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07-30-2009, 01:30 PM | #1 |
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What to do with 170 bottles of wine + cooler
A friend's brother has some serious medical problems and the family needs money. Smoking, drinking etc. are out of the question for the foreseeable future so I've been selling his cigar collection for them and now there is the wine. I've looked around online and there are some avenues for selling but they seem complicated for a lot this small. I've thought about joining a wine forum but I would have no reputation there and don't like the idea of joining a forum just to sell stuff.
There are about 170 bottles, vintages mostly from the mid to late 90's, a few early 90's and a few 2000's. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. |
07-30-2009, 01:32 PM | #2 |
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Re: What to do with 170 bottles of wine + cooler
You could try finding a specialty wine store and selling them on consignment. I don't know if that is legal or even possible, but it might be worth checking out?
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07-30-2009, 01:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: What to do with 170 bottles of wine + cooler
Check wine websites? Is there a "Wine Aficionado" site or the like?
Good luck!
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07-30-2009, 01:52 PM | #5 |
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PM sent.
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07-30-2009, 02:12 PM | #6 |
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They have no idea what the lot would be worth. The bottles range from approx. $10 - $40 retail (plus a $300 1988 Dom Perignon). With the cigars I priced them at 65-75% of retail (except the Opus) but have no idea how wine is priced.
The goal is to raise some money for his care and at the same time offer a good deal to buyers. PM sent back, thanks. |
07-30-2009, 02:16 PM | #7 |
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I wouldn't have the first clue as to where to sell it?
Are there any high quality restaurants around that might be interested? How about a winery? |
07-30-2009, 02:19 PM | #8 | |
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If people know what it's for they are more likely to pay more rather than less!!!
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07-30-2009, 02:39 PM | #9 |
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It s a no-go from the start. You cannot ship wine these days, at all, unless you're a licensed entity (winery, retailer, auction house).
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07-30-2009, 02:20 PM | #10 |
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Are they in So Cal?
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07-30-2009, 02:33 PM | #11 | |
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07-30-2009, 03:25 PM | #13 |
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See if the local church could be the one to have the auction. Just a thought since a lot of churches do that kind of thing for fund raising.
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07-30-2009, 03:42 PM | #14 | |
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This is what I was thinking when Darrell mentioned a charity auction. Our church used to have auctions all the time to raise money for their school and there were always cases of wine auctioned off. Not saying it's legal but it didn't seem to attract any attention. |
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07-30-2009, 04:33 PM | #18 |
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Someone contact Pete Johnson, he's a big wine buff.
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