multi Axis Laser Level, found with case, and wall adapter.
http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7f501ec5.jpg LCI 621 and Accubeam XV Series, found with cases. Units power up and appear to work just fine. What should we start this bidding at through E-bay, anyone?
listed properly, with everything in place, it won't matter what you start it at. As far as that goes, the lower, the better. When I was selling laptops on there that would bring 4-6 hundred dollars, I'd start them at $0.99 cents, knowing that would get people started bidding early, and that the price would reach the top, from the sheer factor of so many people interested in it early. If you 'll use the pre scheduled listing it helps a lot also, and have it all set up at least a couple hours before it's set to start.
Well I sold the Hilti Pr16 rotary laser level on ebay for $75, for sure better than scrap value! I could of did better though, the value of this tool is $200 at the low end. I made mistakes (like calling it a pro16), should have taken more pictures, listed for more days, ending time were I could have monitored that last hour. Overall I'm very happy, this is going to be a new way of making money and that's what its all about. Not bad for an item found in the dumpster. I have easy more than $1,000 worth of tools I'm going to list on ebay in the coming days.
Well played! Congrats on getting more then scrap value on it and taking time to figure out how you can do better next time!
Anytime you can flip trash into mucho cash is a good thing!
An thanks for the update, love to see when folks sell the things they were asking about.
Sirscrapalot - Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. - Jon Rohn
Doesn't anybody else any red flags?
Limited use tools just showing up in a dumpster week after week?
When did we become so jaded and not question like we used to?
I don't know why a lot of valuables are tossed into dumpsters. If I thought they were stolen I would have called the police. I don't know if you read, My company maintains this business park, it is a very large complex having many different types of businesses as tenants. I'm at this location 3 to 5 days a week. The business park manager and I talk to each other almost daily. I know most of the business owners that lease these buildings and I talk with them on a regular basis. I would be one of the first persons contacted if anybody in this complex had property stolen. I stored these tools in one of my shops for over a year. Had anybody asked about these tools, I would have returned them in a nano second! I'm a business owner myself, I have had thousands of dollars in tools and equipment stolen from my companies. I hate thieves and dishonesty in any way and have zero tolerance for it! I got involved with "DUMPSTER MANAGEMENT" because the owners of this park were complaining about rising cost of trash disposal. I have cut their waste bill almost in half in the last two years. I did this not by stealing, but hard work and ingenuity. I have learned over the years that a successful business starts and ends with the owner and he, she or them better have INTEGRITY!
Good job .